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May 9 in history

homepaddock wrote 2 weeks ago: 1457 BC – Battle of Megiddo between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of K … more →

Tags: History, Adam Opel, alan bennett, Albert Finney, Arthur English, Billy Joel, Candice Bergen, David Gahan, Glenda Jackson

"VANITY FAIR" (2004) Review

drush76 wrote 1 month ago: “VANITY FAIR” (2004) Review William Makepeace Thackery’s 1848 novel about the life … more →

Tags: Movie Review, Movies, British Empire, georgian age, Literary, Regency Era, Jim Broadbent, Eileen Atkins, Napoleonic Wars

"VANITY FAIR" (2004) Review

ladylavinia1932 wrote 3 months ago: “VANITY FAIR” (2004) Review William Makepeace Thackery’s 1848 novel about the life … more →

Tags: movies, History, Literary, Movies, Romola Garai, British Empire, Georgian era, Regency Era, Napoleonic Wars

BOOK TO SMALL SCREEN: Miss Marple by Agatha Christie8 comments

Ela wrote 4 months ago: Agatha Christie’s detective novels have been often filmed or televised, with Margaret Rutherford por … more →

Tags: Crime Fiction, Filmed adaptations, Reviews, Agatha Christie, Joan Hickson, leisurely pacing, Miss Marple, Plot Holes, televised books

The Magdalene Sisters2 comments

Franz Patrick wrote 5 months ago: Magdalene Sisters, The (2002) ★★★★ / ★★★★ In 1964 Ireland, women were sent to Magdalene Laundries, a … more →

Tags: "Well, I'm certainly not going through life with one ha, Movies, Peter Mullan, Anne-Marie Duff, Review, The Magdalene Sisters, Nora-Jane Noone, Dorothy Duffy, Eileen Walsh

"NEMESIS" (2007) Review

ladylavinia1932 wrote 5 months ago: “NEMESIS” (2007) Review Without a doubt, Agatha Christie’s 1971 novel, “Neme … more →

Tags: television, History, Literary, Television, World War 2, early 20th century, mid 20th century, Religion, Agatha Christie

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

www.imustseemovie.com wrote 7 months ago: Directed by Kevin Reynolds, After being captured by Turks during the Crusades, Robin of Locksley and … more →

Tags: imustseemovie, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Costner, Michael Wincott, Christian Slater, Alan Rickman, Michael McShane, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Kevin Reynolds

Love's Labour's Lost (2000)

www.imustseemovie.com wrote 7 months ago: Directed by Kenneth Branagh, The King of Navarre and his three companions swear a very public oath t … more →

Tags: imustseemovie, Nathan Lane, Kenneth Branagh, Alessandro Nivola, Timothy Spall, Emily Mortimer, Jimmy Yuill, Matthew Lillard, Love's Labour's Lost

A Crazy Book Lady Adventure3 comments

Margo Polo Solo wrote 7 months ago: This blog is now brought to you by a seasonal Barnes & Noble employee! In the next few days I sh … more →

Tags: Books, writing, Humor, Career, The BBC, Barnes & Noble, Writing Tips, NaNoWriMo, Mulberry

REEL CLASSICS WITH THE REP: HENRY V

Scott wrote 8 months ago: On the heels of the opening of Henry V, the Reel Classics with the Rep series returns tonight. The m … more →

Tags: theatre, History, film, Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Robert Hupp, Henry V, Avery Clark, Reel Classics with the Rep, Kenneth Branagh

Vanity Fair

Mystery Man wrote 8 months ago: PLOT (spoiler alert!!!): The story opens in London, in the year of 1802. The mysterious Lord Steyne  … more →

Tags: Movie Reviews, Drama, Chick Flicks, Gabriel Byrne, Reese Witherspoon, Jim Broadbent, Bob Hoskins, Rhys Ifans, Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Spiritualism, Vintage & Postal Fun

Margo Polo Solo wrote 10 months ago: Photo by Yours Truly (Not my Church) I went to Mass. Six years ago I was attending on a regular basi … more →

Tags: vintage, fan, 1930, Mapp & Lucia, Letters

Meme Cry and the Courageous Lion Inside Me

Margo Polo Solo wrote 11 months ago: My conversation with a job listing on Craigslisty: Child actors/baby actors needed for Biography Cha … more →

Tags: Humor, Letters, craigslist, Bette Davis

The Great Detectives

atheahusted wrote 11 months ago: None can deny that the makeup of the literary world would be incomplete without certain characters w … more →

Tags: Characters, Inspector Morse, Colin Dexter, itv, Agatha Christie, Miss Marple, Sergeant Hathaway, marple, Sherlock

Strangling is a very quiet death

epiacit wrote 11 months ago: Today I’ve decided to slightly veer from movies (perhaps for the remainder of the week, too) t … more →

Tags: Movies from 2000s, Agatha Christie, Mystery, Miss Marple, Episodes, sleeping murder, sleuth, Sophia Myles

May 9 in history2 comments

homepaddock wrote 1 year ago: 1457 BC – Battle of Megiddo between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of K … more →

Tags: History, may 9, John Brown, J. M. Barrie, Adam Opel, hank snow, Arthur English, Richard Adams, Joan Sims

Mulberry2 comments

Sid Dunnebacke wrote 1 year ago: The Wife and I have been watching Britcoms, courtesy of our local PBS station, on Saturday evenings  … more →

Tags: right-brained, pbs, The Wife, BBC, Mulberry, Britcoms, Karl Howman, John Esmonde, Bob Larbey

019 Miss Marple Short Stories1 comment

rpfajardo wrote 1 year ago: Agatha Christie profiles the ideal crime solver thus: open minded, creative, self-effacing, good lis … more →

Tags: 100 books, Forensic Science, Crime, Miss Marple, Agatha Christie, marple, manchester, England, Jennifer Garner

"TOWARDS ZERO" (2007) Review

ladylavinia1932 wrote 1 year ago: “TOWARDS ZERO” (2007) Review When it comes to the television adaptations of Agatha Chris … more →

Tags: television, Book Review, Literary, Television, mid 20th century, Greg Wise, Sports, Agatha Christie, Eileen Atkins


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