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Erika (17789 KP) rated Holiday Inn (1942) in Movies

Nov 25, 2018

Holiday Inn (1942)

1942 | Classics, Comedy, Musical

8.1

(13 Ratings)

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Holiday Inn is one of my favorite holiday films, and, in my opinion, infinitely better than White Christmas. Holiday Inn is the film that the song 'White Christmas' first appeared in. One of the reasons that Holiday Inn might not be as popular is there is a song/scene that's considered to be politically incorrect, and when the film is aired on television, it's taken out. When that song/scene is taken out, the movie becomes slightly confusing.
It's also unique in that, at the end, it gives a behind the scenes look at how the film was made on a set, in the guise that they're filming a movie within a movie. Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire are completely amusing together, and really make the movie worthwhile.

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Johnny Depp - A Retrospective

Steven Daly

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Johnny Depp is one of the most enigmatic, alluring and gifted actors of his generation, whose...

Beautiful Horses: Portraits of Champion Breeds Preened to Perfection

Liz Wright

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Portraits of majestic breeds. Move over cows, make room sheep theres a handsome new beast waiting in...

Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2478 KP) rated The Zombie Ball in Books

Sep 4, 2019

The Zombie Ball

John Gaspard | 2019 | Mystery

8.0

(1 Ratings)

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You’ll Have a Ball

Magician Eli Marks has been hired at the last minute to perform as the opening act at the Zombie Ball, an annual local fundraiser, when the originally scheduled magician backs out. He hasn’t been going out much since his divorce, but he needs the money, so he agrees to do the gig that night. Of course, Eli quickly sees tensions going on behind the scenes, including two competing top donors who everyone is handling with kid gloves and trying to keep away from each other. Then someone is murdered, and Eli finds himself involved with the case. Will he figure out what really happened?

While this is the sixth book in the series, it is mostly set in the past, with events taking place before book 1. While I missed seeing some of the series regulars and getting some updates on ongoing storylines, I was quickly caught up in the story, and I enjoyed seeing a different side of the few regulars we did see. The body isn’t found until later in the book than normal, but I was enjoying spending time with Eli and getting to know the suspects. Sure enough, things that happened and we learned came into play once the murder has been discovered, and I was impressed with how Eli pieced everything together. The story hinges on the suspects being strong, and fortunately, they are. This story is shorter than many of the books I read, but it was long enough to tell the story, and it was nice to breeze through a book quickly. While we don’t learn any of the secrets of magic, I still enjoy the behind the scenes glimpses we do get of the life of a magician. Whether a new or returning fan, you’ll be glad you picked up this book.