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Below is a list of my top favorite episodes from ABC's 1989-1992 Western television series called "THE YOUNG RIDERS". Created by Ed Spielman, the series starred Ty Miller, Josh Brolin, Stephen Baldwin and Anthony Zerbe: ( Read more... )
Below is a list of my top favorite episodes from ABC's 1989-1992 Western television series called "THE YOUNG RIDERS". Created by Ed Spielman, the series starred Ty Miller, Josh Brolin, Stephen Baldwin and Anthony Zerbe: ( Read more... )
Below are images from ABC's 1989-1992 Western television series called "THE YOUNG RIDERS". Created by Ed Spielman, the series starred Ty Miller, Josh Brolin, Stephen Baldwin and Anthony Zerbe: ( Read more... )
"NORTH AND SOUTH: BOOK II" (1986) - EPISODE SIX "March-April 1865" Commentary
I hate to say this, but whenever I watch "NORTH AND SOUTH: BOOK II", I usually heave a sigh of relief after the last episode fades away. I have never done this with the other two miniseries - "NORTH AND SOUTH: BOOK I" and "HEAVEN AND HELL: NORTH AND SOUTH BOOK III". But with the 1986 production, I usually do. There is something about watching this particular production usually ends up as hard work for me. ( Read more... )
"NORTH AND SOUTH: BOOK II" (1986) - EPISODE FOUR "April-November 1864" Commentary
Episode Four of the 1986 miniseries, "NORTH AND SOUTH: BOOK 2" picked up at least seven to eight months after Episode Three left off. The miniseries arrived at a point in which the Civil War began to embark upon its last year. And yet, the miniseries itself had reached its mid point. I found it odd that producer David Wolper, director Kevin Reynolds and the production’s screenwriters would portray the war’s last year (in reality, eleven months) within three episodes. Oh well. ( Read more... )
Below is Part Four to my article about Hollywood's depiction about the westward migration via wagon trains in 19th century United States. It focuses upon the 1979 CBS miniseries, "THE CHISHOLMS": ( Read more... )
"NORTH AND SOUTH: BOOK II" (1986) - EPISODE THREE "September 1862 - August 1863"
I have mixed feelings about Episode Three of "NORTH AND SOUTH: BOOK II". Fortunately, most of my feelings are positive. This episode featured the Battle of Antietam, the Battle of Gettysburg, and a major schism in the Main family, regarding Madeline Main and her two sisters-in-law - Brett Hazard and Ashton Huntoon. But there was still certain aspects of this episode that I did not find particularly appealing. ( Read more... )
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... )
Tags:
- adrian lukis,
- agatha christie,
- alan dale,
- alexander siddig,
- alfre woodard,
- alice eve,
- amanda root,
- anastasia griffith,
- ann firbank,
- anna massey,
- antebellum,
- anthony zerbe,
- ato essandoh,
- barbara hershey,
- beatie edney,
- benjamin whitrow,
- bosco hogan,
- brett cullen,
- british empire,
- bruce campbell,
- bryan batt,
- celia imrie,
- charlie cox,
- cheryl campbell,
- christina ricci,
- civil war,
- dana ivey,
- darby stanchfield,
- david harbour,
- david rintoul,
- david soul,
- david suchet,
- deborah findlay,
- denis menochet,
- derek luke,
- dick anthony williams,
- disney,
- donal logue,
- donald douglas,
- early 20th century,
- eileen atkins,
- elena satine,
- elisabeth moss,
- elizabeth mitchell,
- elliot cowan,
- elliot gould,
- emilie de ravin,
- emily blunt,
- ethan embry,
- franka potente,
- gabriel mann,
- gemma jones,
- gilded age,
- great depression,
- gretchen mol,
- henry cavill,
- henry czerny,
- history,
- holidays,
- hugh fraser,
- j.j. feild,
- jack huston,
- james cromwell,
- james d'arcy,
- james frain,
- james wolk,
- jamie chung,
- january jones,
- jared harris,
- jeffrey wright,
- jemima rooper,
- jennifer morrison,
- jenny agutter,
- jeremy northam,
- joaquim de almeida,
- john castle,
- john slattery,
- jon hamm,
- josh brolin,
- josh dallas,
- judy parfitt,
- julia ormond,
- kelli garner,
- kelly macdonald,
- kelly reilly,
- keri russell,
- kyle chandler,
- lana parrilla,
- late 20th century,
- lee arenberg,
- linda cardellini,
- lindsay duncan,
- lou gossett jr.,
- lysette anthony,
- mad men,
- margo martindale,
- margot robbie,
- mark gatiss,
- mark moses,
