The Image of the Black Prince in Georgian and VI - Negotiating the Late Medieval Past
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During the Georgian and Victorian periods, the fourteenth-century hero Edward the Black Prince...
David McK (3562 KP) rated The Winter King in Books
Sep 4, 2020
These are also novels that - despite being the author's own personal favourites of the (many) novels he has written - I have struggled with, never really getting into them or feeling any connection with the story or character in the same way as I do towards Uhtred of Bebbanburg, or to Richard Sharpe.
I don't know whether that's because these are so different than I was originally expecting (the magic and mysticism of the tales, here, are more to do with superstition and ignorance), or whether because it may be fairer to call these a tale of Derfel, who narrates the story in later life in a monastery and how - here- he first came to the service of Arthur, the King that never was.
Maybe also because of the Dark Ages setting, which - obviously, since so little is known of that period (hence the name Dark Ages!) - means that Cornwell can't really bring history to life like he does in most of his other works?
Purple Hearts
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New York Times bestselling author Michael Grant unleashes the gritty and powerful conclusion to the...
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A Wicked Thing (A Wicked Thing, #1)
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Rhiannon Thomas's dazzling debut novel is a spellbinding reimagining of what happens after happily...
Bridge of Bones (Brodyr Alarch #3)
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In a high secluded tower, hidden away from the world, Delyth has spent her life under the...
Fantasy Romance Fairytale Retelling Brothers Grimm Welsh Mythology Series
Scott Tostik (389 KP) rated A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) in Movies
Sep 5, 2017
With a few exceptions. ROONEY MARA WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU EVEN DOING IN THIS FILM!!!! Her dry and unimpressive portrayal of Nancy, a role made iconic by Heather Langenkamp, nearly destroyed this movie for me.
But along came Jackie Earl Haley. An amazing character actor who attacked the role of Freddy Krueger and honestly made him dark, destructive and truly demonic again. While he may not be Robert Englund, Haley made Freddy scary again. No more with the cracking jokes, no more fun. Just rage, destruction and murder.
And that's what you want in an iconic horror character.
Who cares if he's not 6ft 4.
Who cares if he's not funny.
That's the point of a reimagining.
Platinum Dunes did it well with Texas Chainsaw Massacre. As far as I'm concerned they did it fairly well with Friday the 13th.
And IMHO, they did it well with this movie.
Everything needs an update to evolve these days. And that includes even the most iconic horror movie characters.
Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated The Invisible Man (2020) in Movies
Mar 2, 2020
The Plot: After staging his own suicide, a crazed scientist uses his power to become invisible to stalk and terrorize his ex-girlfriend. When the police refuse to believe her story, she decides to take matters into her own hands and fight back.
Their is twist and turns thoughtout the movie, and you will keep on second guessing until the very ending. Their is horror, sci-fi, psychological espects, thrills, suspense and revenge.
Overall The Invisible Man was good, just with a few set-backs, other than that. Go and watch it.
Francis Ford Coppola
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Acclaimed as one of the most influential and innovative American directors, Francis Ford Coppola is...
Hollywood Math and Aftermath: The Economic Image and the Digital Recession
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Hollywood Math and Aftermath begins by exploring Hollywood's fictional numbers in normal...