Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
The Last Man On Earth (1964) - A plague of unknown origin has turned humanity into vampires with the exception of one man. He sits huddled inside his fortified home as the undead beat against the door each night, hoping to find a way to surviveDirected by Sidney SalkowStarring Vincent Price (and a bunch of... Continue Reading →
The Numbers Station (2013) - In disgrace, a CIA black-ops agent gets sent to a secret broadcast station in England as punishment. When the other team assigned to facility is killed, life gets complicated. Directed by Kasper Barfoed Starring John Cusack, Malin Åkerman, Liam Cunningham Why I Liked It - A good cast makes the most they can... Continue Reading →
Jojo Rabbit (2019) - An imaginative member of the Hitler Youth in wartime Germany, fantasizes that the Fuhrer is his friend. He dedicates every waking moment to being his vision of the perfect young Nazi. Reality begins to crowd out the fantasies until he confronts the fact that his mother is sheltering a young Jewish... Continue Reading →
I was cruising along in my car, doing a very old guy kind of thing. I was listening to the radio. Yeah, radio still exists! And you can still find some very interesting things on it. That day it was an obscure punk band from the '80s. "Obscure" might be overselling them. Black Citron was... Continue Reading →
The Jigsaw Man (1983)- The most infamous defector in English history is sent back from the USSR to retrieve an important document. A new face and identity won't help him with a variety of old personal and professional challenges.Directed by Terrence Young Starring Michael Caine, Laurence OlivierWhy I Liked It - A veteran director takes... Continue Reading →
10th Victim (1965) - Introducing "reality TV" long before it became the "big thing". In this Italian satire, "The Big Hunt" pitches contestants against one another in a kill or be killed competition. Alternating being the hunter or the prey, the winner has to survive ten rounds to win.Directed by Elio PetriStarring - Marcelo Mastroianni,... Continue Reading →
The Mechanic (1972) - A veteran hitman takes on a spoiled apprentice. A question of betrayal makes their lives more complicated.Directed by Michael WinnerStarring - Charles Bronson, Jan Michael Vincent, Jill Ireland, Keenan WynnWhy I Liked It - The perfect Bronson roleWhile there’s plenty to criticize about this movie (see the paragraph below about his... Continue Reading →
Klute (1971) - A small town detective works with a cynical big city sex worker to solve the mystery of a missing man.Directed by Alan J. PakulaStarring Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Roy ScheiderWhy I Liked It - Fonda is outstanding here, and the connection between her and her co-star is just as good.This movie’s title... Continue Reading →
The Man in The White Suit (1951) - An idealistic young chemist develops a new kind of cloth. One that resists dirt and never wears out. He sees it as the solution to a worldwide problem. The cloth manufacturers and their union employees see a disaster looming. One they will do everything in their power... Continue Reading →
The Catcher Was A Spy (2018) - Based loosely on the life of major league baseball catcher Moe Berg. It’s the story of an intelligent, well-read baseball oddball who goes to work for American intelligence during World War II, including an assignment to assassinate the head of the Nazi atomic bomb program.Directed by Ben LewinStarring... Continue Reading →
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