Senna (2010) - This is for racing fans. The documentary follows the racing career of the great Brazilian Formula One driver Ayrton Senna through his tragic death at Imola in 1994. Senna put the world on notice from the moment he slid down into the cockpit of an F1 machine. Astoundingly fast, intensely competitive and... Continue Reading →
A Little Family Project
A while back my middle brother Guy wrote a book. Now if you know Guy you know it wasn't because he was driven to be a writer, or that the story was burning in his heart and mind to be told. That's just not the kind of person he is. It was probably much closer... Continue Reading →
Newsweek, the Price of Immediacy, Tracking You
"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 →
Book reviews – Philip K. Dick and Trivial Knowledge
I'm a little behind on the books. Lots of travelling gives me lots of time to rip through my reading list. Confession of a Crap Artist - Philip K. Dick (originally published in 1975 but written in 1959) This is a strange but fascinating story of Jack, a man who views the world from a... Continue Reading →
Movie Review – Mars Attacks
Mars Attacks (1996) - So let's see, Tim Burton directs, the cast includes Jack Nicholson, Pierce Brosnan, Sarah Jessica Parker, Glenn Close, Annette Benning, Danny DeVito, Martin Short, Michael J. Fox, Jim Brown (the NFL great), Rod Steiger, Natalie Portman, Tom Jones (the great Welsh singer) and Pam Grier. It is a parody of '50s... Continue Reading →
The New You, Winter Storm Names and Facebook Study Madness
"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 →
Movie Review – The Philadelphia Story
The Philadelphia Story (1940) It is such a joy to come across a movie that truly excellent in every aspect. Great cast(Katherine Hepburn, James Stewart and Cary Grant plus a top notch supporting cast), great scrip(based on a Broadway script written especially for Hepburn), and director(George Cukor) each bringing their tasks home with skill, a complete... Continue Reading →
Movie Review – Father of Invention
Father of Invention (2010) - Kevin Spacey is one of those actors that I will always watch. So this one had to be added to my queue solely on the basis that he stars in it. I don't remember seeing any publicity at the time and the title means nothing to me. Spacey plays an... Continue Reading →
Trouble After Harry, Televised Politics and James Bond
"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 →
Book Review – Goodbye Mr. Chips
Goodbye Mr. Chips by James Hilton (1934) When I realized how much I had enjoyed "Lost Horizon" I kept my eyes open for his other work. This is one that I had heard about for years but never got around to reading. So when I finally got a copy for my Nook Color my first... Continue Reading →
