APPALOOSA (2008)

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"Great Westerns with Heros and Anti-Heros to show these differences to society, are welcome. Role models are strangely absent from most films today. Hopefully Ed Harris and Viggo Mortensen will bring some of this back to the Big Screen."

APPALOOSA, 2007 movie, 'Blogengeezer' is cast by Ed Harris as a Featured Extra, 'The Carpenter', a retired Sea Captain, building Cole's (Ed's) new house. Blogengeezer describes his days 'on set' near Santa Fe New Mexico, in daily (as he works) comments on his website http://daflikkers.blogspot.com/ (URL it). The Go-Stats 'hit' counter went ballistic as soon as Viggo Mortensen was mentioned. Blogengeezer loves to work Westerns for the reasons described in the 'overall Quote'. Other films from the past couple of years (in archives) are described from the perspective as an Extra, sitting in 'Holding', working at the role as a 'Featured Extra' as well as a regular 'Background Actor'. Wild Hogs with John Travolta was also fun to work. Hopefully Ed Harris's attention to detail will show up in this film. The town of Appaloosa is the same 'movie set' used in '3:10 To Yuma'. The buildings are not just storefront. We are 'holding' in the Hay Grain and Feed store, during the 'shooting' of scenes. The 8 guage (most likely a 10ga) shotgun carried by Everitt Hitch (Viggo Mortensen) is real and fires often during it's 'starring roles'. Viggo is personable and always working for perfection in everything on set. Ed Harris watches each performance on the monitor to see where improvements are required. Hopefully Blogengeezer will be asked to return often for more film work with this entire crew. The days are enjoyable and move fast. Commanche Moon was the last 'Western' he worked and will be a new release, TV prequel series to the 'Lonesome Dove' from years past. Watch for it at 07 years end or January 08.