Good story. It was plausible. All of the acting was good. Costumes, etc. All good. I believed the characters and actually cared about them in a short time. That's good and efficient character development. You could make a TV series out of this.

@petery414

3 ай бұрын

Exactly !

Fantastic..better than some of the big budget Hollywood movies..well done!!

@anthonyreynolds866

2 жыл бұрын

@Trevor Mills Thank you for kind comment! We worked hard to tell a compelling story with believable grounded characters.

The acting in this movie was excellent.

Good acting,that black nurse maid played a great part,the coughing sheriff was excellent,and white lightning didn't let on to anything

Top-notch casting. Distinctive faces with plenty of character. Very believable performances. Great job.

@CircleStreetMP

7 жыл бұрын

+ssppeellll we were very fortunate to work with amazing actors. Thank you for watching.

FANTASTIC study in moral dilemma and Americana! PLEASE tell me this won at least one award! Bravo!

I’m sitting here stunned. What did I just stumble upon? I’ve never seen better acting in a short film.

When short movies are far better than hollywood

@CircleStreetMP

6 жыл бұрын

Let's keeping making them.

@shaunelijah7634

5 жыл бұрын

That's correctly spelled Hollyweird : )

@orver1

5 жыл бұрын

Badseed Nut When you use a subordinate clause to write an incomplete, nonsensical sentence but you think it sounds profound.

@davemi00

4 жыл бұрын

Luffaman - always an ass in the bunch!

@jeffffro7674

4 жыл бұрын

I have an immense amount of respect for anyone who can take 20 minutes and tell a story better than another who happens to have unlimited cashy money and 2 HOURS to work with!! Pretty sure back when that writer strike went down, the money men told em all to go kick rocks! They figured we can make comic book movies till forever! They didn't think for a second though, there will be people who are 'starving artists' that will come along and take down Hollywood with a few go pros and a good drone pilot! These shorts are getting better every day!

I'm 72...this movie is as good as any western ever. Also another take on a heist gone bad.

Now that's how you make a western. Acting was top notch for sure.

@CircleStreetMP

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks John. A lot of hard work and selfless people.

@elijahmonn3757

4 жыл бұрын

Circle Street Motion Pictures , mate that was awesome. Music, filming and especially ALL the actors were so convincing. That was one of the best cowboy movies I have watched. Well done to you all. Brent

What a story you can tell in 22 minutes.. 22 minutes is an eternity when someone has 100% of your attention. Use every 22 minutes you have! Well done to the creator.. 🙌🏻

@anthonyreynolds866

2 жыл бұрын

Wow! That just made my day! Thank you! Thank you watching and commenting!

@alonzovillarreal4666

Жыл бұрын

❤

@GuinessOriginal

Жыл бұрын

When 22 minutes is an eternity I’m not sure the storytelling is that great

@josephcarter2520

Жыл бұрын

@Guinness It's great alright

@tombstone4986

Жыл бұрын

Just wow...

Came here by accident. Very well done. Better than some movies ive seen

Stumbled upon this by accident. Best 22 minutes I’ve spent in a long time. Absolutely outstanding in every respect! Thank you for sharing your art with us!

@CircleStreetMP

6 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. Very glad you enjoyed the film. Feel free to share it with your friends and family. Cheers!

@roadking99jokerst60

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah. As John Wheeler said.

@rogeredwards9603

2 жыл бұрын

@@CircleStreetMP lll))lllllll

@killerhappy8778

2 жыл бұрын

I didn't even realise I was sitting here for 22 minutes, that is when you know your watching something good.

@johnnycapone4210

2 жыл бұрын

I agree.

This is the result when a film is made for love of the craft versus love of the box office. Well done.

It's shorts like this, that restores faith in the magic of motion pictures. Thank you, to all involved!

With great short films like these, I have no longing for hollywood anymore!!!!!!

What a gem. Four movies like this are better than anything that comes out of Hollywierd.........

