Script for Scandal
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Sleuthing duo Lillian Frost and Edith Head investigate a behind-the-scenes scandal in this...
Double Minds
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The young girl with the Bohemian style was on the floor where she’d fallen, between Parker's...
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Awix (3310 KP) rated The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974) in Movies
Feb 7, 2018 (Updated Feb 9, 2018)
You want to know the plot? Well, a gaggle of Chinese vampires feel they aren't getting the respect they deserve, and so they recruit Dracula as a sort of foreign signing to help with their brand awareness, or something. However, also on a lecture tour of China is Dracula's nemesis Van Helsing (Peter Cushing, using all his powers to elevate deeply suspect material), even though they've apparently never met before, and he sets off with a gang of local kung fu experts to sort the problem out. Cushing is not required to do any kung fu, the Chinese cast are not required to say 'Transylvania' more often than is absolutely necessary, and Christopher Lee flatly refuses to participate (Dracula, who appears to be overdoing his make-up, is played by another actor).
Nevertheless this is still schlocky good fun, although the script doesn't even make sense on its own terms and credited director Roy Ward Baker doesn't seem quite sure of what to do with the kung fu genre. One of the most bonkers of the late-period Hammer horror movies, not that this is necessarily a bad thing.
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2165 KP) rated Not a Creature was Stirring in Books
Jan 24, 2019
With as much as I love Christmas, this book was a lot of fun. We got lots of talk about everything Christmas, even comparing characters to famous fictional Christmas characters. I did feel the book needed another polish to flesh a few things out, and I found Merry's concern for her ex-husband's family a little hard to believe considering how short her marriage had been. On the other hand, I loved the majority of the characters, and Merry's relationships with her own kids was fabulous. The plot was good with many twists and turns. I figured out a couple of things early, but I was left guessing about the rest of it until the end.
Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll
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Rock 'n' roll was born in rural Alabama, 1923, in the form of Sam Phillips, the youngest son of a...
Edvard Munch: The Modern Eye
Angela Lampe and Clement Cheroux
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Norwegian painter Edvard Munch (1863-1944) is best known for his painting "The Scream", painted in...
Writing for the Green Light: How to Make Your Script the One Hollywood Notices
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Tailor your screenplay to sell. Find out what Hollywood script readers, producers, and studio...
Language. Sex. Violence. Other? by Stereophonics
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Language. Sex. Violence. Other? is the fifth studio album by alternative rock band Stereophonics....
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2165 KP) rated Movieland in Books
Jul 26, 2022 (Updated Jul 26, 2022)
This strong book may be the best in the series to date. I couldn’t figure out where the plot was going to go for quite a while, and I mean that in the best way possible. Once I reached the end, everything was resolved in a logical manner. Eve got some great growth here, and all the characters, old and new, were strong and at their best. There are a couple of sub-plots that grow out of the events in previous books in the series. While you could read this as a standalone, I recommend you read the series in order. Since this is a police procedural, there is a tad more content that I try to avoid, but it was kept to a minimum. I also really enjoyed the humor in the book. If you are looking for a strong mystery, you’ll be glad you picked this one up.
Ultimate Fan 101: Tupac Edition
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The BEST 2Pac App made for the fans by the fans. All you need to stay connected and entertained....