Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
Once Upon A Time In America (1984) - This is one of those movies I'm pretty sure the cognoscenti think I should like. Sergio Leone is one of those directors that a certain portion of the movie loving community fawns over. I just can't muster a whole lot of enthusiasm for either. I do kind... Continue Reading →
Slap Shot (1977) - If you talk to hockey players this is commonly listed as one of their favorite movies. It's also a movie that generates conversation. So let's get this out of the way right up front. This is not a great movie. At the same time it is a great movie. In the... Continue Reading →
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Tuesday through Friday just after 8 AM and 5 PM. 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... Continue Reading →
Panic (2000) - As the credits roll I'm thinking "How have I never heard of this movie?" William H. Macy, Tracy Ullman, John Ritter, Neve Campbell, Donald Sutherland, Barbara Bain. Miguel Sandoval even has a short little role towards the end. A classic spot the stars and yet I've never heard of it. Turns out... Continue Reading →
Eastern Promises (2007) - This is one of those movies I'm "supposed" to like. It's directed by David Cronenberg, the critics generally love it, the movie won a couple minor awards, received several larger award nominations including a Best Actor Oscar nod for Viggo Mortensen. It didn't make a huge amount of money but enough... Continue Reading →
Not sure I've ever laid this out. The passing of Roger Ebert got me thinking about why I do all this and how I make my judgments. For me a critic's opinions are worth very little if I don't understand where they find their foundation. Some of my most reliable critics are the ones with whom... Continue Reading →
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Tuesday through Friday just after 8 AM and 5 PM. 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... Continue Reading →
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Tuesday through Friday just after 8 AM and 5 PM. 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... Continue Reading →
The real Francis Ouimet and Eddy Lowery The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005) - So this is either a movie that has a lot going for it (a rags to riches story, the poor boy rising up to challenge the rich and powerful) or has a lot to fight against (it's a golf movie about... Continue Reading →
Next (2007) - Consider the case of Nicholas Cage. In the early to mid '80s he looked like he could be the "next big thing". That special actor that takes us to that special place that only they can go. "Rumble Fish", "Peggy Sue Got Married", "Raising Arizona", "Moonstruck". With "Leaving Las Vegas" (an an... Continue Reading →
