Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
I’m going to step back from movie reviews for a week to look at three adaptations of books to streamed series. Two were done marvelously well. The third, at least from one point of view, not so much. I just got access to Apple TV+ recently and dove into some of the highly acclaimed series... Continue Reading →
Last week I mentioned that I'd hit a mid-year/mid-summer slump in my creative life. It's not an unusual thing on my creative journey, but my goal this year has been to be proactive in the face of all challenges. Once I'd faced the issue, I had to find ways to get started. And that's a... Continue Reading →
The Holcroft Covenant (1985) – The adult children of three Nazi officers are confronted with a trust fund of billions of dollars. There are multiple opinions, including using the money to return the Nazi movement to power. The trust was created in death, and may end that way as well. Directed by John Frankenheimer Starring... Continue Reading →
I find myself in a midsummer slump on the creative front. by F.C. Yohn, circa 1914, from the Library of Congress Full transparency requires the admission that I’ve done close to nothing creative for a month now. I have my drawing group every other week (which is a huge lift for me mentally, and keeps... Continue Reading →
Rain (1932) - A storm in the South Pacific traps an unlikely band of travelers on the island of Pago Pago. A woman with a past, a self-righteous missionary, and another couple can’t leave because of an outbreak of cholera. She decides to enjoy herself, triggering an increasingly aggressive series of reactions from the missionary.... Continue Reading →
The Assassination Bureau (1969) – When a female reporter discovers the existence of an organization of hired assassins, she creates the perfect challenge to expose and destroy them. Along the way, she discovers a few unexpected challenges. Directed by Basil Dearden Starring: Oliver Reed, Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas Why I Liked It – Lightweight silliness.... Continue Reading →
Monaco Unspoken: A Chauffeur’s Tales-A Novel About the Things We Don’t Say by A. Moreau (2025) Through a series of hushed, powerful stories, we discover a range of people facing many struggles, large and small. But each is unique, just like the locale. Set in the glittering jewel of the Principality of Monaco, the passengers... Continue Reading →
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed... Our... Continue Reading →
The Train (1964) - In the closing weeks of World War II, the Nazis collect some of the greatest paintings in France to steal. A special train is arranged to get them to Germany. But a small group of resistance fighters will do everything they can to save the paintings. Based on a true story.... Continue Reading →
A few years back (do you ever do that and then have the realization I just did, that “a few years back” was, in fact, EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO! Yeesh) the lady in my life and I checked off a couple of items from our bucket list. We went to Las Vegas and arranged a side... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 