Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
From My Shelves is a series of occasional posts that look at items from my personal collection to which I have a special attachment. Slings and Arrows (2003, 2005-06) Take a Canadian Shakespeare company, filled with egos, romantic histories, artistic snobbery, mental breakdowns, rising young stars, fading older one, and a ghost. I mean you... Continue Reading →
Corman's World - Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (2011) - Documentary look at the first great independent film producer of the modern era. Roger Corman is often dismissed as a schlockmeister, or as the "King of the B Movie". Yet the modern indie movie scene owes more to this one man than any other. The... Continue Reading →
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard 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 choose to add or subtract words at a moment's notice. WRFA-LP is... Continue Reading →
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse (1922) - The story of a young man in India who leaves home in search spiritual enlightenment. Along with his best friend, Govinda, Siddhartha will meet the Buddha, pray, fast and leave his old life behind. Eventually, the two friends paths diverge, and Siddhartha finds his enlightenment in a place he... Continue Reading →
Alphaville (1965) - A secret agent from the Outlands arrives in the technocratic center of the galaxy with orders to disrupt their orderly, logic based culture. Directed by Jean Luc Goddard Starring Eddie Constantine, Anna Karina This is one of those "classic... Continue Reading →
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard 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 choose to add or subtract words at a moment's notice. WRFA-LP is... Continue Reading →
West of Zanzibar (1928) - A magician (Chaney) is crippled during a fight with his wife's lover (Barrymore) and spends his life in search of vengeance. Directed by Tod Browning Starring - Lon Chaney Sr., Lionel Barrymore, Mary Nolan This movie comes at... Continue Reading →
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard 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 choose to add or subtract words at a moment's notice. WRFA-LP is... Continue Reading →
The Written Word - The Power of Stories To Shape People, History and Civilization by Martin Puchner - Random House (2017) - Through the stories behind sixteen "foundational texts", Puchner shows how the written word has changed the world. Beginning with the Iliad journey will wind its way to Japan, the lands of the Maya... Continue Reading →
Beach Blanket Bingo (1965) - Frankie (Avalon), Dee Dee (Funicello) and the gang have to deal with a pretty pop star (Evans) and her publicity crazed manager (Lynde), a mermaid, Eric von Zipper and the Rats motorcycle gang, plus the usual spats and jealousy. All while hanging out at the beach, surfing and singing a... Continue Reading →
