Forgotten Movie Songs #24: "My Rifle, My Pony and Me" from RIO BRAVO

The first time I ever saw Howard Hawks' exciting, funny and wholly entertaining 1959 western Rio Bravo, I was immediately enchanted by the relationships between almost everyone in the picture. John Wayne is a staunch town sheriff trying to enforce the rule of law on to a murderous gang member (Claude Akins) who's about to be transported to another city for trial. Dean Martin is his drunken

Forgotten Movie Songs #24: "My Rifle, My Pony and Me" from RIO BRAVO

The first time I ever saw Howard Hawks' exciting, funny and wholly entertaining 1959 western Rio Bravo, I was immediately enchanted by the relationships between almost everyone in the picture. John Wayne is a staunch town sheriff trying to enforce the rule of law on to a murderous gang member (Claude Akins) who's about to be transported to another city for trial. Dean Martin is his drunken

BREAKING NEWS: The TRUE GRIT trailer!

The new trailer for Joel and Ethan Coen's True Grit remake is exciting, but it really makes me curious to see how it'll truly part company with the John Wayne original. Already, I can see Roger Deakins' photography as being a major player, as well as Hailee Steinfeld, who already seems a thousand times better than Kim Darby (though I do have affection for Darby's original performance). As my

BREAKING NEWS: The TRUE GRIT trailer!

The new trailer for Joel and Ethan Coen's True Grit remake is exciting, but it really makes me curious to see how it'll truly part company with the John Wayne original. Already, I can see Roger Deakins' photography as being a major player, as well as Hailee Steinfeld, who already seems a thousand times better than Kim Darby (though I do have affection for Darby's original performance). As my