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"FROST/NIXON" (2008) Review

Beginning on March 23, 1977, British journalist David Frost conducted a series of twelve (12) interviews with former U.S. President Richard M. Nixon, in which the former commander-in-chief gave his only public apology for the scandals of his administration. Some 29 years later, Peter Morgan’s play – based upon the interviews – reached the London stage and later, Broadway, with rave reviews. Eight years ago, Ron Howard directed the film adaptation of the play, starring Frank Langella as Nixon and Michael Sheen as Frost. ( Read more... )

(This review features spoilers of the 2014 movie, "SERENA" and the Ron Rash 2008 novel from which it is adapted. If you have not seen the movie or read the novel, I suggest you do not read this review.) ( Read more... )

Below is my ranking of the eight episodes featured in Season One of ABC's "AGENT CARTER". Created by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, the series stars Hayley Atwell as Agent Margaret "Peggy" Carter: ( Read more... )

Below is a list of my ten favorite movies of 2014. Since my movie attendance was pretty low during that year, I missed a great deal of films. ( 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... )

"THE HUNGER GAMES" (2012) Review

The year 2008 saw the publication of a best-selling novel for young adults called "The Hunger Games".  Written by Suzanne Collins, the novel's success led to the publication of two sequels and a Hollywood adaptation of the first film.( Read more... )

Below are images of "THE HUNGER GAMES", the new adaptation of Suzanne Collins' 2008 novel. Directed by Gary Ross, the movie stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Woody Harrelson: ( Read more... )

"THE WAY WE LIVE NOW" (2001) Review

Some thirteen years ago, the BBC aired "", a four-part television adaptation of Anthony Trollope's 1875 novel. Adapted by Andrew Davies and directed by David Yates, the miniseries starred David Suchet, Shirley Henderson and Matthew Macfadyen. ( Read more... )

Below is a list of my top ten favorite movies released in 2013: ( Read more... )

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