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BOOMERS MOVE AWAY FROM THE FOURTH ESTATE

May 5, 2014 by

The News? We’re Talking About The News? Print journalism shines brightest when a lowly reporter speaks truth to power. Woodward and Bernstein wrote about President Nixon and you know how that turned out. Who’s been a go-to reporter since then? Mario Lopez? Once you hit the big time in books and movies based on your […]

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MILLENNIAL CELEBRITIES EXPLAIN AGING. WHO’S LISTENING?

April 28, 2014 by

The Dude Abides, Man. Boomers getting older. It’s a subject with a bright spotlight. From kids born between 1946 – 1964, from youthful fifty years olds to an ancient sixty eight, no generation said it louder, “We’re young and pretty, and you’re not.” Since their early go-to-hell days, baby boomers discovered they’re not any more […]

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MONUMENTS MEN, THE ULTIMATE BOOMER MOVIE

February 20, 2014 by

In The Baby Boomer World Encompassed By Boomerpdx, Who Expected This? Waiting a few weeks to review a new movie isn’t the sort of thing that pumps box office numbers. You want to hit it on the first night, or even better score a ticket to a preview showing. Timely reviews push new movies hard, […]

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Ben Affleck or George Clooney, A Monumental Man Dilemma

January 25, 2014 by

Which Actor / Director / Producer Works Best For The Next Epic WWII Script? Here on the outskirts of civilization the choice of who would do Flying Home justice grows more complicated. Both Affleck and Clooney won Oscars for producing Argo. Both know Hollywood inside out. George seems to like people for who they are, not what they […]

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Ben, It’s Me, Dave

August 5, 2013 by

Searching For Ben Affleck Have you heard the story about the blogger and the movie star? The blogger, an aging Baby Boomer, gets a man-crush on Ben Affleck after seeing Argo. He writes a few posts about Ben, how much he loved Argo’s movie inside a movie idea, and how shocking the story unfolded with […]

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