@anthonyreynolds866

3 жыл бұрын

@DJ Griffin Bless your heart. We really appreciate your kind words. Thanks for watching! We love storytelling. Glad that you liked it. Much Obliged.

I was 33 seconds in and I realized this was going to be better than usual. Great clever voice over to just introduce the robberies.

Wow this was better and better acted then most movies I have seen lately. time well spent...Well done

@anthonyreynolds866

2 жыл бұрын

@bill Burke Bless you heart! We appreciate the kind words! Thanks for giving us 22 minutes of your day! Glad you enjoyed it!

Awesome! Too bad Hollywood can't make a decent Western anymore. Thank you!

Nicely acted. The Sheriff looked like a real mean bad ass you don't wanna mess with when he was sitting down in the beginning.

@toniiboy

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words!

A dark little western indeed.Love the chemistry between the dying lawman and his nursemaid.

One big problem with this, it's about an hour and a half to short. Good job to all involved. Very entertaining.

@Shmulykas

2 жыл бұрын

Too

@bluzzjazz

Жыл бұрын

@@Shmulykas Really, that's the best you can offer, grammar policing....yeesh

Wow. I am blown away. Jim Cody Williams was unreal. "I can still do it! I can get our farm back!" Can't wait for you guys to have a full length feature.

Amazing short. Told an an entire story of lives in 20 minutes flat. Acting was top shelf.

@CircleStreetMP

5 жыл бұрын

They were a privilege to work with. Amazing group of people. Glad you enjoyed the film.

@JRobbySh

5 жыл бұрын

The economy of the old 30 minute Gunsmokes!

Tks really enjoyed it.

Better than most full length movies I've seen lately.

Well done, nice to see good prevail. Movie depicted moral pivot points well.

I had Myke Holmes as a teacher. Great guy. I saw this film Premiere about five years ago and it’s still great!

Still cannot stop watching and wondering why this is not a feature film. Direction, acting, writing (Anthony Reynolds) it is all perfect.

@anthonyreynolds866

2 жыл бұрын

@Adam AA Thank you kindly for taking the time to watch “Times Like Dying” amigo. Greatly appreciate your feedback! We worked hard to deliver a solid story! Thank you so much!

This was a great short movie. The characters are all believable and real. They don’t make them like this anymore. Modern movies are all CGI and all played by actors and actresses that are real jerks in real life. Kudos to a great little film.

@CircleStreetMP

5 жыл бұрын

Hard work pays off. Thank you for watching.

Quite often whatever algorithms KZread uses puts things on my homepage that I have absolutely no interest in viewing or I have already watched a time or two. I love pearls like this. Westerns are so much better when they don't feed the Hollywood mythos. So well done from the opening audio and camera work to the credit roll. I don't quite get the title, but that doesn't matter. Y'all please give me a holler if you find yourselves in the market for an additional writer!

@anthonyreynolds866

2 жыл бұрын

@leon george Thank you for watching “Times Like Dying” and giving us your feedback. We appreciate you.

This is easily the best western short film I've ever seen!

We should all be grateful that we didn't have to pay a dime to watch this took a lot of money in a lot of effort to make this film thank you we appreciate that

This is the most ingenious flic I’ve seen in one whack of a long time!

@anthonyreynolds866

2 жыл бұрын

@Gordon Brooks Thank you for watching and for your kind comments.

Now this is a true to life story! If it don’t suck you in, it’s not worth your time. Great job!!

I grew up on westerns, and this was one of the finest I have seen. Well done! It felt like it came out of a theater, but just one scene from the middle of the movie or something. I could have watched it for another hour!

This excellent western is a little gem that escapes cliche. Writing, acting, photography were all great and the director used them all to advantage in weaving a memorable story.

Great acting and short movie! I loved it

I truly enjoyed this western. Great actors just as good as the ones in Hollywood. Great script as well.

@anthonyreynolds866

2 жыл бұрын

@Alan Davis Thank you for watching “Times Like Dying.” Most of us are “Hollywood actors.” We are just usually in supporting roles. We thank you for your kind words!

