LADY LAVINIA'S DOMAIN

Below is my attempt at a review of the late George MacDonald Fraser's fifth installment in his highly acclaimed series, The Flashman Papers - "FLASHMAN IN THE GREAT GAME" (1975): ( Collapse )

"THE FIFTH ESTATE" (2013) Review

The subject of WikiLeaks has been something of an conundrum for me. I have been aware of the series of news stories about the website and its founder and spokesperson, Julian Assange and Daniel Domscheit-Berg. But I must be honest . . . my thoughts on the whole matter tend to disappear at least a few minutes after hearing or reading about it. So when news of a film about WikiLeaks was announced, I found myself surprised by the online reaction to the news. ( Collapse )

Below is a list of my five favorite episodes from Season One of the CW series, "ARROW". Created by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, and Andrew Kreisberg; the series stars Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen aka the Arrow: ( Collapse )

"THE WAY WE LIVE NOW" (2001) Review

Over ten years ago, the BBC aired "THE WAY WE LIVE NOW", 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. ( Collapse )

Below are images of "COLD COMFORT FARM", the 1995 adaptation of Stella Gibbons' 1932 novel. Directed by John Schlesinger, the movie starred Kate Beckinsale: ( Collapse )

Below is an article I had written about a dish called Kentucky Burgoo: ( Collapse )

"THE SHADOW RIDERS" (1982) Review

When I first set out to discover how many of author Louis L'Amour novels had been adapted for the movies and television, I had assumed at least a handful had gone through this process. I was surprised to discover that many of his works had been adapted. And one of them turned out to be the 1982 television movie, "THE SHADOW RIDERS". ( Collapse )

Below are images from "THE FIFTH ESTATE", the 2013 adaptation of Daniel Domscheit-Berg's 2011 book, "Inside WikiLeaks: My Time with Julian Assange and the World's Most Dangerous Website"; and David Leigh and Luke Harding's 2011 book, "WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange's War on Secrecy". Directed by Bill Condon, the movie starred Benedict Cumberbatch and Daniel Brühl: ( Collapse )

"JERICHO" RETROSPECT: (1.03) "Four Horsemen"

The last episode of "JERICHO", (1.02) "Fallout" ended with Jake Green and the citizens of Jericho, Kansas seeking shelter from a rain storm that might possibly be radioactive. This next episode, (1.03) "Four Horsemen", picks up several minutes later. ( Collapse )

"THE AVIATOR" (2004) Review

There have been many films, television episodes and documentaries that either featured or were about aviation pioneer and movie producer Howard Hughes. But Martin Scorsese's 2004 biopic, "THE AVIATOR", was the first that featured a large-scale production about his life. ( Collapse )