Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
The Manchurian Candidate (1962) - A U.S. soldier captured during the Korean War returns home with a secret mission inside his brainwashed mind. Directed by: John Frankenheimer Starring: Frank Sinatra, Janet Leigh, Laurence Harvey, Angela Lansbury Released at the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis this movie was very controversial in some circles. Before the... Continue Reading →
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (1848) - Ebenezer Scrooge is a bitter old man whose life is focused on making and keeping as much money as possible. Visits from ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future give him a reason to change. If there is a story in the English language more beloved than... Continue Reading →
Time for my annual list of favorite Christmas media. Hasn't changed much over the years. It's Christmas. Make of it what you will. Maybe it’s a high holy day for you. Maybe it’s really about Santa and the swag under the tree. Maybe it’s just something to be survived. Go for it. I intend to... Continue Reading →
Podcast for the week of November 22, 2015 We take a moment to comment on comments, note the passing of the actor who brought the horror movies one its greatest villains and looking at making old technology almost new. The View From the Phlipside podcast includes all three programs for the week listed. All materials... 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 moments notice. ... Continue Reading →
My focus for reviews is on movies that are at least ten years old. At the same time I watch a fair number of more recent movies and I just want to share thumbnail reviews. John Wick (2014) - Bad guys stole John Wick's car and killed his puppy. So he kills them all. Seriously,... Continue Reading →
Wings (1927) - Two young men, in love with the same woman, become fighter pilots during World War I. Directed by William Wellman Starring - Clara Bow, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Richard Arlen and Gary Cooper This is a landmark silent movie. "Wings" won the Best Picture Oscar at the very first Academy Awards. "The Jazz... Continue Reading →
Podcast for the week of November 18, 2015 We take a moment to comment on comments, note the passing of the actor who brought the horror movies one its greatest villains and looking at making old technology almost new. The View From the Phlipside podcast includes all three programs for the week listed. All materials... 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 just after 8 AM and 5 PM. 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... Continue Reading →
The Once and Future King by T.H. White (1958) A fantasy novel about King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. It begins with Arthur pulling Excalibur from an anvil and extends through the downfall of Camelot. What we know today as a single book is actually a compilation of four earlier works. They... Continue Reading →