6yrs has past and yet this is still being found and liked.. well done good writing and cinematography for what you had.. this is good!

great! good casting!

Brilliant western and so real. All the characters really wanted to take part, which made the film even better. Probably didnt earn much either

@anthonyreynolds866

3 жыл бұрын

@David William Gay Thank you very much! We did our research and did our level best to deliver a solid film. We are very grateful to every single person that has taken the time so watch our work. And no, we did not make money on this film. No salary. No perks. Just using the opportunity to be artists. Short films rarely turn any kind of profit. Hopefully our work in these kind of films will lead us to other projects/roles. Thank you!

@davidwilliamgay4821

3 жыл бұрын

@@anthonyreynolds866 just brilliant work and dedication from yourself and all involved. One can see that a tremendous amount of work goes into making these short westerns, and boy they look so real. Thanks to you all and hopefully more to come

I'm glad I watched this. Usually the the short flicks on KZread are amateurish. Not so here. Excellent acting and production values all the way around. I echo all the congratulatory comments. Well done. I'd enjoy a full-length version where the characters and back stories are fleshed out.

@ShonBlotzer

7 жыл бұрын

Michael McBride glad that you liked our film. How did you discover it?

@MichaelMcBride58

7 жыл бұрын

Just browsing around KZread.

Not bad.Not bad at all.The Western genre is in high demand.It is very difficult to find a modern western that isn't infected with politics.Please continue the genre.You will reap many rewards.Thanks again.

@CircleStreetMP

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

@sojournsojourntraveler1203

4 жыл бұрын

Goes to what is known as common sense . Clear to see the difference between pride and Integrity. Pride is the bad seed.

@Chanurn

4 жыл бұрын

The best westerns these days are not traditional westerns. Hell or High Water for example.

@seefilms

4 жыл бұрын

The exact same thing can be said for nearly ANY western ever made... From the high profile ones to the b-movies. From the 20's all the way up into the 00's. It's a big reason why the genre was made in the first place. It's a simplified setting to throw all sorts of complicated things at. Politics is one of the main ones. (Just watched Shane again, last night...it's all over that movie).

@albakreuk5830

4 жыл бұрын

James Avery can't get any more political then bank robbery, banks being corrupt & in the pockets on every level of government, even if there *_IS_* *_NO_* discussion of politics in the movie. Action against politics is just as loud as words, nonviolent action is always better though.

What I like is the depth of character development each one brings to the story. So many of these short films have “flat” personalities, meaning I don’t get a feeling of individuality coming from the actors. These are true actors

Excellent! I really enjoyed this film. Thank you.

I want to see the Marshal recover and watch the relationship develop with his nurse. She was so cool. Both characters were very likeable. It was great when she came out with the shotgun, and you could see the fear in her when guns were drawn but she still did what she had to do.

What a story! The Characters were built up quickly and precisely in minutes. A feat that no writer's I've known who can do this in cinematography so quickly? I bow to you genius. Thank you for sharing your Art. The acting was awesome.

@anthonyreynolds866

Жыл бұрын

@Karilee Anderson Thank you so much for watching and writing your lovely commentary!

A comment for the algorithm!!! This was outstanding!

@anthonyreynolds866

2 жыл бұрын

@Timothy Lane Thank you for your algorithmic response! We appreciate you taking the time to watch “Times Like Dying.” Thank you for your comment!

I grew up watching all of the greatest TV and big screen westerns. This is a fantastic movie. Well done.

@anthonyreynolds866

3 жыл бұрын

@Paladin Falconer Thank you kindly for your remarks. We take them as a huge compliment!

Absolutely amazing!!!❤️❤️❤️

This was excellent. We never get enough westerns anymore.

Wow! That's about all I can say. This one definitely needs to be made into a full length movie. Same actors, same outfits, same everything. One of the best short films I have yet seen and well deserved of all the praise it has gotten and shall receive. Well done gentlemen. Very well done indeed.

