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 →
I still watch newer movies, even though the focus here is on older ones. So I give quick reviews for movies made in the last ten years or so. Black Mass (2015) - The story of Boston crime legend James "Whitey" Bulger who cooperated with the FBI to attack a rival crime organization that was... Continue Reading →
The Beat (2000) - In the 1950's American literature and culture would change through the work of the Beat Movement. At the center of that movement, you find William S. Burroughs, his wife, Joan Vollmer, Allen Ginsberg, Lucien Carr, and Jack Kerouac. They would burst over the literary landscape in the 1950's but their story... Continue Reading →
Mary and Max (2009) - An awkward eight year old from Australia becomes pen pals with a forty year old, overweight man in New York City with Asperger's Syndrome. Each of them finds a way through the challenges of their lives through the letters they share. Director - Adam Elliott ... Continue Reading →
Catching up on movies I missed in the theaters. St Vincent - (2014) - A single mom and her son move in next door to a bitter, old man. Circumstances throw them together and they will discover new things about themselves and each other. There is nothing particularly surprising or novel about the story. It... Continue Reading →
The Decline of the American Empire (1986) - Eight friends gather for a chance to share a meal and enjoy the company. Along the way, they discuss the ups and downs of their sex lives. But in the end some details are revealed that will change their relationships forever. Directed by Denys Arcand ... Continue Reading →
Crumb (1994) - Documentary that examines the life and work of underground cartoon legend R. Crumb Directed by Terry Zwigoff Robert Crumb (or R. Crumb as he commonly signed his work) may not be a name that jumps out at you. If you were growing up in the mid-60's through early 1970s then his work... Continue Reading →
The Parallax View (1974) - A reporter finds himself caught up in a vast conspiracy of political assassination. He will try to find the truth and instead find himself in the crosshairs. Directed by Alan J. Pakula Starring Warren... Continue Reading →
Hud (1963) - Hud Bannon (Paul Newman) is an unscrupulous, self-centered, hard drinking womanizer. Everything that his father, Homer (Melvyn Douglas), isn't. Caught between them is the son of the dead older brother, whose death created a wall between the two adults. A crisis on the family ranch will push everyone to the edge. Directed... Continue Reading →
Catching up on some of the newer films I missed in the theaters. All science fiction this month. Lucy - (2014) - A woman is tricked into being a drug mule, then exposed to the highly experimental drug. She begins to access more of her brain and incredible powers over her body. Eventually, the drug... Continue Reading →
