Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936) - An ordinary man is given the power to make almost anything he says happen! Directed by Lothar Mendes, Alexander Korda Starring - Roland Young, Ralph Richardson If you think that the concept of giving the power of God to regular people is a... Continue Reading →
American Werewolf in London (1981) - Two Americans are hiking through Europe when they are attacked on the moors of England. Jack (Griffin Dunne) is killed while David (David Naughton) survives, only to discover that he was attacked by a werewolf. David falls for the nurse (Jenny Agutter) who tends him in the hospital, but... Continue Reading →
Legends of Tivara - True Colors of Betrayal by JC Kang (2016) - After defeating the Last Dragon with the power of her singing, Kaiya can only rest briefly before her ailing father sends her off to negotiate with the aggressive Teleri. The task will reunite her with her childhood friend Tian. Neither of them are... Continue Reading →
Rebel Without A Cause (1955) - Jim Stark's (James Dean) family has moved again, trying to get away from Jim's bad behavior. It doesn't take him long to get in trouble again. He makes friends at the police station with "Plato" (Sal Mineo), accused of killing puppies and Judy (Natalie Wood), who was caught out... Continue Reading →
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) - The quiet retirement hotel in India faces the problem of only one remaining room and two potential customers. Sonny (Dev Patel) wants to expand to a second hotel, even as he struggles with the difficulties of his love life. The permanent residents have their own romantic issues... Continue Reading →
Entrapment (1999) - An insurance investigator (Catherine Zeta-Jones) wants to bring the legendary art thief (Sean Connery) that has evaded every law enforcement agency for decades. She decides to go undercover as a thief to lure him in. She tempts him with the information he needs to not only pull off his dream theft but... Continue Reading →
The Kid (1921) Charlie Chaplin's masterpiece about a tramp who finds an abandoned baby and raises the boy himself. As time goes by, the boys past will resurface, threatening the life they have created together. Directed by Charlie Chaplin ... Continue Reading →
House of the Rising Sun by James Lee Burke (2015) Hackberry Holland has been a Texas Ranger and a town sheriff among many other things in his life. One of the jobs he did the worst at was being a father. His son is now a grown man and a captain in the U.S.... Continue Reading →
Hobson's Choice (1954) - Henry Hobson is a successful bootmaker with just the life he's always wanted. Except that his three daughters all want to escape him through marriage, which would require him paying dowries. So Henry says "No". He soon has to face the consequences of that decision. Directed by David Lean ... Continue Reading →
War Against War - The American Fight For Peace 1914-1918 by Michael Kazin - There is a story about the first World War that we are not taught in school. A story about how many Americans did not want to get involved. A story about the group of people who very nearly kept us out... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 