Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
"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 →
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 →
The Sweet Smell of Success (1957) - A ruthless newspaper columnist and an unethical press agent conspire to ruin the life of a young musician to keep him from marrying the columnist's sister. Directed by Alexander Mackendrick Starring Burt... Continue Reading →
The Law (1959) - A beautiful young woman uses every tool given to her to make her way in a corrupt Italian fishing village. All the villagers are caught between the legal authority of the Don, and the local crime boss. Directed by Jules Dassin ... Continue Reading →
Strange Days (1995) – A former cop stumbles on a conspiracy in Los Angeles in 1999. Director – Kathryn Bigelow Starring Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis This may be the lamest attempt at a “science fiction” movie ever. It’s in “the future” (four whole years) and projected... 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 →
(Some quick looks are more recent movies) Thor - Ragnarok (2017) - Is the movie fun? Sure. Does it show much in the way of character growth or any particular depth of story? Not really. I've read a couple pieces that try and show that there's some deep stuff here, but I didn't see it... Continue Reading →
The Mask of Zorro (1998) – A young thief is trained to assume the role of the legendary hero of the people. Directed by Martin Campbell Starring Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, ... Continue Reading →
The Guns of Navarone (1961) Before Allied troops can be rescued from an island in the Mediterranean during WW II, a gun battery must be destroyed by a small group of commandos. Directed by J. Lee Thompson Starring David Niven, Gregory Peck, Anthony... Continue Reading →
I maintain another blog dedicated to my personal creative projects. The primary focus is on writing (Did you know I had a book? Find it HERE). I have an interview this month with the author of a book about action hero Jean Claude Van Damme. Take a look HERE.
Stories Are My Life 