Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) – A power mad media mogul tries to start a war between China and the U.K. to make his network the only news outlet in the world. The British Secret Service sends James Bond to find out who is behind the plot, and put an end to it. Directed by Roger... Continue Reading →
La Dolce Vita (The Sweet Life) (1960) – A tabloid journalist covers the hedonism of Rome’s elite and becomes a part of it. Slowly drawn deeper into the depths, he faces the choice of where his life will go. Directed by Federico Fellini Starring- Marcello Mastroianni, Anita... Continue Reading →
The Red Violin (1998) - A violin travels the world over centuries, growing to legendary status. Everyone who comes in contact with it has their life changed. Who will be the next owner of the Red Violin? Directed by François Girard Starring -... Continue Reading →
Vertical Limit (2000) – An attempt to climb one of the highest mountains in the world goes wrong when ego slams into severe weather on an unforgiving climb. Directed by Martin Campbell Starring Scott Glenn, Chris O’Donnell, Bill Paxton Why I Liked It – Sometimes all you want is the action. Logic out the window!... Continue Reading →
A Night In Casablanca (1946) – The Marx Brothers take on Nazis in post-war North Africa in search of a hidden treasure.Directed by Archie Mayo Starring Grouch, Chico and Harpo MarxWhy I Liked It – An overlooked Marx Brothers classic!The original concept was to parody the classic Humphrey Bogart movie “Casablanca.” In the end, the... Continue Reading →
High and Low (1963) - A business executive preparing to takeover his company, must decide between his ambitions and the life of an employee's child.Directed by Akira Kurosawa Starring Toshiro Mifune, Yutaka Sada, Tatsuya NakadaiWhy I Liked It: When the stars (story, director, star) align, greatness happens.Kingo Gondo (Mifune) has worked at the National Shoe... Continue Reading →
The Talk of the Town (1942) - A escapee from the local jail needs the help of his boyhood crush, and a legal scholar to avoid being convicted for a crime he didn't do.Directed by George Stevens Starring Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Ronald ColmanWhy I Liked It - Three wonderful actors are almost letter perfect... Continue Reading →
Ready Player One – (2018) In a dystopian future, “real life” is inside a virtual reality world. Solve the problems of that world and the greatest prize of all, control of that reality, is yours. A young man and some friends team up to take a shot at that prize.Directed by Steven Spielberg ... Continue Reading →
Fallen Angel (1945) - A down on his luck con man arrives in a small town on the California coast. Splitting his time between a huckster who claims he can speak with the dead and two local beauties pushes him into tighter corners than he expected. One of them ends up dead, and he looks... Continue Reading →
Metropolis (1927) - The silent movie classic about a dystopian future society. The workers and the wealthy live in two different worlds. Above, life is a bacchanal, while below the workers toil at mindless jobs and live in featureless hives.Directed by Fritz Lang ... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 