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Under Her Spell
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When a series of failed relationships and business ventures has Monica Jackson doubting her...
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A Dismal Harvest
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It's autumn on the Sonoma Coast, and Claudia Simcoe is sure that the gourmet harvest dinner being...
Smart Ass (The SPARK Files, #2)
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Ben doesn’t need anybody. Maybe he’s a little lonely sometimes. And isn’t known for making...
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Alison Pink (7 KP) rated What Happened to Ochopee? in Books
Jan 15, 2018
I have to say, after reading this book, I have a whole different perspective on the area. I've driven & ridden through this area several times. I've been down the Loop Road and snapped pictures of massive gators sunning on the side of the gravel road. I've visited Lucky Cole's and drank a beer with him. I've gazed at the post office and been broken hearted at the loss of Monroe Station. Hearing the story of how this area suffered is heart breaking. It is such a beautiful, peaceful area and to think of the pain its residents went through is awful. The book drags at times but all in all it is a wonderful look at the area, how it began, and its eventual loss to create Big Cypress.
Whatchareadin (174 KP) rated 12th of Never (Women's Murder Club, #12) in Books
May 10, 2018
I am a huge fan of James Patterson. The Women's Murder Club is my favorite series. This book did not disappoint at all.
This time, Lindsay Boxer is having a baby. She and Joe Molinari successfully got married in the last book and now baby makes three. Lindsay is just getting back to work and boy does she have her hands full. A body has been stolen from the ME's office. An old case she helped the FBI on has resurfaced and there is a professor who is dreaming about murders before they happen.
All of this is a lot for a regular cop to handle, but add in the emotions of just having a baby and trying to catch a killer and will Lindsay be able to handle it all.
This time, Lindsay Boxer is having a baby. She and Joe Molinari successfully got married in the last book and now baby makes three. Lindsay is just getting back to work and boy does she have her hands full. A body has been stolen from the ME's office. An old case she helped the FBI on has resurfaced and there is a professor who is dreaming about murders before they happen.
All of this is a lot for a regular cop to handle, but add in the emotions of just having a baby and trying to catch a killer and will Lindsay be able to handle it all.
Movie Metropolis (309 KP) rated Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) in Movies
Jun 10, 2019
The Halloween franchise has suffered from a disease known as sequelitis. 2002s Halloween Resurrection in particular tried too hard to change the formula and update it for a modern audience; it didn’t work.
Halloween 4 is by no means a masterpiece, but after producers decided, wrongly, to do away with Michael Myers in Halloween III, the return of our masked murderer was a site many fans had been waiting for.
The film itself is fine, though suffers from a lack of Jamie Lee Curtis, but the acting is decent and the story of Michael tracking down his niece is actually really good. It may not have set the box-office alight, but as a sequel, it’s not too bad at all.
https://moviemetropolis.net/2017/10/28/halloween-movies-top-5/
Halloween 4 is by no means a masterpiece, but after producers decided, wrongly, to do away with Michael Myers in Halloween III, the return of our masked murderer was a site many fans had been waiting for.
The film itself is fine, though suffers from a lack of Jamie Lee Curtis, but the acting is decent and the story of Michael tracking down his niece is actually really good. It may not have set the box-office alight, but as a sequel, it’s not too bad at all.
https://moviemetropolis.net/2017/10/28/halloween-movies-top-5/
Awix (3310 KP) rated Countess Dracula (1971) in Movies
Feb 14, 2018 (Updated Feb 14, 2018)
Historically-inspired Hammer horror; not actually part of its main Dracula series, but the title helped the box office, I guess. Ageing Hungarian noblewoman discovers she can restore her youth by bathing in virgin blood, takes a shine to a young soldier, decides to impersonate her own daughter in order to woo him (as you would). Meanwhile life for the domestic staff around the castle becomes unexpectedly more hazardous.
Restrained and thoughtful horror movie; a bit less garish and gory than you might think. Interesting subtext about the relationship between the young and the old, and fear of ageing. Driven along by a terrific performance from Ingrid Pitt (Pitt thought there should have been more blood in the movie). Runs out of things to do slightly before the end, but still a classy movie.
Restrained and thoughtful horror movie; a bit less garish and gory than you might think. Interesting subtext about the relationship between the young and the old, and fear of ageing. Driven along by a terrific performance from Ingrid Pitt (Pitt thought there should have been more blood in the movie). Runs out of things to do slightly before the end, but still a classy movie.
CKD (37 KP) rated Kiss Carlo in Books
Dec 7, 2018
South Philly, 1949. Main character is Nicky Castone, who is orphaned and lives with aunt (Jo), uncle (Dom) and cousins. He drives Cab No. 4 for the Palazzini Cab Company (owned by his uncle Dom). Dom is in a feud with his brother, Mike. Nicky is engaged to Peachy but he is missing something so at the age of 30, he decides to follow his dream of acting and gets a job at Borelli's Theater. Within the cab company is a Western Union telegraph office where Hortense Mooney works. Nicky and Hortense find themselves impersonating a Italian officer and an attache to Eleanor Roosevelt.
As is typical of any Adriana Trigiani book, the characters are richly developed and you feel like you know them. I highly recommend this, and all of her books.
As is typical of any Adriana Trigiani book, the characters are richly developed and you feel like you know them. I highly recommend this, and all of her books.
Kirk Bage (1775 KP) rated Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) in Movies
Mar 3, 2020
In another piece of perfect casting, Douglas realised that in this old tale of massive mythological appeal the role of Doc Holliday is far more interesting than the lead of Wyatt Earp. Even so, he managed to earn level billing with lifelong friend Burt Lancaster, such was his box office draw at this point. The two had worked together before, but it wasn’t until this hugely entertaining western that they really bonded; apparently laughing so much between takes that on several occasions director John Sturges sent them home, as no work was possible that day. Douglas also talks in his auto-biography about how he became obsessed with how many times Doc would cough in a scene to maintain continuity – evidence of just how seriously he did take his screen work and craft.