Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
How much trouble can you get into if Groucho Marx is your advisor?Don't answer that question! Double Dynamite (1951) - A young bank clerk wants more from his life is accused of embezzling from his employer. With only his friend Emil on his side, he'll try to clear his name and win his girl back.... Continue Reading →
What Did You See That You Liked? Time for the annual list of my top movies of the year. As is my practice, I limit my list to NINE selections. (Lots of reasons, the most important is that it’s my favorite number). Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com For the year, I watched a disappointing 34... Continue Reading →
A Doomscrolling Substitute This is the last post of 2024 on this blog. My tradition over many years (and several blogs) is to take one week off. It’s always the last week of the year. A chance for me to sit back, look at the past and the future. Also, a chance to not worry... Continue Reading →
Yeah, It Was OK Lucky Christmas (2011) - A single mom moves to a small town with her son to start over again. Meanwhile, across town a good looking local man has set aside his dreams to support the family business. The rest you can guess. Directed by Gary Yates Starring Elizabeth Berkley, Jason Grey-Stanford... Continue Reading →
Seriously Sexy Seasonal Senior Silliness Grumpy Old Men (1993) – Two lifelong rivals (now senior citizens) vie for the affections of a beautiful new neighbor. They have razzed and pranked each other for most of their lives. But now they discover they mean more to each other than they realized. Directed by Donald Petrie Starring... Continue Reading →
It's fun, but not THAT kind of fun. The Invisible Woman (1940) - A department store model finds a way to get revenge on her miserable boss when she answers an ad for test subjects. An eccentric scientist has found the way to make people invisible. There are a few problems still to be overcome!... Continue Reading →
When The End Comes, It Will Come For Us All. When the Wind Blows (1986) – Nuclear war disrupts the quiet routine of an elderly, retired couple in England. Directed by Jimmy T. Murakami Starring Dame Peggy Ashcroft, Sir John Mills Why I Liked It – A charming fable with a heartbreaking end. Here’s a... Continue Reading →
One Of The Greatest Anti-War War Movies of All Tim Catch-22 (1970) – An American pilot tries everything to be relieved of combat flying, including being certified as insane. The problem is that there’s a catch to that question. An omnipresent, infallible stumbling block to the insanity all around it. Directed by Mike Nichols Starring... Continue Reading →
Where The Boyfriend Is A Jerk, But NOT The Biggest Jerk. The Blue Gardenia (1953) – A young woman has too much to drink and goes back to the apartment of a pickup artist. The next morning, she wakes up to a raging hangover and a dead body. Did she kill him? The early evidence... Continue Reading →
The Cooler (2006) – Bernie Lootz is not the man you want to stand next to you in a casino. Bernie is a man shaped jinx. Any luck you had at the table disappears. That makes him precious to the casino that employs him. When a pretty waitress comes into Bernie’s life, things will change.... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 