Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
The 39 Steps (1935) - A man tries to help a counter-espionage agent only to have her killed in his apartment. When he is named as the prime suspect he goes on the run to catch the people who are guilty of both the espionage and the murder. Director: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Robert Donat, Madeliene... Continue Reading →
The Mythology of Grimm - The fairy tale and foklore roots of the popular TV show by Nathan Robert Brown (2014) NBC has found an interesting source for a hit television show, the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm. Most people are familiar with the sterilized modern versions of these stories but the originals are... Continue Reading →
The Lost Weekend (1945) - Everyone seems to think that writer Don Birnam (Milland) has a drinking problem. Everyone except Don Birnam. Carefully missing the train that is supposed to take him off for a weekend of "drying out", Birnam descends deep into the abyss of his addiction over the course of four days. Directed by... Continue Reading →
Trust Me by Earl Javorsky (Story Plant, 2015) Jeff Fenner needs to face his demons. The cops are after him and so is a drug dealer. When his sister commits suicide Jeff refuses to believe. As he tries to dig himself out of the hole his life has become he will begin digging into his... Continue Reading →
The Inspector General (1949) - A bumbling assistant to a snake oil salesman(Danny Kaye) stumbles into a corrupt village where he is mistaken for Napoleon's Inspector General, charged with rooting out crime and corruption. The fake inspector tries to make the best of the mistaken identity until his old boss shows up with other ideas.... Continue Reading →
The Front Page (1974) - In 1920's Chicago a newspaperman must decide between marriage and the biggest story of his career. a convicted murderer escapes the night before his execution and falls squarely into the reporter's lap. The problem is that he is supposed to have quit the paper and prepared to leave for Philadelphia,... Continue Reading →
Moonrise Kingdom (2012) - Two bright and mature 12 year olds with face many obstacles when they fall in love and want to run off together. Along the way they will fight battles, face hardships, survive a hurricane and lightning strike and maybe get married along the way. Does every review of a Wes Anderson... Continue Reading →
Blind Justice by Ethan Cross (2015, The Story Plant) - Deacon Munroe is an agent of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service. He is smart, experienced, plugged into the circles of power in Washington, D.C., and blind. Munroe will need all his skills and influence to help his team solve a mystery that gets deeper with... Continue Reading →
Moon (2009) - As a three year hitch on the moon comes to an end Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell) is more than ready to go home. He's the only person on the lunar mining site and he's beginning to worry about his sanity. His only "companion" is his station robot assistant GERTY (voiced by Kevin... Continue Reading →
Around the Bend (2004) - Henry Lair (Michael Caine) wants to bring his scattered family back together. His plan involves a trip in a VW mini-bus with his estranged son (Christopher Walken), bitter grandson (Josh Lucas) and great-grandson (Jonah Bobo). The trip will take them back to a pivotal, legendary moment in family history and... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 