Seldon's Blog

Below is a list of my ten favorite movies of 2015. Since my movie attendance was pretty low during that year, I missed a great deal of films. (List subject to change in near future): ( Read more... )

"EMMA" (1996 TV) Review

Several months after Miramax had released Douglas McGrath’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s 1815 novel, "Emma", another version aired on the BBC and later, on the A&E Channel in the U.S. This version turned out to be a 107-minute teleplay, adapted by screenwriter Andrew Davies and directed by Diarmuid Lawrence. ( Read more... )

Below are images from "EMMA", the 1996 television version of Jane Austen's 1815 novel. Adapted by Andrew Davies and directed by Diarmuid Lawrence, the movie starred Kate Beckinsale and Mark Strong: ( Read more... )

Below is a gallery featuring photos from the 2009 movie about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous literary detective called "SHERLOCK HOLMES". Directed by Guy Ritchie, the movie starred Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams and Mark Strong: ( Read more... )

Below are images from "THE IMITATION GAME", the 2014 adaptation of Andrew Hodges' book, "Alan Turing: The Enigma". Directed by Morten Tyldum, the movie starred Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley: ( Read more... )

"BODY OF LIES" (2008) Review

Based upon David Ignatius’ 2007 novel, ”BODY OF LIES” tells the story of a CIA operative assigned to track down a Middle Eastern terrorist responsible for a series of bombings in Europe. Directed by Ridley Scott, the movie stars Leonard DiCaprio and Russell Crowe. When I first saw the trailer for ”BODY OF LIES”, I thought it would be about a CIA operative in the Middle East that ends up clashing with his handler over an assignment. As it turned out, the trailer ended up being misleading. In the end, I had no choice but to sit back and see what the movie’s plot would lead me. Despite Warner Brothers’ very misleading trailer. ( Read more... )

"KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE" (2015) Review

Matthew Vaughn must be a major comic book fan. This is the second . . . no, third time in his career in which he has directed a film adaptation of a comic book series or story. This time, he directed an adaptation of Dave Gibbons and Mark Millar's 2012 comic book series, "The Secret Service". ( Read more... )

Below are images from "KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE", the 2015 adaptation of Dave Gibbons and Mark Millar's 2012 comic book, "The Secret Service". Directed by Matthew Vaughn, the movie starred Colin Firth, Taron Egerton and Samuel L. Jackson: ( Read more... )

Below is my current list of favorite movies set in the 1920s: ( Read more... )

Below are images from the new historical drama, "ZERO DARK THIRTY". Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, the movie stars Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Jennifer Ehle and Mark Strong: ( Read more... )