Tag Archives: Warren Oates

Sinister Cinema: The Boss Digs Cockfighter

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Don

Michael Chong keeps an eye peeled for any online mention of Willeford, and reports in that “The Boss has good taste!” Yes, Cockfighter makes the short list of Springsteen’s fave movies — or, maybe the dude is just another one of us … Continue reading →

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Sinister Cinema: Burnt Orange to “Close Venice”

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Don

Kent Harrington, who watches the media scene more closely than I do (which means he follows Variety) just popped me a link to an article which reports that the film of Charles Willeford’s novel The Burnt Orange Hersey apparently got … Continue reading →

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Sinister Cinema: Night Moves

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Don

Matthew Asprey Gear’s previous film tome piled up over 300 pages covering the career of Orson Welles, but this year he’s taking it easy with a monograph half that length. Got to appreciate the guys sitting around knocking out monographs. … Continue reading →

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Sinister Cinema: The Wild Life of Warren Oates

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Don

Every year or two I make the plunge into looking at refs to me on Google, though I have never managed to get to the end, if there is an end. Kind of fun to see various previously unknown citations … Continue reading →

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Posse McMillan: For Willeford Fans

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Don

Back from a run down to LA, what do I find in the inbox but a link sent by Leo Grin, with his headline “Reality One-Ups Willeford.” Yeah, you can’t really mention cockfighting without thinking of Willeford and Warren Oates … Continue reading →

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