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8 Million Ways to Die should have been a Hit Movie. Jeff Bridges and Andy Garcia were particularly memorable. Why wasn't it a Hit? Chances are Politics between The Producers and The Creators had something to do with it. My Career was in Radio. I was the Production Manager of the first Beatle Radio Documentary, the only Elvis Documentary he authorized and the 64 hour Evolution of Rock. I also specialized in 'Fixing' Music Radio Stations and always did. My Secret? Understanding that Record Companies put out a lot of Records each month but only a few of them were Promoted. What are call 'Priorities'. The Idea is to try to get all of Radio playing the same Records. Why would I want to do that? So...I would try to find Great Records that were not Record Company Priorities. Perhaps you've heard of Meat Loaf, Kon Kan, Garth Brooks, Alanis Morissette and Jewel. Those were only a few of what I helped to make 'happen'. My Point? Just as there are Records that 'fall between the 'cracks'....Movies do as well. 8 Million Ways to Die is one of them. Why did it fail to find An Audience? Marketing and Promotion is even more important for Movies than it is for Radio. I'm old enough to remember when North American Radio wouldn't Play the Beatles. I just watched 8 Million Ways to Die tonight for the first time in over 30 years. It's better now. Jeff Bridges is Fabulous. Of course he's been in some less than Great Movies, but he's never been bad. Example? Wild Bill was Good. Jeff Bridges was GREAT!. Jeff's Wild Bill is what, I suspect, inspired him to True Grit and an Oscar. Why are there so many Bad Reviews here on 8 Million Ways to Die? Damned if I know. But when I check out Movies on IMBb rated from 1 to 10, I know that I've just got to watch The 10 if I've seen a lot of 1s. I'm rarely disappointed. Thank you IMDb

REVIEW WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE?

If you just came in from Outer Space and wondered what all the fuss was about at the dawn of Rock & Roll.....this is the movie that should begin your journey.

It's not, merely a Biography of singer Frankie Lyman. Rather it's a wonderful recreation of an era where, for the first time, Teenagers could say 'this is our music'.

Rock & Roll was supposed to be a 'fad'. It became an Art Form.

It also, most importantly, brought young people of many racial backgrounds together.

As the Production Manager of Radio Documentaries on The Beatles, Elvis Presley and the 64 hour Evolution of Rock (the music that made the world turn 'round) I would argue that Why Do Fools Fall in Love 'opens the door' to The Rock & Roll Era at least as well and, arguably, better than any other movie.

That 'door' closed as Elvis went into The Army and The U.S. Government began The Payola Hearings to, hopefully, wipe it out.

They failed.

That's why 'Why Do Fools Fall in Love' is such and important Movie. In effect, it depicts both The Beginning and The End of The Innocence of Rock & Roll.

Frankie Lyman and most of The Rock & Roll Pioneers, who could not or would not adjust, were left behind. They were replaced by Symphonies for The Kids by Phil Spector and Black Music for White Kids by Berry Gordy's Motown. It would be England that would 'light the fire' again, led not just by The Beatles but by American Shel Talmy. But that's Another Story and, perhaps one day, Another Movie.



Why Do Fools Fall in Love was, clearly, a Labor of Love for all involved. From a Production standpoint I can't image how it could be better. The Atmosphere, the Costuming, the Production Numbers, The Singing and, most importantly, The Spirit are spot on.

Find it and enjoy.

I saw Official Secrets last night at The Windsor International Film Festival. It actually brought tears to my eyes. Such a courageous woman. She became a 'Whistle Blower', risked Everything, 'took on' The Most Powerful People in The British Government.....and won. Sort of The Film is A Winner. In The Age of Trump it SHOULD receive wide distribution. But given the state of The Mainstream Media in America......I doubt it. On the other hand.........as Official Secrets was ending, at first, I was tempted to applaud but then decided not to..........until, to my surprise, the entire Theatre broke into applause.