Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
Sometimes Everything Comes TogetherBehind Green Lights (1946) - The beautiful daughter of a political candidate is a suspect in the murder of a blackmailer just days before the election. An honest police detective has to unravel the story to find the truth. Directed by Otto BrowerStarring Carole Landis, William Gargan, Don BeddoeWhy I Liked It -... Continue Reading →
A Random Choice Results in a Pleasant Surprise!Ragnarok (2013)(Original title: Gåten Ragnarok) - A Norwegian team sets out to find the meaning of ancient runes and discover an ancient threat.Directed by Mikkel Brænne SandemoseStarring - Pål Sverre Hagen Nicolai Cleve Broch Sofia Helin Why I Liked It - A solid suspense story with just enough of... Continue Reading →
Charade (1963) - When her husband is murdered, a young American in Paris faces the mystery of a hidden treasure, and the gang of men willing to kill for it.Directed by Stanley Donen Starring - Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau, James Coburn, George KennedyWhy I Liked It - A sly movie that blends the whodunit... Continue Reading →
Swimming With Sharks (1994) A naïve young man from middle America has his entire world turned upside down when he gets his “dream job”. He’s working as the studio assistant for a major Hollywood producer who is also the world’s worst boss.Directed by George Huang Starring Kevin Spacey, Frank Whaley, Michelle Forbes, Benicio Del ToroWhy I... Continue Reading →
Marked Woman (1937) - A nightclub hostess refuses to help a young assistant district attorney take down her crime lord boss. Then her sister is killed and the game changes.Directed by: Lloyd Bacon & Michael Curtiz (uncredited)Starring - Bette Davis, Humphrey BogartThere were few, if any, studios that made better gangster movies than Warner Brothers... Continue Reading →
Camelot (1967) - The story of King Arthur, Guinevere, and Sir Lancelot, based on the smash Broadway hit of the same name.Directed by Joshua Logan Starring - Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, Franco NeroWhy I Liked It - The music remains wonderful and singable.I am going to upset people again. It comes with the job. From... Continue Reading →
The Tomorrow War (2021) Time travelers arrive from the future! Turns out thirty years in the future, humanity is getting its butt kicked by an alien invasion. The future needs more soldiers from the past to save the future. A high school teacher leaves his family behind and teams up with an unlikely set of... Continue Reading →
From Here To Eternity (1953) - In the days before Pearl Harbor, passion springs up in unexpected and difficult places. Two women find themselves trapped in lives they don't want, and the men they love have struggles of their own in the Army.Directed by Fred Zinnemann Starring Burt Lancaster,... Continue Reading →
It’s hard to wrap my head around the fact that “The Godfather” was released fifty years ago today. While some may quibble, the original movie and its sequel stand at the apex of the organized crime movie mountain. Those two (I’ll look at the third movie of the trilogy in a moment) are the archetype... Continue Reading →
Thunder Road (1958) - After coming home from service in Korea, Lucas Doolin goes to work in the family "business"-running moonshine. Both the federal agents and big city criminals try to put a crimp in the works.Directed by Arthur Ripley Starring Robert Mitchum, Gene Barry, Keely SmithWhy I Liked It: Good old fashioned fun at... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 