Minari (2020) - A Korean family moves to Arkansas in search for a new start and a better life. The dreams of the husband and wife are different, however. With the arrival of the children's grandmother, life on their remote farm begins to change.Directed by Lee Isaac ChungStarring Steven Yeun, Yeri Han, Yuon Yuh-jungWhy I... Continue Reading →
Freedom of Speech, Owning Twitter Feeds, Fake Oscar
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday around 7:30 AM. 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 words at a moment's notice. WRFA-LP is... Continue Reading →
Suspicion (1941)
Suspicion (1941) - A shy heiress falls for a roguish gentleman, but begins to wonder if he is going to kill her after they marry. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Starring Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine, Nigel Bruce Proving that good direction and acting can... Continue Reading →
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Mildred Pierce (1945) - A mother sacrifices everything to provide her daughter with everything. Directed by Michael Curtiz Starring Joan Crawford, Eve Arden, Ann Blyth This movie re-launched Joan Crawford's star in Hollywood. In the 1930's she had been one of... Continue Reading →
Grumpy Old Folks, No Oscar for Max and the Record Industry
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday around 7:30 AM. 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 words at a moment's notice. WRFA-LP is... Continue Reading →
TVFTP Podcast 2/8/16
Podcast for the week of February 8, 2016 This week on the TVFTP podcast: One upon a time all your viewing choices were in a single place. With all the new sources (and costs) will we be missing the "good old days" soon? Super Bowl is over, game was boring, how about the ads? Finally,... Continue Reading →
Oscar Flap II, Super Bowl Ads and the Good Old Days
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday around 7:30 AM. 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 words at a moment's notice. WRFA-LP is... Continue Reading →
Movie – All The King's Men
All The King's Men (1949) - A small town "honest man" politician is destroyed by the perils of power and popularity. His rise and fall will destroy the lives of those who are closest to him and believe in him the most. Based on the Pullitzer Prize winning novel of the same name by Robert Penn Warren. Directed... Continue Reading →
Oscar Furor, Emergency Communication and Commercial Future
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday around 7:30 AM. 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 words at a moments notice. ... Continue Reading →
Movie – The Lost Weekend
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 →