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Pretty Good

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

The film opens with a poorly scripted, worse read narrative about the plight of the Native Americans. Max Dietrich (James Russo) an apparently bad guy comes into Yellow Rock to hire Tom Hanner (Michael Biehn) to take him through Black Paw territory so he can locate his missing brother and nephew. His party of men end up with Dr. Sarah Taylor, an interpreter respected by the Black Paw and a member of the tribe (Michael Spears) to make sure they don't pass through the sacred burial grounds which would curse them. Of course they pass through the daylight medieval misty burial grounds and the film takes the anticipated twist.The acting was over done to the point of being bad. Lenore Andriel, who also wrote and produced this film was perhaps the worse of the lot reminding me of a laughable Angelique Pettyjohn. I understand shooting a film on a budget, but if you are going to use a modern Presidential coin to be a $20 gold piece, don't show a close-up of the coin. C'mon Nick, at least look at the final edited version of the film.The film ends, likewise as it begins with a narrative that should have remained on the cutting room floor.*Winner Best Picture - 2011 Red Nation Film Festival *Winner Best Director - Nick Vallelonga - 2011 Red Nation Film Festival *Winner Best Actor - Michael Spears - 2011 Red Nation Film FestivalIt did win these awards with 3 nominations in each category. i.e. it was judged better than 2 other films "Breaking Dawn" and "Every Emotion Costs."Parental Guide: No f-bombs, sex, or nudity. Some minor adult language.

YELLOW ROCK 2011Considering the cast involved here I was expecting an unseen little gem. It turns out to be more like cut glass. Michael Biehn, James Russo, Lenore Andriel, headline this low budget film. The Yellow Rock of the title of course refers to gold.Michael Biehn is a down on his luck cowboy hired by James Russo to look for his brother and son. The problem here is that the pair are most likely lost on Indian lands. The local tribe needs to be asked for permission to cross their land.Biehn approaches a woman doctor he knows about getting said permission. The doctor is played by Lenore Andriel. (What a looker) Miss Andriel introduces Biehn to the Indian chiefs for a talk. Permission is granted as long as the men take along one of the tribe, Michael Spears. The doc, Andriel, also joins the group in case there are any injured among the missing.Needless to say matters go south in a hurry as the Russo and his men, Christopher Backus, Clay Wilcox, Paul Sloan, Brian Gleason and Peter Sherayko just ride right through some burial grounds. Biehn begins to smell a large rat in the old cupboard.And right he is as Russo and company are really after a healthy supply of gold hidden in an old mine. Guns are drawn and the Indian guide, Spears, is soon shot full of holes and left for dead. The man though is only wounded and will soon return for a spot of vengeance.Of course the old western chestnut of the men turning on each other as gold fever takes hold is used. Bodies drop with finally only Biehn and Andriel surviving to ride out of the hills.I really wanted to like this one, but the shopworn story defeats the film. The look of the production is good, but it cannot cover the plot problems. I would give the actors full marks for effort. A bigger budget and a firmer hand on the direction would have helped.

Yellow Rock . . . a substance many wish for, some seek and few find. The lure of gold was strong in the 1800s and the marauders in this Western movie are weak to resist her beautiful charms. The amazing James Russo plays the gang leader Max Dietrich, and with a solid fake cover story in hand, he finds Tom Hanner to lead them near Black Paw Indian territory. Played by well loved cowboy actor, Michael Biehn, Hanner is a man struggling with grief over the loss of his family. He agrees when he learns another man's brother and son are missing.This Western was directed by Nick Vallelonga and you will recognize brothers Michael and Eddie Spears playing Broken Wing and Angry Wolf of the fictional Black Paw Tribe. Joseph Billingiere appears as Chief White Eagle Feather.This mystical tale of cowboys, Indians and spirits includes a refreshing role in the old West of Dr. Sarah Taylor. This lovely, smart, strong female doctor is beautifully portrayed by the awesome Lenore Andriel, who also co-wrote and produced the film with wonderful Steve Doucette. The entire movie was shot in 12 days, which is miraculous for such rich quality. This story has real heart and is perfect for family viewing, which was critical to Lenore and Steve as they worked on the screenplay.The cinematography is fantastic and from a production standpoint, the attention to detail is incredible. Peter Sherayko who played Farley in Yellow Rock, provided everything on set through his company Caravan West. They also provided the necessary items for the movie Tombstone and Peter assures historical accuracy from guns to shirt buttons.Randy Miller's musical score is the magic that pulls us into this amazing tale among whispering spirits, howling wolves and intense emotions. The special effects and editing of Yellow Rock wove the final touches needed to make this an award winning motion picture.Lenore and Steve are extremely thankful to everyone in the cast and crew. They worked together as a team to make it all happen in a very fast manner for this wonderful film. Yellow Rock gets gold stars in every aspect of production. Yellow Rock - Catch the Fever.The rest of the cast includes; Christopher Backus as Cobb, Clay Wilcox as Roscoe, Brian Gleason as Billy Boy, Amy Jennings as Martha, Paul Sloan as Johnson, Jennifer Blanc as Monica, Elaine Lockley Smith as Sequilla and James Logan as McKinley. We will be interviewing many of these actors within the coming weeks.For more information about Yellow Rock, follow CelebritySpotlight and Like them on FaceBook.In loving memory of Brigitte Burdine and all the lost Indian tribes.

The historical information questionable, which was displayed in the narrative by the native American at the beginning of the movie (Was it the white man who began scalping, or the native American?...Did the native Americans really live in PEACE before the white came?...Seems that they were always fighting with other and taking other tribal members into slavery...) Also, the dialog was not good, the Dr.'s outfit seemed tailored, the boards were cut mostly clean through as with a table saw or ban saw, the intonation of the dialog was inappropriate, and the Dr.'s hair was dyed red...she looked too old to have non-gray hair. Also, the guy who drank all the time clearly tried to take after Val Kilmer in Tombstone...very bad imitation. The tribe coming at the end and shooting the one man without even knowing what happened with the others seemed a little strange. I think I wasted my money.