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Below is a list of ten of my least favorite movie period dramas: ( Read more... )

"ADAPTING AGATHA CHRISTIE"

Ever since the release of the BBC recent adaptation of Agatha Christie’s 1939 novel, "And Then There Were None" television viewers and critics have been praising the production for being a faithful adaptation. In fact these critics and fans have been in such rapture over the production that some of them have failed to noticed that the three-part miniseries was not completely faithful. As long as the production followed Christie’s original ending, they were satisfied. ( Read more... )

Below is a list of my favorite movie and television productions about the Holocaust released in chronological order: ( Read more... )

Below are images from "EVIL UNDER THE SUN", the 1982 adaptation of Agatha Christie's 1941 novel. Directed by Guy Hamilton, the movie starred Peter Ustinov as Hercule Poirot. ( Read more... )

"NORTH BY NORTHWEST" (1959) Review

When producers Albert "Cubby" Broccoli and Harry Saltzman first set about creating the James Bond movie franchise, author Ian Fleming - who had written the novels - suggested they hire Hollywood legend, Cary Grant, for the role of the famed British agent. I do not know whether Broccoli and Saltzman seriously considered Fleming's suggestion, but I cannot help but wonder if had seen the actor in Alfred Hitchcock's 1959 thriller, "NORTH BY NORTHWEST". ( Read more... )

Below are images from Alfred Hitchcock's 1959 suspense thriller, "NORTH BY NORTHWEST". The movie starred Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Landis and Martin Landau: ( Read more... )