Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) - Secret Agent 007, James Bond (George Lazenby) finds himself drawn into a "salvage mission" to try and help the troubled adult daughter of a Corsican criminal boss. As he and Tracie (Diana Rigg) discover the beginnings of a real romance, Bond continues his hunt of his arch-enemy Blofeld... Continue Reading →
Closure - Randall Wood (2013) - FBI Agent Jack Randall finds himself assigned to a high profile case in a very peculiar manner, by the killer. High profile people are being killed with frightening efficiency across the country. It's clear that it's all the same killer but finding the connections is a challenge. From New... Continue Reading →
My Neighbor Totoro (1988) - A family moves to rural Japan so they can be close to their ailing mother. The girls, Satsuki and Mei, begin to explore their new world and discover that some amazing creatures live in the wood that borders their home. Wow. Where to even begin with this movie? It is... Continue Reading →
The Spitfire Grill (1996) - After serving time in a Maine prison, a young woman (Alison Elliot) chooses to move to the small town of Gilead, Maine to begin her life anew. There she is, somewhat reluctantly, taken in by a crotchety older woman (Ellen Burstyn) who runs the local restaurant. Together they will explore the... Continue Reading →
Richmond Noir - edited by Andrew Blosson, Brian Castleberry and Tom De Haven (2010) - This is a wonderful collection of short stories done in the noir style. As Tom Robbins (author of among others "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues". Robbins grew up in Richmond and has a story in the collection) says in his foreword,... Continue Reading →
Bagdad Cafe (1987) - On the same day that Brenda (CCH Pounder), a disgruntled cafe owner in the middle of nowhere, throws her good for nothing husband out, a German tourist has a fight with her husband and finds herself at the Bagdad Cafe. Jasmine (Marianne Sägebrecht) speaks very little English and has no idea... Continue Reading →
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolfe? (1966) - A middle aged couple, George (Richard Burton) and Martha (Elizabeth Taylor), have a relationship based on verbal abuse, alcohol and broken dreams. Once upon a time he was an up and coming history professor and she was the beautiful daughter of the college president. Today they are vicious... Continue Reading →
18 - Collated by Belinda Hamilton (2014) - In 1996 a group of writers got together for mutual support and discussion (as writers are wont to do). Out of that grew a group called Vision Writers. The group specializes in speculative fiction, science fiction and fantasy, based in Queensland, Australia. This book is a celebration... Continue Reading →
The Monuments Men (2014) - The story of members of the Allied forces in World War II tasked with finding and saving art work and buildings in the midst of the war. They also had to track down and return the thousands of pieces of art stolen by Nazi forces. Every once in a while... Continue Reading →
The Good Girl (2002) - A small town Texas woman (Jennifer Aniston) is bored with her life. Bored with her well meaning but ineffectual, stoner husband (John C. Reilly). Bored with her pointless job in a local discount store. All that boredom leads to her having an affair with a young coworker (Jake Gyllenhaal) who... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 