@anthonyreynolds866

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great acting. I usually watch sci-fi shorts. This was a really great departure.

@CircleStreetMP

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to watch the film. Glad you enjoyed it.

Great acting and plot. Thank you.

As a young boy I grew up on westerns from all the greats like Roy Roger's, the Lone Ranger and John Wayne. I have been wanting something like this for years! This was amazing!

That was FAN- FREAKING-TASTIC ! 👍👍

Great casting and acting. Quite impressive.

@CircleStreetMP

6 жыл бұрын

They were awesome. Amazing cast and crew. Very thankful to have had the opportunity to work with them.

Amazing Work.....Love It...

I was never a western film fan growing up, except for the, " Lone Ranger." The newer westerns released this past decade have been so wonderful. God bless the, " Hell On Wheels," crew for giving us a more realistic look into the past. I take my cowboy hat and boots off for you guy's as well, superbly done. Sincerely, Jonny💰🔫👢🤠

EXCELLENT !

Excellent. The ending was a little weak. That said, much better than anything Hollywood has put out in a long time.

This should be shown to students on how to shoot low light/ night scenes. Real darkness whilst still being able to clearly see the central focus. Outstanding. Also serious respect for the black powder pistols. Hope to see more from your team.

@anthonyreynolds866

2 жыл бұрын

@Evil Ian The lighting was the work of our masterful DP, Brad Walker of Lighthouse Films in Wilmington, NC. Thank you for your attentiveness and for the encouraging words. Thanks for watching!

@anthonyreynolds866

2 жыл бұрын

@ Evil Ian The Black Powder was the work of our Armorer, Mark Cayton, who purchased the Walker Colt especially for “Times Like Dying.”

Awesome short film.

That was amazing! Very well done. Excellent cinematography, great sound and score. Should be winning lots of awards!

@ShonBlotzer

7 жыл бұрын

cottonbrad thank you. Yeah, we have had a lot of success on the festival circuit. We've won an award or been nominated almost at every festival we've played. Very thankful to all the hardworking men and women that helped make this film.

Good men, bad men, men somewhere in between. Great stuff guys.

What a great 'little" film. More guts, brains, and logic than mainstream releases. The score was excellent, as was the acting, editing, and direction. Very well done.

@anthonyreynolds866

2 жыл бұрын

@Riskmangler What a great handle you have! Thank you for watching “Times Like Dying” A lot of blood, sweat and tears went into making this little film. Thank you for your comment! We truly appreciate every view and comment!

This was really good. What I really liked about the show about the older man, is that he wasn't a bad man, he was just desperate and wanted to save his farm and everything that he worked for, and he saw no other way to do it. I wish they had made a sequel to it.

if folks keep making great short films like this westerns will make a great comeback.

this kept me interested, I loved the escalating tension, the pacing, the authenticity, all of it. It shows when a good man gets desperate enough to do a wrong in hopes of making something right, and then worse, teams up with those who are truly evil , it never ends well.

@Griede26

2 жыл бұрын

a great failing of most good men, is not understanding just how evil some men can be, and just how dangerous it can be to trust them.

@dwaynelthompson

2 жыл бұрын

Amen to that brother

Everything a good Western should be. Love it

Fantastic! Very well told and performed. I'm from the south and these guys all have the right accents. Better than Hollywood by a large margin.

@grekygrek

2 жыл бұрын

If ya notice they say "yins" which is a trademark of Appalachia.

Standing ovation👏👏👏

Great short! Thanks...

Just wow. Wish it were full length, but great story, great acting. Well done everyone!

Great acting and charisma by the old guy. I'd like to see him more. He could fit right

This short is fantastic, it is definitely one of my favorite western shorts and there are some good ones, well worth the time.

@anthonyreynolds866

4 жыл бұрын

Darren Lytle Thank you, kindly! We really appreciate you taking the time to watch our film!

