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2016-06-07 09:10 pm

"HE KNEW HE WAS RIGHT" (2004) Review




"HE KNEW HE WAS RIGHT" (2004) Review

My knowledge of 19th century author, Anthony Trollope, can be described as rather skimpy. In fact, I have never read any of his works. But the 2004 BBC adaptation of his 1869 novel, "He Knew He Was Right", caught my interest and I decided to watch the four-part miniseries. Read more... )
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2016-05-13 06:01 pm

"HE KNEW HE WAS RIGHT" (2004) Photo Gallery



Here is a gallery featuring images from the 2004 BBC miniseries, "HE KNEW HE WAS RIGHT". Adapted from Anthony Trollope's 1869 novel by Andrew Davies and directed by Tom Vaughn, the miniseries starred Oliver Dimsdale and Laura Fraser: Read more... )
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2016-04-21 07:43 pm

"MANSFIELD PARK" (1983) Review

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"MANSFIELD PARK" (1983) Review

Long before Patricia Rozema wrote and directed her 1999 adaptation of "Mansfield Park", Jane Austen’s 1814 novel, the BBC aired its own adaptation some sixteen years earlier. This one came in the form of a six-part miniseries and is regarded by many Austen fans as the definitive screen version of the novel. Read more... )
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2016-03-23 08:08 pm

"MANSFIELD PARK" (1983) Photo Gallery

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Below are images from "MANSFIELD PARK", the 1983 television adaptation of Jane Austen's 1814 novel. Directed by David Giles, the six-part miniseries starred Sylvestra Le Touzel, Nicholas Farrell and Jackie Smith-Wood: Read more... )
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2015-01-09 06:46 pm
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Top Ten Favorite TELEVISION PERIOD DRAMA Series

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Below is a list of my favorite period drama television series. Since this list consists only of television series, there are no miniseries or television movies on this list: Read more... )
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2014-07-31 09:04 am

"ANGELS AND INSECTS" (1995) Review

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"ANGELS AND INSECTS" (1995) Review

I never thought I would come around to writing this review. I have seen the 1995 movie, "ANGELS AND INSECTS" a good number of times during the past five years. Yet, I never got around to posting a review of this movie, until recently. Why? I have not the foggiest idea. Nor do I have any idea why I had finally decided to write that review. Read more... )
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2014-07-19 11:50 am

"ANGELS AND INSECTS" (1995) Image Gallery

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Below are images from "ANGELS AND INSECTS", the 1995 adaptation of A.S. Byatt's 1992 novella called "Morpho Eugenia". Directed by Philip Haas, the movie starred Mark Rylance, Kristin Scott-Thomas and Patsy Kensit: Read more... )