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.

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.

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.