Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
Lists are coming! Starting soon I will do some posts that are lists of books or authors or whatever topic pops into my labyrinthine mind. (Hmm, maybe a list of big words I use unnecessarily 🙂 ). You will notice my lists are not the traditional “Top 10”. With very few exceptions, they are lists of three or... Continue Reading →
Big Night (1996) - Two brothers are on the verge of losing their restaurant, when the chance to feed a big star falls into their lives. Directed by Stanley Tucci/Campbell Scott Starring Tony Shaloub, Stanley Tucci, ... Continue Reading →
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY, Monday through Friday around 7:30 AM. The following are scripts which may not exactly match the aired version of the program. Mostly because the host may suddenly add or subtract words at a moment's notice. WRFA-LP is not responsible for any such silliness or... Continue Reading →
New Suns-Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color By Nisi Shawl (2019) Simon and Schuster I was excited when I saw this book was available for review. It’s the crossroads of two personal favorites—short stories and speculative fiction. If that second term is unfamiliar to you I first came across it in the late ‘60s, early ‘70s... Continue Reading →
ThePassenger (1975) – A war correspondent takes over the identity of a dead man without knowing that the man was a gun smuggler. He struggles to understand why he has done this and what it means to his life moving forward. Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni Starring Jack Nicholson, Maria Schneider Why You Will Like It: A unique directorial vision... Continue Reading →
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY, Monday through Friday around 7:30 AM. The following are scripts which may not exactly match the aired version of the program. Mostly because the host may suddenly add or subtract words at a moment's notice. WRFA-LP is not responsible for any such silliness or... Continue Reading →
In a previous life, I was a radio announcer. Unlike writing, there is no editing process in live radio. The best on-air personalities prepare in advance, so they always know what’s next any time they open the microphone. Once that happens, there is no going back. You have to live with that instant of creativity.... Continue Reading →
Some newer films that have hit my screen: American Made (2017) - An attempt to make an American hero out of a drug smuggler. Is Tom Cruise fun to watch in this highly fictionalized version of former TWA pilot Barry Seals' life? Yes, he is. But the script takes even more liberties than usual with... Continue Reading →
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY, Monday through Friday around 7:30 AM. The following are scripts which may not exactly match the aired version of the program. Mostly because the host may suddenly add or subtract words at a moment's notice. WRFA-LP is not responsible for any such silliness... Continue Reading →
M (1931)–A child killer disrupts the lives of his city to until both the police and the organized criminals do everything in their power to capture him. Directed by Fritz Lang ... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 