by mike | May 6, 2019 | Humor, Life, Movies, Native American Films, Native Americans, Uncategorized |
Earlier this year it was announced that the 1998 film, Smoke Signals, was added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress as being “…culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.” This is quite an honor for a movie that was made with an...
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 | Jan 21, 2019 | Books, California, Editing, Historical Novels, Native Americans, Nightmares, Non-Fiction, Research, Uncategorized, Writing |
When writing historical novels based on true events, the challenge is to not make the scenes read like dry, academic research for a thesis. My award-winning historical novel, Stone Woman: Winema and the Modocs, offers many examples of how (hopefully) not to bore...
by mike | Jun 4, 2018 | California, Ghosts, Myths & Legends, Native Americans, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
If you’ve been to San Francisco (who hasn’t), you probably rode the ferry across the bay to Alcatraz Island. You took the tour of the old federal prison, stood inside one of the 4’ x 8’ claustrophobic cells (I lasted ten seconds), gawked at the Who’s Who of former...
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 | Feb 5, 2018 | Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Native Americans, Uncategorized, Western Movies |
I checked out the 2015 western/horror flick, Bone Tomahawk, for two reasons. First, I like those genres, and second, the film stars Kurt Russell, one of my favorites. I had not even heard of it until recently, and it is not hard to understand why. The film had a...
