Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
The Wicker Man (1973)- A rigidly moralistic police officer arrives on a small Scottish island in search of a missing girl. He clashes with the pagan locals who insist that the girl never existed. Directed by Robin Hardy Starring Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland Why I Liked It – The movie has a style... Continue Reading →
Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley (1818)-A scientist dabbles in creating life, only to face tragedy when his creation turns on him. Why I Like It-Going back to the original gives a new view of the story. This is the latest in my exploration of classics I’ve never read. Like “Dracula” I’m not... Continue Reading →
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) – The legendary English outlaw fights for the rights of the poor and stands against the greedy Prince John and his henchmen! Directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley Starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Claude Rains, Basil Rathbone Why I Liked It – A true spectacular version of... Continue Reading →
North by Northwest (1959) – A New York advertising executive is misidentified as an undercover government agent. The bad guys want him dead and the good guys want to use him in a larger plan. On the run, he meets a beautiful woman who helps him. Or does she? Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Starring Cary... Continue Reading →
Notorious (1946) – Following her father’s conviction for treason, American intelligence recruits Alicia Huberman to infiltrate a circle of her father’s former colleagues. When she falls in love with the agent handling her assignment, everything gets more complicated. Can she find the evidence to stop the group before they discover who she’s working for? Directed... Continue Reading →
The Woman in White (1859) by Wilkie Collins – A drawing teacher meets a mysterious woman dressed in white on his way to a new job. When he arrives, he finds a beautiful young woman who could be the first woman’s twin. His love for his student is doomed because of their different social positions,... Continue Reading →
Of Movies and Afternoons On the Living Room FloorThe Sands of Iwo Jima (1949) - Sergeant John Stryker is a driven, hated, inflexible leader of a squad of young Marines headed into battle during World War II. When their boots hit the sands of a tiny island in the Pacific, both the source of his... Continue Reading →
The Greatest Comic Cast Ever?It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, World (1963) - When a career criminal dies in an automobile accident, he leaves clues to the secret location of a hidden fortune to a group of strangers. A cast of some of the greatest comedians of the 20th Century take off running is this comedy... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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