Little Women (2019)
What, you ask, are these? Movie adaptations that are better–in some cases, much better–than the books they are inspired by. Agree? Disagree? What would you add to the list?
Little Women (2019)
What, you ask, are these? Movie adaptations that are better–in some cases, much better–than the books they are inspired by. Agree? Disagree? What would you add to the list?
A friend came over this weekend and said he and his 22 year old daughter had been discussing this for fun and, no shock, had completely different answers to the question: Who is the most attractive on-screen couple of all time? His daughter felt it was impossible to beat Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt in…
It’s rare I go to the movies. Rarer still I head for theater the day a film releases. And yet, that’s just what I did last week when David Fincher’s adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s best-seller Gone Girl was released.
I am–and this is embarrassing–finally watching the 1995 BBC production of Pride and Prejudice starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle. And yes, it does have Colin Firth in a sexy white shirt.
I recently watched Casablanca with my mother and my daughter—three generations of women. I’d seen it before, decades ago. It’s one of my mother’s favorites and my daughter–who picked it–had never seen it. As the final credits rolled, we wiped away our tears and nodded our heads. That, we all agreed, was a phenomenal film. …
I am writing this pre-Oscars so I have no idea who won although my money would NOT be on Top Gun: Maverick. I, like most Americans, did not see almost any of the films nominated. The Wall Street Journal shared a survey done last month showing how Americans rated the films. I’m with the majority….
Dr. Feelgood and I (finally) watched The Lost City (6.1 rating at IMDB) and enjoyed it. I, of course, beamed through all the love for romance novels. If you’ve not seen it, Sandra Bullock stars as Loretta Sage, a romance novelist who has lost her mojo–she’s the author of a wildly popular series featuring…