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Cary Elwes recommended Which Lie Did I Tell? in Books (curated)

 
Which Lie Did I Tell?
Which Lie Did I Tell?
William Goldman | 2001 | Biography
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"The second non-fiction book by the legendary novelist and screenwriter responsible for such classic films as The Princess Bride (a personal favorite), Marathon Man, All The President’s Men and Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid. Like the prequel, Which Lie Did I Tell includes candid behind-the-scenes stories, a window into the process of how to write good scripts and how The Princess Bride became his first screen credit in nearly nine years. A thoroughly entertaining insider’s look into how Hollywood works."

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Kim Newman recommended The Uninvited (1944) in Movies (curated)

 
The Uninvited (1944)
The Uninvited (1944)
1944 | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
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"A classic ghost story, from a novel by Dorothy Macardle, directed by Lewis Allen. Brother and sister Ray Milland and Ruth Hussey buy a cliff-top home in Cornwall that turns out to be haunted by at least two spirits and one still-living person . . . the waif Gail Russell, who is drawn to the room where her mother supposedly died. It’s one of those Hollywood films that was too sophisticated for the censors, with several transgressive elements (lesbianism, illegitimacy) couched tactfully and woven deeply into the mystery."

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LeftSideCut (3776 KP) created a post

Aug 30, 2019 (Updated Aug 30, 2019)  
So after finally getting round to watching Once Upon a Time a couple of nights ago, I present my ranking of Quentin Tarantino movies from my favourite to least favourite.

Note that all of these movies are 8/10 or above for me (and I've counted Kill Bill as one film)

1. Inglorious Basterds
2. Pulp Fiction
3. The Hateful Eight
4. Django Unchained
5. Jackie Brown
6. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
7. Reservoir Dogs
8. Kill Bill
9. Death Proof

How about everyone else??
      
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LeftSideCut (3776 KP) Aug 30, 2019

@Andy K how about you?
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Andy K (10823 KP) Aug 30, 2019

I would agree at least 8 out of 10 or above.

Mine would be similar although it has been a while since I have seen Jackie Brown or Reservoir Dogs. Also, need to watch Once Upon A Time again so I have more of the details. I felt like it ran past quickly at times.

1. Pulp Fiction
2. Inglorious Basterds
3. Django Unchained
4. Kill Bill
5. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
6. Jackie Brown
7. Hateful Eight
8. Reservoir Dogs
9. Death Proof
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Debbiereadsbook (1675 KP) rated Becoming Magic (Sleight of Hand #5) in Books

Dec 10, 2018  
Becoming Magic (Sleight of Hand #5)
Becoming Magic (Sleight of Hand #5)
Michelle Garren Flye | 2018 | Contemporary, Romance
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6.0 (1 Ratings)
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Not really one for me :-(
Independent reviewer for Archaeolibrarian, I was gifted my copy of this book.

I'm jumping straight in here, because this is one of those reviews that is going to be difficult to write!

Overall, I liked this book. Mostly.

It's reasonably well written, from both Carole and Connor's points of view, so that was good. I didn't see any spelling or editing errors to spoil my reading.

It just didn't grab me! I found myself wanting more, from Connor, about that break up with his ex-co-star. From Carole about what happened all those years ago in Hollywood. From them both, about each other, their feelings. . . . I. . . . just . . . .

Wanted MORE!!!! And I can't word just WHAT I wanted, and that's why this is a hard review to write, cos I cannot, for the life of me, find the right words, and you know how much that PAINS me!

It does deal with some difficult topics: being drugged and a sexual assault. It deals with these in a sensitive manner, but needs to be mentioned. I also found the assault story arc a little bit too much like what's going in the the REAL Hollywood right now, with the growing list of high powered Hollywood men being accused of various assaults. Maybe that's where the author got the inspiration from, I dunno, but I found it a little too much like it, you know??

This is book 5 in the Sleight of Hand series, and I have not read the others. I did not feel I was missing anything, by not reading them And although Sabrina and Walter (book4) play a huge part here, I didn't feel I HAD to have read their story before this one.

So, I'm sorry, but not one for me.

3 stars

**same worded review will appear elsewhere**