"MARSHALL" (2017) Review
I have a confession. I had no interest in seeing the recent movie, "MARSHALL", when I first heard about it. I thought it would turn out to be one of those solemn biography flicks about some "great man in history" and his struggles to become successful in his endeavors. But when I learned about the movie's plot, I changed my mind and decided to see it. ( Read more...Collapse )
Below are images from "MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS", the 2017 adaptation of Agatha Christie's 1934 novel. Kenneth Branaugh directed and starred as Hercule Poirot: ( Read more...Collapse )
Below are images of culinary dishes created by food stylist/chef, Genevieve Taylor, for the current BBC series, "POLDARK": ( Read more...Collapse )
"BECKY SHARP" (1935) Review
Being something of a film history buff, I have been aware of the 1935 adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's 1847-48 novel, "Vanity Fair" for a number of years. But I have never been inclined to watch the film, until recently. ( Read more...Collapse )
Below are images from "THOR: RAGNAROK", the sequel to Marvel Comics' 2013 movie, "THOR: THE DARK WORLD". Directed by Taika Waititi, the movie stars Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston and Cate Blanchett: ( Read more...Collapse )
Below is a list of my five favorite episodes from Season Two of AMC's "TURN: WASHINGTON'S SPIES". Created by Craig Silverstein, the series stars Jamie Bell: ( Read more...Collapse )
"THE HITMAN'S BODYGUARD" (2017) Review
It occurred to me that the buddy action film genre has become a dying breed in Hollywood summer blockbusters. I cannot think of the last one that did not feature science-fiction, fantasy or costumed heroes. So, imagine my surprise when Lionsgate released "THE HITMAN'S BODYGUARD" during the late summer of 2017. ( Read more...Collapse )
Below are images from "MARSHALL", the 2017 biopic about an early legal case in the career of Supreme Court Justice, Thurgood Marshall. Directed by Reginald Hudlin, the movie stars Chadwick Boseman: ( Read more...Collapse )
ADAPTING "WARLEGGAN"
Do many fans of the current adaptation of Winston Graham’s "POLDARK" saga have an unnatural hatred of the character known as Elizabeth Chynoweth Poldark Warleggan? Or do they merely dislike her? Did this "dislike" lead producer Debbie Horsfield and the BBC to sanction a major change in the relationship between Elizabeth and the saga’s protagonist, Ross Poldark during the current series' Season Two? A change that I personally found disturbing? Or was it something else? ( Read more...Collapse )
"RIVER LADY" (1948) Review
While perusing the Internet on the career of actress Yvonne De Carlo, I noticed that she made a handful of conventional costume pictures for Universal Pictures, after she had signed a long-term contract with them in 1946. One of those films was the 1948 movie, "RIVER LADY". ( Read more...Collapse )
