Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
Westworld (1973) (Rated R) - An android based vacation resort suffers a a technical breakdown that endangers the lives of the guests. Directed by Michael Crichton Starring Yul Brynner, Richard Benjamin, James Brolin Why I Liked It – The issues are closer to reality than ever before. I remember seeing this in the theaters when it first... Continue Reading →
TheForger (2014) (Rated R) – Fresh out of jail, a thief agrees to forge a painting by Monet to settle some debts. His father and son join the plan as they try to escape the twin prongs of criminals and the law closing in on them. Directed by Philip Martin Starring John Travolta, Christopher Plummer, Abigail Spencer,... Continue Reading →
Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) (Not Rated) - A young woman lives out a fantasy life in New York City that grows ever more complicated. Directed by Blake Edwards Starring Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal, Mickey Rooney Why I Liked It – A beautiful movie with an almost flawless, glossy surface. Man, I will tick some people... Continue Reading →
MissionImpossible – Fallout (2018) - The IMF team faces another deadly threat with another bureaucratic “suit” trying to trip them up as well. Director: Christopher McQuarrie Starring: Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg Why I Liked It – A popcorn movie with the usual dash of hot sauce. These movies are prominent members of my “Guilty Pleasures” movie... Continue Reading →
Dark Star (1974) - A crew of astronauts, sent into space to destroy rogue planets, face new and comic(?) challenges 20 years into their mission as things begin to fall apart Directed by John Carpenter Starring Dan O’Bannon Why I Liked It – Ummmmmm… There is a special place for film school films that make it to... Continue Reading →
Nebraska (2013) - A son takes his alcoholic, irascible father on a quest for the million dollars the old man thinks he won. Directed by Alexander Payne Starring - Bruce Dern, Will Forte, Stacy Keach Why I Liked It - A movie about fathers and sons, a life without joy, and the lure of big... Continue Reading →
50 WorstMovies of All Time (2004) - Some movies are so bad they are good. But then there are movies that are bad. Truly bad, astonishingly bad. Bad bad. Here are 50 nominees for some of the worst of all time. My goal in these posts is to help you find good movies, even great... Continue Reading →
The Company You Keep (2012) - Years ago radicals from the 1960s disappeared. An aggressive young reporter begins to gather the clues on where they went and the lives they adopted. As the events of decades ago come back to life, everyone faces choices again. Directed by Robert Redford ... Continue Reading →
Slaughterhouse Five (1972) - Billy Pilgrim finds himself “unstuck” from time, shifting back to his experiences in a Nazi prisoner of war camp and forward through his life to his abduction by aliens. Directed by George Roy Hill Starring Michael Sacks, Rob Leibman, Valerie Perrine Why I Liked It: An interesting story in a rather... Continue Reading →
The Rainmaker (1997) - A small-time lawyer and his ethics bending paralegal take on an insurance company that denied a claim for a young man with leukemia. Fresh out of law school and with no courtroom experience, how can they win? Directed by Francis Ford Coppolla Starring - Matt Damon, Danny DeVito, Clare Danes Why... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 