I love short films because they're like individual scenes in a feature-length film. And I can see that in a way, they are more difficult than full-length films because, in order to possess quality and worth, so much more has to be conveyed and in a much shorter amount of time. They require a certain mastery of storytelling that is very difficult to achieve. And I'm sure for some it is easy to tell in a short film whether or not its producers have the required skill, and experience. I, however, in my judgment, do not have adequate knowledge of such mastery to judge if a short film possesses that quality that speaks so highly of its makers. But, in my limited knowledge, I feel confident in saying that at the very least, this film has some stroke of a higher kind. I thoroughly enjoyed this film and I'd like to suffice to say that it is one of my favorite short films, if not my most favorite.

@CircleStreetMP

6 жыл бұрын

Wow... thank you so much for the kind words and encouragement. You're absolutely right. Short films, especially ones like this, are very difficult to cram so much story into so little time. We are very glad you enjoyed the film. You made our day.

@josebisk

6 жыл бұрын

Circle Street Motion Pictures My sincere pleasure. Keep up the awesome work!

@toniiboy

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind assessment!

Amazing the ending made me cry. So much emotion 👏🏼

@anthonyreynolds866

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! We appreciate you!

Wow! I am not easily impressed. This was better than MOST westerns from Hollywood. Good Storyline, drama, acting, music, camera work, and video editing!!! I only wished there was more!

That is one awesome short film . I enjoyed it so much that I have watched it twice . Thanks to all of you that put this together for our entertainment.

Strong plot and good acting.

@CircleStreetMP

6 жыл бұрын

Our actors killed it. They were wonderful to work with and brought their A game. Look them up... they are all doing great things right now.

Great great great. Thank you for the talent.

A simple story simply told. Excellently written and acted, and fully deserving of the awards it has received.

@anthonyreynolds866

3 жыл бұрын

David, Wow, thank you so much. It took a village to pull off this labor of love!

And these actors arnt mainstream? Costume ,everything better than many Hollywood films.

@fattdamon1980

5 жыл бұрын

The guy who played lonzell is.

@steveswanproductionstt6355

5 жыл бұрын

I'm 5 minutes into the film and I came to comment on the good acting I see so far.

@chaddixon3973

4 жыл бұрын

Bedrolls are too clean.

@jic1

4 жыл бұрын

I suppose it depends what you mean by "mainstream": the *least* experienced actor here has been in _Law & Order._

@kilburn1313

4 жыл бұрын

@@chaddixon3973 ...No cow bell...

Excellent short western, I wish there was a whole movie of it

@CircleStreetMP

6 жыл бұрын

Your wish may be our command. Script is in progress.

This is the most perfect you can get with a short film

Brilliant . . . so good everywhere . . . Thank you for uploading .

A little gem of a film... gave the feeling of the time and the situation - and of course the characters.

@ShonBlotzer

5 жыл бұрын

Ken Hutley it was a challenge to do in such a short timeframe but we are glad you enjoyed it.

That was a gripping little story. I really enjoyed it. The lead is a great actor.

Wow! I thoroughly enjoyed that!! Very well done! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

@ShonBlotzer

5 жыл бұрын

ladeene06 Thank you for taking the time to watch. Cheers.

Camera crew is outstanding.

The dialogue in this film is totally awesome, the actors are genuinely marvelous, the settings are ruggedly impeccable as well. Loved every second!!!

This is an great story. The acting is excellent. The storyline is awesome. I like the cinema. Your choice of actors and actress is wonderful. I believe them. Thank you for showing me your movie.

Just found this and have to say it is excellent. When you have a good story, you really don't have to act. That's how I saw this. The actors became the characters. I love westerns and miss seeing good stories like this being told.

I admire short stories. As a English teacher, the plot was stirring and the moral challenges between the players were concrete and enduring!

@EngTecher

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

No happy ending here. Gritty, powerful drama with superlative performances from the entire cast and crew. Thoroughly enjoyed it!

Very good. Very well acted too.

Acting, casting , character development , set costume and makeup… best I’ve ever seen in a Western short movie. Very professional. BRAVO!