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“The River Why” Trailer

JB — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 04:26:15 +0000

Got an e-mail that this was fresh out of the (digital) cutting room. Someone you might recognize at 0:39 getting what is apparently a much-needed casting lesson from the female lead (Amber Heard)…. For a non-YouTube version, go here.

Film Flies & Shutterbugs

JB — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:01:17 +0000

Some FF&W readers may know that my “back-in-the-day” history involves a five-year stint working in the film and TV industry in L.A. Met a lot of amazingly creative and brilliant people in that time, and got work with a more than a few fellow fly-fishers on-set, as well. In that vein, MidCurrent just posted a cool [...]

A Favorite Fly-Fishing Movie

JB — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:05:50 +0000

Don’t let the title fool you, this is actually a dramatic portrayal of a fly-fishing life intertwined with the sad realities of modern-day living, all reflected against a backdrop of canine competition. Last night, I watched (for the Nth time) one of my all-time favorite fly-fishing movies, Best in Show (directed by Christopher Guest). It [...]

“Fly Fishing for Trout” (Old School VHS)

JB — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:44 +0000

It seems that someone has uploaded my father’s old (early 1980′s) Scientific Anglers film, “Fly Fishing for Trout,” onto YouTube (in six parts, see links below). Watching it makes me realize how fast the years have flown by when I think that my father was my current age (39) when this VHS(!) video was popular. Not so sure [...]

Got Blu-Ray?

JB — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:15:25 +0000

Yes, the day has come. A mere 17 years after its theatrical release, you can now snag a copy of A River Runs Through It on Blu-Ray. My copy is on its way today. Here’s to hoping that a few deleted bits from the fishing scenes are back…

A River Runs 15 Years (with Suckers!)

JB — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:00:20 +0000

In 2007, I wrote a brief piece looking back at the production of A River Runs Through It (watch It on-line). It was the 15th anniversary of the film’s release and I guess I was feeling a bit nostalgic. Anyway, the Trout Underground linked to it, and a bunch of traffic flowed to my (then) [...]

“The Way of a Trout”

JB — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:44:36 +0000

As a kid, I had many fly-fishing opportunities afforded to me as a result of my father’s work in the industry. One of those opportunities was to travel with him across the country as he taught in the long-ago-disbanded Fenwick Fly Fishing Schools. Those schools were a strong part of my formative fly-fishing education, as [...]

Now Playing: A River Runs Through It

JB — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:11:12 +0000

(Update: Crackle is allowing embedding, so you can watch “the movie” right here at FF&W. Enjoy!) I got an e-mail this morning (referencing this post at Moldy Chum) saying that Sony’s Crackle.com site was offering the full version of A River Runs Through It free for the watching (via their Flash player). And so it appears [...]

25 (Well, 26) Years of “Nymphing”

JB — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:07:30 +0000

2007 marked the 25th anniversary of the introduction of my father’s first instructional fly-fishing film, Nymphing. And I do mean film—16mm, shot with classic Bolex cameras. Looking back now, it is hard for me to believe that so many years have passed since those warm summer days on Montana’s famed Armstrong’s Spring Creek. In 1982, [...]