If you put it on at 8am in the morning you may be finished by 12pm. Then you can have your lunch.
Adapting stories for screen
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I guess I’d rather be gunned down by a dancing cowboy than chopped up by a rampaging samurai.
Apparently there's an Asian adaptation called Butterfly Lovers. I am not sure what the weapons of warfare are in that one.
But the West Side Story not only had guns, it had stabbing with knives. I couldn't watch. I was like hiding my eyes whenever there was a fighting scene.
The dancing was really good though. I half expected them to break out to Michael Jackson's Beat It in an abandoned car park.
But no it was set firmly in the 1950s and all the details and costumes were very period.
If I were to criticise anything, its that the everyday dresses of all the girls were so pretty, that you could barely believe they were struggling to make a living as maids. Most women don't wear high heels, as everyday footwear or full on makeup and dress. (Which required in those days, voluminous petticoats, stockings, and foundation garments).
But no it was set firmly in the 1950s and all the details and costumes were very period.
If I were to criticise anything, its that the everyday dresses of all the girls were so pretty, that you could barely believe they were struggling to make a living as maids. Most women don't wear high heels, as everyday footwear or full on makeup and dress. (Which required in those days, voluminous petticoats, stockings, and foundation garments).
My wife is sensitive like that even if I try to remind her, "It's just a movie, and they are just acting".
Raspberry jelly....
Ok, I give up. What’s the connection?
fake blood!
I'm sorry, I am hopelessly uncultured and have never been to a Shakespeare play, let alone sit up front.
Besides, I would most likely eat the raspberry jelly knowing what a sweet tooth I have. lol
In America they don't celebrate the Bard aka William Shakespeare, it's more of a British thing. Be glad lol.
You've got Broadway instead.
Watched 'A Little Princess' movie based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's children's book.
I thought it was really good. The only thing they changed was to set it in Boston instead of London, so I was a bit confused why the school was over there, considering Sara was meant to be English and her Dad originally living in India (because of the British Empire) ?!
Otherwise, it was well done and stuck close to the book.
I thought it was really good. The only thing they changed was to set it in Boston instead of London, so I was a bit confused why the school was over there, considering Sara was meant to be English and her Dad originally living in India (because of the British Empire) ?!
Otherwise, it was well done and stuck close to the book.
Has anyone seen the 1993 King of the Hill?
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I don't know if this was a book turned screen but it was an excellent story of a boy struggling to survive on his own in a hotel during the Depression. His Dad is away on long sales trip trying to care and support his family by selling watches. His Mom had tuberculosis and was admitted in a sanatorium. A very touching story.
It's hard to obtain the movie on dvd. I tried YouTube but only snips of it.
If anyone has suggestions on how to get old movies please let me know.
God bless you all and thank you.
King of the Hill (disambiguation) - Wikipedia
I don't know if this was a book turned screen but it was an excellent story of a boy struggling to survive on his own in a hotel during the Depression. His Dad is away on long sales trip trying to care and support his family by selling watches. His Mom had tuberculosis and was admitted in a sanatorium. A very touching story.
It's hard to obtain the movie on dvd. I tried YouTube but only snips of it.
If anyone has suggestions on how to get old movies please let me know.
God bless you all and thank you.
It may be on Blu Ray here?…
www.criterion.com
King of the Hill
For his first Hollywood studio production, Steven Soderbergh (whose independent debut, sex, lies, and videotape, had won the Palme d’Or at Cannes a few years earlier) crafted this small jewel of a growing-up story. Set in St. Louis during the Great Depression, King of the Hill follows the daily...
www.criterion.com
Thank you, crossnote. I'll search on the net. If I could just watch the whole movie on YouTube would be fine.It may be on Blu Ray here?…
King of the Hill
For his first Hollywood studio production, Steven Soderbergh (whose independent debut, sex, lies, and videotape, had won the Palme d’Or at Cannes a few years earlier) crafted this small jewel of a growing-up story. Set in St. Louis during the Great Depression, King of the Hill follows the daily...
I hope I can find it.
