Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
Jack Reacher - Never Go Back (2016) - Reacher has both personal and professional mysteries to solve as he takes on a government conspiracy. I know the fans of the books hate Cruise in the role, but I enjoy his work. Add in my crush on co-star Cobie Smulders and there's more than enough here... Continue Reading →
Them! (1954) - Atomic experiments result in giant ants that rampage across the American southwest. Directed by Gordon Douglas Starring - James Whitmore, Joan Weldon, Edmund ... Continue Reading →
Mystery, Alaska (1999) - A small, hockey-obsessed town in Alaska wins the chance to bring the New York Rangers to town for a televised match. Directed by Jay Roach Starring Russell Crowe, Hank Azaria, Burt Reynolds, ... Continue Reading →
Cadillac Records (2008) - The barely factual story of Chess Records in Chicago. Leonard Chess (Adrain Brody) advanced the careers of some of the greatest blues artists of his time. Directed by Darnell Martin Starring Adrian Brody, Cedric the Entertainer, Mos Def, ... Continue Reading →
Down To No Good - Earl Javorsky (2017) - Charlie Miner used to be a private detective. Then he died. Sort of. People keep killing him and he keeps waking up. Waking up dead. It's confusing. When Homicide Detective Dave Putnam asks for Charlie's help with three murders that are tangled up with a celebrity... Continue Reading →
Corman's World - Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (2011) - Documentary look at the first great independent film producer of the modern era. Roger Corman is often dismissed as a schlockmeister, or as the "King of the B Movie". Yet the modern indie movie scene owes more to this one man than any other. The... Continue Reading →
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse (1922) - The story of a young man in India who leaves home in search spiritual enlightenment. Along with his best friend, Govinda, Siddhartha will meet the Buddha, pray, fast and leave his old life behind. Eventually, the two friends paths diverge, and Siddhartha finds his enlightenment in a place he... Continue Reading →
Alphaville (1965) - A secret agent from the Outlands arrives in the technocratic center of the galaxy with orders to disrupt their orderly, logic based culture. Directed by Jean Luc Goddard Starring Eddie Constantine, Anna Karina This is one of those "classic... Continue Reading →
West of Zanzibar (1928) - A magician (Chaney) is crippled during a fight with his wife's lover (Barrymore) and spends his life in search of vengeance. Directed by Tod Browning Starring - Lon Chaney Sr., Lionel Barrymore, Mary Nolan This movie comes at... Continue Reading →
The Written Word - The Power of Stories To Shape People, History and Civilization by Martin Puchner - Random House (2017) - Through the stories behind sixteen "foundational texts", Puchner shows how the written word has changed the world. Beginning with the Iliad journey will wind its way to Japan, the lands of the Maya... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 