Tell Me a Riddle
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"Tell Me a Riddle" renders an unforgettable portrait of a working class couple when the gender...
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Founded in 1996, Uptown Square is a group of restaurants under one management that includes Chesters...
ClareR (5726 KP) rated The Trial of Lotta Rae in Books
Jun 7, 2022
The Trial of Lotta Ready Siobhan MacGowan is a story about the legal trial, and subsequent tribulations of a working class girl. Raped at 15 by a wealthy man, Lotta’s Mam and Pap support her in the battle to bring him to justice. But it all goes terribly wrong and before long, Lotta finds herself alone, on the street and trying to live under everyones radar. She is, however, often recognised from the newspaper articles, where they printed all of the lies from the trial.
This is a story of love and loss, betrayal and retribution, privilege and misogyny, with a background of the Suffragette movement and the First World War.
The narrator is, without wanting to give too much away, very interesting - and much more hard hitting because of that choice.
It’s a stunning book and highly recommended.
The Stories We Tell
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It's December 1942 and Betty Ahern is enjoying her fledgling career as a private detective,...
The Winding Streets Of Kolonaki
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It is Athens in the late autumn of 1973 and the sweltering heat of the inner city Summer is...
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Ted Buxton: My Life in Football
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As a professional football coach and football scout, Edward 'Ted' Buxton is well-known in the world...
Her Ladyship's Girl: A Maid's Life in London
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Anwyn Moyle was born at the end of the First World War in a small mining village in Wales. At the...
Connie: The Life of Learie Constantine
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His father was a first-class cricketer, his grandfather was a slave. Born in rural Trinidad in 1901,...
Gareth von Kallenbach (980 KP) rated Extract (2009) in Movies
Aug 9, 2019
A small company, Reynold’s Extract, is about to be bought out much to the joy of the depressed and sexually frustrated owner, Joel Reynold (Jason Bateman). Joel, tired of working long days with disgruntled employees, would love nothing more than returning to a simpler life at home with his wife, Suzie (Kristen Wiig). When the factories irresponsible employees accidently injure long time worker, Step, the deal begins to go south.
The sudden appearance of attractive new employee, Cindy (Mila Kunis) who has the eye of both frustrated Joel and recently damaged employee, Step, further complicates the situation. As does Reynold’s best friend, Dean (Ben Affleck), the local bartender filled with creative ideas on “bettering” Joel’s situation.
As the film progressed I keep wondering is the movie really funny or is Jason Bateman just so entertaining that it doesn’t matter. The honest truth is probably a little of both. With that said I did laugh, mostly at the blatant delivery by the aforementioned Bateman and at the scattered comedic moments derived from the unexpected nature of the film, it is not everyday you encounter a movie about an flavor extract company.
The eclectic cast of actors, from various avenues of fame, works seamlessly together. The most unexpected acting choice is Ben Affleck as Dean a role that could have filled by any number of lesser celebrities, possibly Rob Schneider.
Still the plot is unique and the story varies greatly from Judge’s traditional support of the working class. In “Extract” the protagonist is the boss man, not an underpaid employee.
A delightful little flick about working, neighbors, and other relationships, “Extract” is a creative yet diluted tale
Bombing Hitler: The Story of the Man Who Almost Assassinated the Fuhrer
Hellmut G. Haasis and William Odom
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Georg Elser was just a working-class citizen living in Munich, Germany. He was employed as a...