by mike | Apr 15, 2019 | Movies, Native American Films, Native Americans, Non-Fiction, Uncategorized |
In the excellent Native American film, Powwow Highway, we join Philbert Bono riding his “war pony” (A rusted, piece-of-crap Buick) as he leaves his home on the Northern Cheyenne reservation in Montana for a “vision quest” through a number of Plains states. (See my...
by mike | May 28, 2018 | Movies, Native American Films, Native Americans, Uncategorized |
The 2017 Western drama, Hostiles, will take most viewers out of their “comfort zone.” At times it is difficult to watch, but its overall message of tolerance and inclusion is evident. The excellent performances by its stars, Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike, and Wes...
by mike | Jan 22, 2018 | Movies, Myths & Legends, Native American Films, Native Americans, Uncategorized |
The excellent, Emmy Award-winning 2003 film, Dreamkeeper, began life as a two-part Hallmark mini-series, which accounts for its three-hour length. But the time flies as you watch this spellbinding tale about a Lakota storyteller and his quest to see the oral tradition...
by mike | May 1, 2017 | Movies, Native American Films, Native Americans, Uncategorized |
Native American reservations sit along the edge of America, a part of this country…but then again, not really. Outstanding director Chris Eyre (Smoke Signals, Skins) took a true story and turned it into Edge of America, a 2003 made-for-cable film. On the surface it...
by mike | Dec 19, 2016 | Humor, Movies, Native American Films, Native Americans, Uncategorized |
If this 1989 comedy-drama had nothing else going for it (it had plenty, I kid you not), the presence of co-star Gary Farmer would have been enough. Powwow Highway, produced by—among others—George Harrison (yes, that George Harrison!), explores the frustrations—and...
by mike | May 2, 2016 | Movies, Native American Films, Native Americans, Uncategorized |
Chris Eyre, director of the wonderful Smoke Signals, came up with another winner in his 2002 film, Skins, based on a novel by Adrian C. Louis. While this story contains its share of humor, it has a far more serious undertone than its predecessor. THE OTHER AMERICAN...
