Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
In my ongoing attempt to keep the creative side of me flowing (which was the original purpose of this blog), I've decided to take on a weekly photo challenge. It sounded like fun, so I'm giving it a try. Photos on the blog are reduced to ensure faster loading. So they actually look BETTER than... Continue Reading →
Hud (1963) - Hud Bannon (Paul Newman) is an unscrupulous, self-centered, hard drinking womanizer. Everything that his father, Homer (Melvyn Douglas), isn't. Caught between them is the son of the dead older brother, whose death created a wall between the two adults. A crisis on the family ranch will push everyone to the edge. Directed... Continue Reading →
Podcast for the week of April 25, 2016 This week on the TVFTP podcast: We kick off the podcast this week with a look at Stephen Colbert's struggles in his late night slot. Second up is a look at what's happening in the world of virtual reality (VR), some of which is pretty cool. Finally,... Continue Reading →
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday around 7:30 AM. The following are scripts which may not exactly match the aired version of the program. Mostly because the host may suddenly choose to add or subtract words at a moment's notice. WRFA-LP is... Continue Reading →
Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers (1903) - A young clerk from the English Foreign Office is invited to join a half-forgotten friend from his University days for some sailing in the Baltic Sea. What begins as a break from his boredom in London leads to a plot that puts his nation's safety at... Continue Reading →
Catching up on some of the newer films I missed in the theaters. All science fiction this month. Lucy - (2014) - A woman is tricked into being a drug mule, then exposed to the highly experimental drug. She begins to access more of her brain and incredible powers over her body. Eventually, the drug... Continue Reading →
Podcast for the week of April 18, 2016 This week on the TVFTP podcast: The story of AMC's very brief flirtation with allowing texting in movie theaters passed almost too quickly for me to comment. Almost. The end of the Rush Limbaugh media kingdom may be coming to an end. Time to offer some respect,... Continue Reading →
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday around 7:30 AM. The following are scripts which may not exactly match the aired version of the program. Mostly because the host may suddenly choose to add or subtract words at a moment's notice. WRFA-LP is... Continue Reading →
In my ongoing attempt to keep the creative side of me flowing (which was the original purpose of this blog), I've decided to take on a weekly photo challenge. It sounded like fun, so I'm giving it a try. Photos on the blog are reduced to ensure faster loading. So they actually look BETTER than... Continue Reading →
I am a huge fan of documentary filmmaker Ken Burns. My bet is that his work really came to our attention with "The Civil War" in 1990. At his best, his movies and series are sweeping poetry done in film. His visual style, use of music and ability to interweave personal narratives to the larger... Continue Reading →
