Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
Moonrise Kingdom (2012) - Two bright and mature 12 year olds with face many obstacles when they fall in love and want to run off together. Along the way they will fight battles, face hardships, survive a hurricane and lightning strike and maybe get married along the way. Does every review of a Wes Anderson... Continue Reading →
So what needs to change? Last week I wrote about the things that presented the biggest challenges for me right now. Trying to replicate what I did before in a very different environment hasn't worked. New context requires new answers. I've spent my time off thinking about how to approach that. Here's what I found: I... Continue Reading →
Blind Justice by Ethan Cross (2015, The Story Plant) - Deacon Munroe is an agent of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service. He is smart, experienced, plugged into the circles of power in Washington, D.C., and blind. Munroe will need all his skills and influence to help his team solve a mystery that gets deeper with... Continue Reading →
Moon (2009) - As a three year hitch on the moon comes to an end Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell) is more than ready to go home. He's the only person on the lunar mining site and he's beginning to worry about his sanity. His only "companion" is his station robot assistant GERTY (voiced by Kevin... Continue Reading →
It's time to begin again. I've taken the time off this summer to really think about what I'm trying to do, what I've done before and what needs to change. First thing was the title. It never really got real, did it? Nope. LOL. So let's begin with something new. Being of a somewhat... Continue Reading →
Around the Bend (2004) - Henry Lair (Michael Caine) wants to bring his scattered family back together. His plan involves a trip in a VW mini-bus with his estranged son (Christopher Walken), bitter grandson (Josh Lucas) and great-grandson (Jonah Bobo). The trip will take them back to a pivotal, legendary moment in family history and... Continue Reading →
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Fire and Ice - series) by George R.R. Martin - (1996-?) The sweeping story of the lands of Westeros where seasons last for years. Summer is ending, Winter is coming and the world of the Seven Kingdoms must face more than just the beginning a long hard winter.... Continue Reading →
Hot Fuzz (2007) - The ultimate arresting machine of a London police officer (Simon Pegg) gets transferred against his will to a tiny English village. There, with his bumbling partner(Nick Frost), they discover a giant criminal conspiracy that leads to death after death. For whatever reason there are things in my life that I have... Continue Reading →
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) - A former child movie star takes out her anger and self hatred on her sister who is trapped in a wheelchair. Hard to imagine a story concept less appealing than this. Bette Davis and Joan Crawford bring their personal, real life loathing for one another to the... Continue Reading →
Still tyring to get caught up on books, so doubles for another week. Cult Sci-Fi Movies by Danny Peary (2014) - Ten essays on some of the best science fiction movies of all time. This book is one of a series of books on cult films (Horror, Crime, Midnight Movies). Here he takes on an... Continue Reading →
