Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
Free Enterprise (1998) - Two nerds who never grew up are still obsessed with the stories and movies of their childhood as they approach thirty. In this midst of their self-obsessed lives, they suddenly meet their idol. Directed by Robert Meyer Burnett Starring... Continue Reading →
From My Shelves is a series of occasional posts that look at items from my personal collection to which I have a special attachment. Fawlty Towers (1975-79) - While with Monty Python, John Cleese created characters who ranged from just a little off center to hilariously deranged. None of them was as perfectly formed as... Continue Reading →
Safety Last! (1923) A young man goes to the city to make a success of himself. It will take all of his ingenuity to survive. Directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor Starring Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis Silent movies have been largely ignored by audiences for almost 80 years. Once sound... Continue Reading →
Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988) A spaceship filled with aliens who look like clowns terrorize a small California town. This is a solid, if low budget, spoof of horror science fiction movies. At first blush, it just feels like a really bad movie. Further viewing reveals the intentional mocking of the genre. Little touches... Continue Reading →
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 →
"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 →
You Can't Cheat An Honest Man (1939) - A circus owner (W.C. Fields) with a tendency to run out on his debts, has to deal with various issues at the circus and his daughter's love life. Directed by George Marshall Starring: W.C. Fields,... 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 Man Who Came To Dinner (2000) A famous critic, armed with an acid tongue, slips and falls on his way to dinner at an admirer's home. His injury forces him to remain there, much to everyone's displeasure. This is the film of the 2000 Broadway revival of the stage play. Directed by - Jay... Continue Reading →
American Werewolf in London (1981) - Two Americans are hiking through Europe when they are attacked on the moors of England. Jack (Griffin Dunne) is killed while David (David Naughton) survives, only to discover that he was attacked by a werewolf. David falls for the nurse (Jenny Agutter) who tends him in the hospital, but... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 