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Heath is joined by multiple-award-winning author MAX ALLAN COLLINS (Road to Perdition) for a rundown on our top 5 western movies! Will your favorite make the cut?  Further Viewing:  Top 5 Film Noir with Max Allan Collins - https://youtu.be/GB94fXJR9Ps Film Noir: Exploring the Dark Side of Cinema with Max Allan Collins - https://youtu.be/a_okQg2cFdM The Max Allan Collins Interview - https://youtu.be/Kf1uMJdgOl4 Review Archive: CerealAtMidnight.com/p/reviews.html Shop: CerealAtMidnight.Threadless.com Ebay.com/usr/cerealatmidnight Patreon.com/CerealAtMidnight Facebook.com/CerealMidnight Twitter: CerealMidnight Instagram: CerealMidnight TikTok: OfficialCerealAtMidnight Letterboxd: CerealAtMidnite **************************************************************** When shopping on Amazon, please consider using Cereal At Midnight's affiliate link to support the channel: https://amzn.to/3LAgnlt

1957's The Tall T is one of my all-time favorite westerns for many reasons. It's part of the highly-regarded Ranown Cycle of films that were directed by Budd Boetticher, produced by Harry Joe Brown, and starring Randolph Scott. It's based on the 1955 story " The Captives" by Elmore Leonard, one of my favorite writers whose work continues to be adapted for film and television ( 3:10 to Yuma, Jackie Brown, Out of Sight , Justified , etc). It's also a study in economy, with every line of dialogue and every scene in service of the whole. There is no fat on this lean--and often mean--B-picture from Columbia.  The picture is essentially a hostage story that unfolds almost in real time. Randolph Scott plays Pat Brennan, a kind-hearted loner who lives a solitary life in the hills. When we first meet him, he's visiting a stagecoach way station in the middle of the desert on his way into town. His friendly interactions with the attendant and his young son inform us...

Let's review The Criterion Collection's new 4K/Blu-ray release of the Ranown Westerns! All five of these films directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Randolph Scott are championed as masterpieces from everyone from Scorsese to Tarantino. But are they worth the upgrade to 4K? Amazon https://amzn.to/44T0k8B Criterion https://www.criterion.com/boxsets/6702-the-ranown-westerns-five-films-directed-by-budd-boetticher Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dvd-ranown-westerns-five-films-directed-by-budd/39782345?ean=0715515285612 **************************************************************** Review Archive: CerealAtMidnight.com/p/reviews.html Shop: CerealAtMidnight.Threadless.com Ebay.com/usr/cerealatmidnight Patreon.com/CerealAtMidnight Facebook.com/CerealMidnight Twitter: CerealMidnight Instagram: CerealMidnight TikTok: OfficialCerealAtMidnight Letterboxd: CerealAtMidnite **************************************************************** When shopping on Amazon, please ...

  Within the first moments of the film, Murders in the Zoo  lets us know what we're in for. We enter on a jungle scene as a group of adventurers hold down a struggling man while their leader--played with wonderful menace by Lionel Atwill--sews the captive's mouth shut. Atwill stars as Eric Gorman, a zoologist who captures animals in their native habitat and supplies them to zoos. His wife Evelyn (Kathleen Burke) is something of a flirt (though it's implied she does more than flirt), and we soon learn that Atwill is so jealous that he's willing to resort to extreme measures like sewing up the mouth of a man that he sees as a threat. But when he catches his wife with yet another man (John Lodge), will he kill to keep them apart? Answer: you betcha. Much of the story unfolds in and around a zoo, which serves as a nice backdrop for the animalistic actions of violence. Future western-genre stalwart Randolph Scott has a notable role here as the dashing Dr. Jack Woodford, and ...

Saddle up, pardners, The Randolph Scott Collection from Mill Creek Entertainment has arrived! In this episode, we detail all 12 of the westerns included, every new special feature, and discuss why this period in Scott's career is so special! More Cereal At Midnight WESTERNS coverage Want EVEN MORE Cereal At Midnight? We've got you covered! Support us on Patreon and gain access to our huge vault of exclusives, which includes over 100 videos that aren't available anywhere else. Find out more at Patreon.com/CerealAtMidnight ! CerealAtMidnight.com Facebook/CerealMidnight Twitter: CerealMidnight Instagram: CerealMidnight Letterboxd: CerealAtMidnite Shop: CerealAtMidnight.Threadless.com

Ah, small town gossip! This pre-code Paramount programmer features a very early appearance by Cary Grant (who had just made his debut earlier in 1932 in This is The Night ) as a wealthy socialite and Randolph Scott as a down-to-earth (literally) geologist. Both men are the possible love interests of Nancy Carroll, a bank employee who is virtuous, but likes to spend the weekends partying with her pals. One hot Saturday night, things go a bit too far and before she knows what's happened, our sweet banker is the subject of gossip running through town like wildfire. Because this is a pre-code film, subjects such as infidelity, spending the night at a wealthy man's house and even possible cuckolding are pushed to the forefront to bring as much salaciousness as possible. Also of note, a scene in which Nancy Carroll passes out in the rain and awakes to find herself dry in bed with all her clothes removed and hung out to dry by Randolph Scott's character, who leans over her in an i...

Time for some Fresh Flavors! Join us as we dive into a massive stack of the latest new movie and TV disc releases!  Note: I was provided with a free copy of Scooby-Doo and Guess Who Season 1, Doom Patron Season 2, and Snowpiercer Season 1. The opinions expressed are my own. Time Codes:  2:11 Scooby-Doo and Guess Who Season 1 6:45 Doom Patrol Season 2 9:05 Snowpiercer Season 1 11:06 In Search of Darkness II  15:00 Sky Sharks 18:14 Stranger on the Run 21:06 The Fuller Brush Girl 23:39 The Eddy Duchin Story 25:43 Dead Again 28:15 Year of the Dragon 29:14 At Close Range 30:51 Fire in the Sky 32:40 Rage 34:27 The Deep 36:25 The Randolph Scott Collection 37:30 The Alan Ladd Collection Vol. 1 and 2 39:14 Ransom: The Complete Series 40:08 Maigret: The Complete Series 41:56 The Last Detective: The Complete Collection 43:36 Return to Eden: The Complete Collection 45:29 Bless This House: The Complete Series