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"THE AGE OF INNOCENCE" (1993) Review

Unlike the works of classical American authors like Louisa May Alcott, Mark Twain and Henry James; Hollywood and other film/television industries had rarely adapted the works of Edith Wharton. One could say that a movie or television adaptation of a Wharton novel or novella proved to be a rare occasion. And one of those "rare occasions" happened to be Martin Scorsese's 1993 adaptation of "The Age of Innocence", Wharton's 1920 Pulitzer Prize winning novel. ( Collapse )

Below is a list of my favorite costume movie and television productions set during the Christmas holidays. The list is in chronological order: ( Collapse )

Following the premiere of Julian Fellowes' new series, "THE GILDED AGE", I had decided to list some movies and television shows (in chronological order) that were also set in New York State and New York City during the 19th century - before, during and after the U.S. Civil War: ( Collapse )

Below are images from "THE AGE OF INNOCENCE", the 1993 adaptation of Edith Wharton's 1920 Pulitzer Prize winning novel. Directed by Martin Scorsese, the movie starred Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfieffer and Academy Award nominee Winona Ryder: ( Collapse )

Below is a list of my favorite television productions that are either crime or espionage dramas: ( Collapse )

Below is a list of my favorite television productions set during the 1810s: ( Collapse )

Below is a list of my favorite television productions (so far) that are set in the 1920s: ( Collapse )

Below is a list of my favorite episodes from Season One of the Australian drama series, "MISS FISHER'S MURDER MYSTERIES". Based on Kerry Greenwood's mystery novels and created by Deb Cox and Fiona Eagger, the series starred Essie Davis as Miss Phryne Fisher: ( Collapse )

Below are images from Series One of the Australian drama series, "MISS FISHER'S MURDER MYSTERIES". Based on Kerry Greenwood's mystery novels and created by Deb Cox and Fiona Eagger, the series starred Essie Davis as Miss Phryne Fisher: ( Collapse )

"COLD COMFORT FARM" (1995) Review

Years ago . . . and I do mean a lot of years, I came across a movie inside a video rental store called "COLD COMFORT FARM". I had never heard of it before that day. But . . . being a period drama fan and discovering that the movie was a comedy set in the 1930s, I decided to give it a try. And I never looked back. ( Collapse )