Best movie of this year hands down!

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

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

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.

I keep looking for any Michael Biehn film available because I do like the man's talent and choices of work. Reminds me a lot of Heath Ledger as he takes chances and is never disappointing in his choices even if the film itself doesn't come up to par.Yellow Rock is somewhere in between a good film and a fair film. Story line could be stronger with more emphasis on Biehn's character. I felt he delivered as much as he could but felt the script fell short in giving him more to do. It seems he started out well and along the way was forgotten about. We got too caught up in the villains and the gold. Sort of a Treasure of Sierra Madre with out the script and/or characters to back it up.The female lead was not a good choice. She seemed out of place, not belonging in the time era. Too modern or something. Her acting was okay, but not strong enough to carry the film as certainly they didn't give Biehn anything to do to carry the film.So I give this a 5 for scenery, Michael Biehn and the Old West.

To me personally it was better than some other westerns I have seen. It was slow to start but it eventually caught up. I originally watched it because of Michael Biehn was in it. But I thought it was good enough to watch. I don't watch movies due to any historical value I watch for entertainment. I loved that the movie was based on part of the American Indian perspective. Would I watch this again? Yes I would watch it. I was in an old west class in high school and they had us read poems from the Indian point of view. What I had read saddened me and to watch this it brought it all back. Again, why only the one star? I think that some of the acting in the movie was really sub-par by a couple of the actresses but other than that it was not too bad.

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.