- martin scorsese,
- matthew rhys,
- maximiliano hernández,
- medieval era,
- melissa leo,
- michael fassbender,
- michael kenneth williams,
- michael shannon,
- michael stuhlbarg,
- mid 20th century,
- middle east,
- natalie dormer,
- nicholas farrell,
- noah emmerich,
- old west,
- oliver ford-davies,
- patrick malahide,
- patrick ryecart,
- paul freeman,
- paul mcgann,
- pauline moran,
- philip jackson,
- politics,
- polly walker,
- progressive era,
- prohibition,
- rachael stirling,
- raphael sbarge,
- rebecca mader,
- religion,
- richard schiff,
- robert carlyle,
- ron white,
- ronald guttman,
- rupert penry-jones,
- russell tovey,
- sam neill,
- sarah bolger,
- shea whigham,
- sian phillips,
- simon ward,
- sports,
- stephen graham,
- steve buscemi,
- television,
- terence winter,
- tim curry,
- tim pigott-smith,
- toby jones,
- toby stephens,
- tom riley,
- travel,
- tudors,
- world war 2
Below are images from "NORTH AND SOUTH: BOOK II", David Wolper's 1986 adaptation of John Jakes' 1984 novel, "Love and War". This second television entry in the NORTH AND SOUTH trilogy was directed by Kevin Connor and starred James Read and Patrick Swayze:( Read more... )
Tags:
- anthony zerbe,
- bryan cranston,
- civil war,
- david carradine,
- forest whitaker,
- hal holbrook,
- history,
- james read,
- james stewart,
- jean simmons,
- john jakes,
- jonathan frakes,
- kirstie alley,
- kurtwood smith,
- lee horsley,
- lesley anne down,
- literary,
- lloyd bridges,
- mary crosby,
- olivia de havilland,
- patrick swayze,
- philip casnoff,
- politics,
- television,
- travel
Top Ten Favorite Movies of 2013
Jan. 21st, 2014 06:37 pm
Tags:
- adewale akinnuoye-agbaje,
- aidan turner,
- alan rickman,
- alessandro nivola,
- amy adams,
- anthony hopkins,
- anthony zerbe,
- ayelet zurer,
- b.j. novak,
- baz luhrmann,
- benedict cumberbatch,
- bradley cooper,
- bradley whitford,
- brian cox,
- british empire,
- bruce willis,
- carey mulligan,
- cate blanchett,
- catherine zeta-jones,
- chris evans,
- chris hemsworth,
- christian bale,
- christopher eccleston,
- christopher meloni,
- clarence williams iii,
- colin farrell,
- cristin milioti,
- daniel brühl,
- david oyelowo,
- david thewlis,
- dc comics,
- dean o'gorman,
- diane lane,
- disney,
- donald sutherland,
- early 20th century,
- edwardian age,
- elizabeth banks,
- elizabeth debicki,
- emma thompson,
- evangeline lilly,
- forest whitaker,
- harry lennix,
- helen mirren,
- henry cavill,
- history,
- ian mckellen,
- j.r.r. tolkien,
- jack huston,
- jack thompson,
- james marsden,
- jamie alexander,
- jason clarke,
- jason schwartzman,
- jean dujardin,
- jeffrey wright,
- jena malone,
- jennifer lawrence,
- jeremy renner,
- joanna lumley,
- joel edgerton,
- john cusack,
- john malkovich,
- jon bernthal,
- jon favreau,
- jonah hill,
- josh hutcherson,
- kenneth choi,
- kyle chandler,
- late 20th century,
- laurence fishburne,
- lee byung-hun,
- lee pace,
- lenny kravitz,
- leonardo dicaprio,
- liam hemsworth,
- liev schreiber,
- literary,
- luke evans,
- margot robbie,
- martin freeman,
- martin scorsese,
- marvel,
- mary-louise parker,
- matthew mcconaughey,
- michael kelly,
- michael peña,
- michael shannon,
- mid 20th century,
- movies,
- music,
- mythology,
- natalie dormer,
- natalie portman,
- old hollywood,
- olivia wilde,
- orlando bloom,
- paul giamatti,
- peter jackson,
- philip seymour hoffman,
- pierfrancesco favino,
- politics,
- post-apocalypse,
- progressive era,
- prohibition,
- ray stevenson,
- rene russo,
- richard armitage,
- richard schiff,
- robert deniro,
- russell crowe,
- ruth wilson,
- ryan gage,
- sam claflin,
- saïd taghmaoui,
- shea whigham,
- stephen fry,
- terence winter,
- terrence howard,
- tobey maguire,
- toby jones,
- tom hanks,
- travel,
- vanessa redgrave,
- woody harrelson,
- world war 1,
- yaya dacosta,
- zachary levi
"AMERICAN HUSTLE" (2013) Review
Jan. 20th, 2014 10:27 pm
"AMERICAN HUSTLE" (2013) Review
For the past three years, the career of David O. Russell seemed to be on a roll. During said period, he has directed, produced or both three movies that have garnered a great deal of acclaim and awards. The latest of this "Golden Trio" happened to be a period comedy drama called "AMERICAN HUSTLE". ( Read more... )
