To Have and Have Not

To Have and Have Not by Ernest  Hemingway (1937) Harry Morgan's desires are simple.  To captain his boat for tourists who want to go fishing plus whatever other reasonably legal business he can do to support his family.  When his luck goes bad he finds himself forced into ever more dangerous jobs with ever mounting... Continue Reading →

The Osterman Weekend (1983)

The Osterman Weekend (1983) - A TV investigative journalist is told by the CIA that his closest friends are actually spies.  It appears that they are setting him up to take the fall.  Now he has to figure out what to do when they are all coming to his home for the weekend. Directed by... Continue Reading →

Time to Change – No Excuses

Sigh. No excuses.  I'm not putting the effort into this that I am to my creative stuff.  Or my job. And the results show it. It wasn't a good week.  Too many things that stressed me, too many things that took me out of my routine.  And the weather has been less than ideal.  But... Continue Reading →

Toonz, Social Media Fail, Patty Duke

"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 →

I hate March, Home Viewing and Commercial Success

"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 →

Movie List Update

Working on the upcoming movies list. I try to keep a good rotation of classics, Indie plus newer stuff that I just haven't seen yet. So I realized that I hadn't done any queue maintenance in a while when three documentaries in a row landed in my mailbox. Most of the titles are familiar but... Continue Reading →

The Creativity Project – Reflection

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 →

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