Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
The Last Picture Show (1971) - a coming of age story set in a small, north Texas town in the early 1950's. Two best friends, Bobby and Sonny (Timothy Bottoms and Jeff Bridges), will try to find a future in the bleak, dying community they call home. Meanwhile Jacy, the prettiest girl in town (Cybill... Continue Reading →
The Apartment (1960) - An insurance accountant hoping to make his way up the ladder of success allows senior managers to use his apartment for their "romantic" meetings. When he falls for his boss's latest girl things go sideways very quickly. Directed by Billy Wilder Starring - Jack Lemon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray, Ray Walston... Continue Reading →
I was doing a little house keeping the other day and realized that my 250th movie review was about to post. Doing a little scrolling back I ran across a few things that I thought were worth noting at this milestone. My rating system is designed to put most of the movies in the 2/3/4... Continue Reading →
The 39 Steps (1935) - A man tries to help a counter-espionage agent only to have her killed in his apartment. When he is named as the prime suspect he goes on the run to catch the people who are guilty of both the espionage and the murder. Director: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Robert Donat, Madeliene... Continue Reading →
The Lost Weekend (1945) - Everyone seems to think that writer Don Birnam (Milland) has a drinking problem. Everyone except Don Birnam. Carefully missing the train that is supposed to take him off for a weekend of "drying out", Birnam descends deep into the abyss of his addiction over the course of four days. Directed by... Continue Reading →
Alien (1979) - A transport crew is bringing mineral ore to Earth when they are awoken from cryo-sleep by a distress call. They discover an alien life form that makes the rest of their trip home a fight for their lives. Directed by Ridley Scott, starring Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Ian Holm, John Hurt, Veronica... Continue Reading →
The Inspector General (1949) - A bumbling assistant to a snake oil salesman(Danny Kaye) stumbles into a corrupt village where he is mistaken for Napoleon's Inspector General, charged with rooting out crime and corruption. The fake inspector tries to make the best of the mistaken identity until his old boss shows up with other ideas.... Continue Reading →
The Front Page (1974) - In 1920's Chicago a newspaperman must decide between marriage and the biggest story of his career. a convicted murderer escapes the night before his execution and falls squarely into the reporter's lap. The problem is that he is supposed to have quit the paper and prepared to leave for Philadelphia,... Continue Reading →
Moonrise Kingdom (2012) - Two bright and mature 12 year olds with face many obstacles when they fall in love and want to run off together. Along the way they will fight battles, face hardships, survive a hurricane and lightning strike and maybe get married along the way. Does every review of a Wes Anderson... Continue Reading →
Moon (2009) - As a three year hitch on the moon comes to an end Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell) is more than ready to go home. He's the only person on the lunar mining site and he's beginning to worry about his sanity. His only "companion" is his station robot assistant GERTY (voiced by Kevin... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 