The Midnight Sky movie featured on Netflix isn’t really a “gun movie,” but the film’s main character utilizes a unique looking lever action rifle that’s worth taking a look at. The lever action rifle in question is clearly a stainless Marlin with a [Read More…]
Many firearms enthusiasts don’t only love their own guns, they can appreciate good movie guns as well. And when it comes to guns in film, there are plenty of iconic models from which to choose. One of the most popular has to be James Bond’s iconic Walther. [Read More…]
Spooky Season is in full swing, and we here at TFB wanted to get into the spirit, so today I have a special Halloween edition article for all you ghouls and goblins. Although we’ve done some All Hallow’s Eve-themed work in the past, and we’ve also [Read More…]
When Hollywood’s film and TV creators need prop guns of virtually any flavor, they turn to the first word in silver screen firearms: Independent Studio Services. In their forty-year history, ISS has grown from one man and his garage to become the largest prop [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves takes you behind the scenes at ISS, Independent Studio Services, for the making of the gun from Pirates of the Caribbean. A lot of work goes into making and using the black powder firearms from movies like Pirates of the Caribbean, and Larry Zanoff of ISS [Read More…]
TFB’s Top 10 Sci-fi Movie Guns PArt II Welcome back to our Sci-Fi Movie guns series where we explore and discuss various weapons used in sci-fi movies and TV shows. This week we’re going to dive deeper into the weird and interesting movies ranging as far [Read More…]
If you’re a huge Star Wars fan then I’m sure you’ve already signed up for the new streaming service Disney Plus. I did, mostly for the new live action show “The Mandalorian”. The show is essentially a spaghetti western in space that follows [Read More…]
The guns of el Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie Unless you’ve been sleeping under a rock or hate entertainment, you should have caught a glimpse of the new Netflix original movie, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie. Directed by Vince Gilligan, the original director of [Read More…]
Hollywood and Guns have had a long and storied (literally) history. Guns have been featured in the film in every era and every genre. From Action, Drama, Thrillers, Horror and even the dreaded rom-com, guns are found in every single one of them. Today we’re going [Read More…]
A company you may have not heard of, but have absolutely seen their work in numerous films for decades is Independent Studio Services (ISS). This 3rd generation, family business got its start in 1977 by the way of Greg Bilson, Sr and the family business is making [Read More…]
Update: The owner of MAG contacted me after the publication of this article to remind me that “there are thousands, not hundreds” of guns in the vault. Somewhere close to 4000 with 1000 of those being handguns and 2000 being machineguns. Clearly my urge to [Read More…]