Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
Chinatown (1974) - For many of us Los Angeles and all of Southern California are simply lands of sun and palm trees and easy living. The reality is that the history especially of LA have quite a few skeletons in the closet. Like where the water comes from to support all those people. Once upon... Continue Reading →
Taken (2008) This is an action thriller about a retired CIA operative whose daughter is kidnapped in Paris by a gang of human slavers. The girls are sold into prostitution and he's going to get his daughter back. You now know pretty much everything you need to about this movie. Given that information you should... Continue Reading →
Been a busy boy and the movies are backing up. Three this week. Two I really liked and one that was...eh. Let's get the disappointment out of the way first. Reign Over Me - (2007) There were three little words that put this movie in a hole right from the start. "Adam Sandler Movie". I... Continue Reading →
All About Eve (1950) A young woman manages to work her way into the entourage of an aging star. What' begins innocently enough eventually takes on a decidedly different turn as time passes. Long friendships will be challenged before the final act. Margo Channing (Bette Davis) gets it right when she utters the classic movie... Continue Reading →
Four Brothers - (2005) - This was a weekend movie channel discovery. Nothing better to do, saw Mark Wahlberg in the credits and thought "Why not?". The movie is about four troubled boys adopted by their foster mom. She raises them to be honorable if not exactly law abiding. They are family, first, last and... 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 →
I am thankful for the movies. I have not always been the movie junkie I am today. Watching movies on a Sunday afternoon probably got me started on this. Back in the day Sunday afternoons were dedicated to the Sunday Afternoon Movies with Rege Cordic. I remember seeing lots of John Wayne movies. The movies... Continue Reading →
An Inconvenient Truth - (2006) - This is a documentary about things like Global Warming and mankind's impact on the environment. It's also a documentary about Al Gore. The one is really important. I'm not so sure about the other. The movie is based on the book and related public presentations that the former Senator... Continue Reading →
Was just sifting back through what I've watched recently and realized I'd missed a bunch of movies back in December. So here are the quick catch up reviews: Moneyball - (2011) - Movie based on the story of Billy Beane, General Manager of the Oakland A's, and his conversion to a more statistics based method... Continue Reading →
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - (2011) - Some movies have wonderful intricate plots. And some don't. This is a movie about people, about character and not about any particularly complex story line. A bunch of old people from England are (mostly) looking for something different and cheap in retirement. They end up in a... Continue Reading →
