Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) - Longfellow Deeds (Gary Cooper) is a simple hearted small town man who inherits 20 million dollars from a distant relative. He moves to New York City and is confronted with a very different and far more cynical world view that will try to deprive him of his inheritance. Little does... Continue Reading →
The Getaway (1972) - A convict (Steve McQueen)gets out of prison with the promise that he and his wife (Ali McGraw) would pull off a bank robbery. Turns out that he can't trust anyone and that getting away is the hardest part of the deal. Directed by Sam Peckinpah ... 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 newer movies I've seen recently - The Divergent Series - Insurgent (2015) - The battle continues among the factions for control of the city, the last bastion of civilization after the worldwide collapse of society. Tris continues to battle her inner demons and the power structure that is trying to destroy the faction system.... Continue Reading →
The Mirror (1975) - A dying Russian poet reflects on his life in a series of memories and flashbacks. Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky Starring -Margarita Terekhova, Ignat Daniltsev This is one of those movies that you watch because you're supposed to watch it. For... Continue Reading →
The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936) - An ordinary man is given the power to make almost anything he says happen! Directed by Lothar Mendes, Alexander Korda Starring - Roland Young, Ralph Richardson If you think that the concept of giving the power of God to regular people is a... 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 →
Rebel Without A Cause (1955) - Jim Stark's (James Dean) family has moved again, trying to get away from Jim's bad behavior. It doesn't take him long to get in trouble again. He makes friends at the police station with "Plato" (Sal Mineo), accused of killing puppies and Judy (Natalie Wood), who was caught out... Continue Reading →
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) - The quiet retirement hotel in India faces the problem of only one remaining room and two potential customers. Sonny (Dev Patel) wants to expand to a second hotel, even as he struggles with the difficulties of his love life. The permanent residents have their own romantic issues... Continue Reading →
Entrapment (1999) - An insurance investigator (Catherine Zeta-Jones) wants to bring the legendary art thief (Sean Connery) that has evaded every law enforcement agency for decades. She decides to go undercover as a thief to lure him in. She tempts him with the information he needs to not only pull off his dream theft but... Continue Reading →
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