Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
Oh. My. God. In my last post I noted my long standing series of travel "adventures". Well the biggest trip of my life is coming up (going to Germany) and it seems that the travel gremlins have decided to get a head start on it all. I am flying out of Pittsburgh so I need... Continue Reading →
John Carter (2012) What a mess. I read the books as a teenager. Oh, those Frank Frazetta covers. They're a wonderful piece of adventure from that time (Edgar Rice Burroughs published the first book "A Princess of Mars" in 1917. The last book in the series was published posthumously in 1964). The problem is that... Continue Reading →
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Tuesday 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... Continue Reading →
The Best Years of Our Lives - (1946) This is one of those legendary movies that you hear about long before you see them. As classics so often are it is not only a movie of its time but of all time as well. The issues it touches on are every bit as topical now... Continue Reading →
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Tuesday 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... Continue Reading →
Wreck It Ralph - 2012- Let me be honest, I went to see this movie because my daughter wanted to see it (and she was paying). I'm not a gamer, wasn't even much of an arcade game player back in the day. But what the heck? What I got was a fabulous surprise. This movie... Continue Reading →
So here's the first thing you need to know about traveling with me. You don't want to travel with me. Seriously. You don't want to travel with me. At least when I'm travelling to church functions. Why? Because....adventures happen. I am in St. Louis MO for the next couple days for meetings to set up... Continue Reading →
The Day of the Jackal - (1973) Sometimes classics aren't big hits. At least not at first. When director Fred Zinneman ("High Noon", "From Here to Eternity", "A Man For All Seasons") began casting the movie he decided he didn't want a big name star. He wanted the story to be the star. So the... Continue Reading →
Today we remember all veterans but especially those who gave all. From the poem "For the Fallen" by Laurence Binyon: They went with songs to the battle, they were young.Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady and aglow.They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,They fell with their faces to the foe.They shall grow... Continue Reading →
The Five People You Meet in Heaven - (2004) Based on the book by Mitch Albom the movie is the story of an 80 year old Army vet who dies trying to save a little girl's life at the amusement park where he has worked since he was a kid himself. When he arrives in... Continue Reading →
