Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
The Spy Who Came In From The Cold (1965) - A British agent is sent to East Germany on an undercover mission to disrupt the German intelligence service. Directed by Martin Ritt Starring Richard Burton, Claire Bloom,... Continue Reading →
A Bite-Sized History of France - Gastronomic Tales of Revolution, War, and Enlightenment by Stéphane Henaut; Jeni Mitchell (2018) - A husband and wife team of a French cheesemonger, and an American ex-pat academic lead the reader through French history one bite at a time. France is all about food, and food is woven deeply into... Continue Reading →
(Some quick looks are more recent movies) The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) - A wonderful romance about a man who has a genetic condition that makes him slip back and forth in time. He meets a girl who will eventually become his wife and they face the issues of his condition together. A heartwarming story... Continue Reading →
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1925) - The mysterious millionaire, Jay Gatsby, throws magnificent parties for the glitterati of the Jazz Age. Among the people swept into his life is his neighbor Nick, a young bond trader from the Mid-West, and Daisy, the great love of Gatsby's life. This was the first time... Continue Reading →
Free Enterprise (1998) - Two nerds who never grew up are still obsessed with the stories and movies of their childhood as they approach thirty. In this midst of their self-obsessed lives, they suddenly meet their idol. Directed by Robert Meyer Burnett Starring... Continue Reading →
The Sweet Smell of Success (1957) - A ruthless newspaper columnist and an unethical press agent conspire to ruin the life of a young musician to keep him from marrying the columnist's sister. Directed by Alexander Mackendrick Starring Burt... Continue Reading →
Too Like The Lightning by Ada Palmer (2016) - The 25th Century offers humanity's latest attempt to create a perfect society. It offers both the comfort of stratified roles with the option to exist outside those boundaries as well. All gender distinctions have been rejected. Status is based on technological/economic competition that is equally stringently... Continue Reading →
The Law (1959) - A beautiful young woman uses every tool given to her to make her way in a corrupt Italian fishing village. All the villagers are caught between the legal authority of the Don, and the local crime boss. Directed by Jules Dassin ... Continue Reading →
Strange Days (1995) – A former cop stumbles on a conspiracy in Los Angeles in 1999. Director – Kathryn Bigelow Starring Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis This may be the lamest attempt at a “science fiction” movie ever. It’s in “the future” (four whole years) and projected... Continue Reading →
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin (1969) – A human ambassador arrives on the most distant planet ever settled by humanity. The people of this world are very different from any other strain of humankind. Both the ambassador and the people of the world called “Winter” will struggle to understand each other.... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 