Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
Great Stars Will Always Be StarsDark Victory (1939) - A frivolous, beautiful heiress is diagnosed with a fatal illness. She faces a series of decisions about how she will face the end.Directed by Edmund GouldingStarring Bette Davis, Ronald Reagan, Humphrey BogartWhy I Liked It - Davis dominates the screen with a brilliant performance.This is Bette... Continue Reading →
The Tin Man Borrows The Lion's Courage? One Body Too Many (1944) – The unexpected death of a potential client leaves a shy insurance salesman trapped in a house with the likely murderer.Directed by Frank McDonaldStarring Jack Haley, Jean Parker, Bela LugosiWhy I Liked It – A lighthearted romp of a murder mystery with just a... Continue Reading →
Neil Gaiman takes us on a trip below Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman (1997) - Richard Mayhew isn't special. He's a nice guy with an ordinary life. Until he stops to help a young woman bleeding on the sidewalk. From that moment, his life would never be ordinary again. Mayhew enters the world that exists below... Continue Reading →
There Is No Doubt 12 Angry Men (1957) – Twelve jurors must decide if a young man is guilty of capital murder. What seems obvious at first is slowly worn away until something closer to the truth is found. Directed by Sidney Lumet Starring Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, E.G. Marshall, Martin Balsam, Jack Warden,... Continue Reading →
You'll Pay For It With Almost Two Hours Of Your Life!Split Second (1992) - In a dystopian near-future, a London detective hunts for his partner's killer. After years without a clue, the killer has returned, leaving slaughter behind. Will he be the hunter or the hunted?Directed by Tony MaylamStarring Rutger Hauer, Kim CattrallWhy I Like... Continue Reading →
Masks and riddles, captivating and elusive, this is Venice The City of Falling Angels (2005) by John Berendt The historic La Fenice Opera House in Venice burns and around it, one of the most unique cities in the world tries to understand. Will it be rebuilt? Can it be rebuilt? John Berendt takes us inside... Continue Reading →
Even Hemingway Hated This Hemingway A Farewell to Arms (1932) – An American (Cooper) serves with the ambulance corps of the Italian army during the First World War. When he mistakenly stops at an English hospital, he meets a beautiful nurse (Hayes) and they fall in love. The dangers of his job and the rules of... Continue Reading →
A Time Traveling Waste of TimeTime After Time (1979) Jack the Ripper escapes from Victorian London to San Francisco in the 1970s by way of H.G. Wells' time machine. Wells pursues the killer to stop his killing rampage.Better than the movieDirected by Nicholas MyersStarring Malcolm McDowell, Mary Steenbergen, David WarnerWhy I Liked It – David... Continue Reading →
Jerry Goes Jekyll and Hyde!The Nutty Professor (1963) - A mild-mannered and socially awkward college professor finds his alter ego through a formula that makes him irresistible.Directed by Jerry LewisStarring Jerry Lewis, Stella StevensWhy I Liked It - Jerry shows off his ability to stretch into very different characters.This one is a reach back into... Continue Reading →
Edward Hopper by Carol Troyen (2007)- A collection of nine essays on the life and art of one of the United States’ most celebrated painters. It includes over 100 paintings as examples. This is a massive book, printed on high-quality paper. Originally a companion to a large traveling Hopper exhibition, the result is the classic... Continue Reading →
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