Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
My name is Jay Phillippi and I've spent my life in and around the media. TV, radio, the movies and more. I love them, and I hate them and I always have an opinion. Call this the View from the Phlipside. I’ve talked before about the challenges facing artists in the new digital world when... Continue Reading →
My name is Jay Phillippi and I've spent my life in and around the media. TV, radio, the movies and more. I love them, and I hate them and I always have an opinion. Call this the View from the Phlipside. So here’s our question for today - What is wrong with George Lucas? George... Continue Reading →
Let's see what I've been watching: Secretariat - (2010) This was one I meant to see in the theaters and just never got to it. I'm betting I missed some of the experience because of it. I remember the time of the film vividly (the early '70s). I remember the amazing buzz around this big... Continue Reading →
OK let's get caught up on the movies of the summer: Green Lantern - Man, I wanted this movie to be really good. Green Lantern was always a special favorite of mine among comic book heroes when I was a kid. And the movie was...good. Just nothing to get really excited about. At the moment... Continue Reading →
Love it. Love everything about it. Just Brilliant!
Howl's Moving Castle (2004) A young girl is placed under a curse that makes her look like an old woman. She ends up in the walking castle of a self centered young wizard and his very funny fire demon who make a deal with her - get him set free from his deal with the... Continue Reading →
God's War by Kameron Hurley - Hurley is a fine writer but the book leaves something to be desired. Looking into her philosophy explains some of it. She doesn't like what's referred to as "infodump". In simplest terms it means explaining the world in which your story takes place. As a consequence you spend the... Continue Reading →
My name is Jay Phillippi and I've spent my life in and around the media. TV, radio, the movies and more. I love them, and I hate them and I always have an opinion. Call this the View from the Phlipside. Over the weekend we lost one of the great film directors of our time.... Continue Reading →
My name is Jay Phillippi and I've spent my life in and around the media. TV, radio, the movies and more. I love them, and I hate them and I always have an opinion. Call this the View from the Phlipside. There are some deaths in the world of the media that simply require a... Continue Reading →
Zombieland (2009)- Three things to know about this movie: It is incredibly disgusting with bodily fluids flying in all directions It is rather profane. Lotsa bad language It is VERY funny. Those probably don't seem like they go together but they do. The gore only has a couple really stomach wrenching moments and they're real... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 