Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
Great collection of short films available on a single DVD from Netflix - "West Bank Story" - A very funny takeoff of the classic musical "West Side Story" but here a nice Israeli boy falls in love with a nice Palenstinian girl. He's a member of the Israeli army and his family runs the "Kosher... Continue Reading →
Nest of Worlds by Marek S. Huberath - (Originally published in Poland in 1998 this is the first edition in English available this year from Restless Books) Imagine a world where your social status is determined by the color of your hair and where you must move to a new continent every 35 years. In that... Continue Reading →
In the Heat of the Night - (1967) - The town of Sparta, Mississippi has high hopes for a new factory in their town. Then the man who was to build that factory is killed on the street. Police initially suspect a black man travelling through town named Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) but he turns... Continue Reading →
RoboCop (1987) - In a dystopian future Detroit a city policeman is mortally wounded then brought back to life and duty when he's transformed into a cyborg. RoboCop will have to battle criminals, the big money corporation that created him and his own lingering memories. This all began when I caught the last 45 minutes... Continue Reading →
Bear Is Broken by Laclan Smith (2013) - Leo Maxwell lives in the shadow of his older brother Danny, the most successful and possibly most hated defense attorney in the San Francisco area, and his father, currently serving a life sentence for the murder of their mother. In both cases he both loves and hates... Continue Reading →
Driving Lessons (2006) - A shy young man, Ben, (Rupert Grint) takes a job working for an eccentric retired actress, Evie, (Julie Walters) in part to make a little money and in part to escape his domineering mother (Laura Linney). His browbeaten father, the local vicar, (Nicholas Farrell) has retreated before his wife's megalomania and... Continue Reading →
A Raisin in the Sun (1961) - A poor black family in Chicago faces new stresses when the life insurance check arrives. Walter Lee (Sidney Poitier) dreams of escaping his poverty while his wife Ruth (Ruby Dee) is simply trying to figure out how to keep her husband happy. His mother has to figure out... Continue Reading →
(From My Shelves is an occasional series of posts about books, movies and music that hold a special place in my heart and on my shelves) College is the time when you go away and discover a universe that you never knew existed. At least it was for me. My vision of social interactions, music,... Continue Reading →
Torch Song Trilogy (1988) - The screen adaptation of Harvey Fierstein's Tony awarding play of the same name. Arnold Beckoff (Fierstein) is a female impersonator who is desperately seeking love. Fierstein draws heavily on his own life for this warm and touching story. Arnold struggles with his family's issues, his own insecurity, the issues that... Continue Reading →
Short Sentence - A Crime Short Story Collection from Bloomsbury - (2013) - Start with a short story written by an established author in the field. Then challenge other authors to pick the idea and go their own nefarious way with the concept. That's the idea behind "Short Sentence". In this case there are five... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 