Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
The Red Violin (1998) - A violin travels the world over centuries, growing to legendary status. Everyone who comes in contact with it has their life changed. Who will be the next owner of the Red Violin? Directed by François Girard Starring -... Continue Reading →
There are things I have done all my life (tell stories), there are things I've done for decades (write and take photos), there are things I've done for years (play guitar). I do them with varying levels of expertise or consistency, but they are all staples of my creative life. And after a while I... Continue Reading →
Vertical Limit (2000) – An attempt to climb one of the highest mountains in the world goes wrong when ego slams into severe weather on an unforgiving climb. Directed by Martin Campbell Starring Scott Glenn, Chris O’Donnell, Bill Paxton Why I Liked It – Sometimes all you want is the action. Logic out the window!... Continue Reading →
A Separate Peace by John Knowles (1959) – In the early years of World War II, a different conflict takes place in a quiet, New Hampshire boys school. Gene and Phineas will come of age after a single event that explodes everything they think they know about themselves and their world. The story is an... Continue Reading →
A Night In Casablanca (1946) – The Marx Brothers take on Nazis in post-war North Africa in search of a hidden treasure.Directed by Archie Mayo Starring Grouch, Chico and Harpo MarxWhy I Liked It – An overlooked Marx Brothers classic!The original concept was to parody the classic Humphrey Bogart movie “Casablanca.” In the end, the... Continue Reading →
Desk Set (1957) - An efficiency expert is brought in to bring the research department at a television network into the computer age. He doesn’t count on the wiles of the department head, or the challenges of the work they do. Directed by Walter Lang Starring Spencer Tracy, Katharine... Continue Reading →
No Gods, No Monsters by Caldwell Turnbull (2021, Blackstone Publishing) - A young man is killed by the police in Boston. Beyond a single death, a fearsome truth is revealed. Monsters are real. When a group of them reveal themselves during a protest event, the world is stunned. Just as quickly, the video of what... Continue Reading →
So I just realized, and I mean JUST realized, that this blog has gone quiet for over a month. Wow. That was so NOT the plan. The malaise I wrote about in my last post in July has been an ongoing struggle here. As I cruise around my social media groups, I discover I'm not... Continue Reading →
High and Low (1963) - A business executive preparing to takeover his company, must decide between his ambitions and the life of an employee's child.Directed by Akira Kurosawa Starring Toshiro Mifune, Yutaka Sada, Tatsuya NakadaiWhy I Liked It: When the stars (story, director, star) align, greatness happens.Kingo Gondo (Mifune) has worked at the National Shoe... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 