William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Clueless
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Clueless gets a makeover that Cher Horowitz and the Bard would approve of in this charming and witty...
William Shakespeare's Tragedy of the Sith's Revenge
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To thine own Sith be true. Lend us your ears and comlinks for a Shakespearean retelling of Star Wars...
A Curse Dark as Gold
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Charlotte Miller has always scoffed at talk of a curse on her family's woolen mill, which holds her...
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Lee KM Pallatina (951 KP) rated Cinderella (2021) in Movies
Oct 10, 2021
Retelling the story of Cinderella (for like the millionth time) and her jump from rags to riches, this take offers up a musical twist with plenty of upbeat numbers and we'll placed hits.
Mixing this with a top class cast was a no brainer..
My biggest problem with this was the usual idiotic immature Prince who becomes more head strong after blah blah blah....
All in all it was a fun family film that was worth the time.
David McK (3496 KP) rated Young Guns II (1990) in Movies
Feb 12, 2022
I have no idea how much of this is fictionalised n and how much is fact: I do know that sheriff Pat Garrett is supposed to have shot Billy the Kid in the back, but as for the backstory that he used to ride with him ...?
Anyway, this now shows its age, although the soundtrack is as great as ever!
Herc
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This should be the story of Hercules: his twelve labours, his endless adventures…everyone’s...
Greek Mythology
Arcadian Nights
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The vibrant retelling of the central Greek myths by acclaimed novelist John Spurling, author of The...
Christine A. (965 KP) rated A Study in Scarlet (The Sherlock Holmes Children's Collection #1) in Books
May 29, 2020
Stephanie Baudet has written over 50 books for children. Among them, The Sherlock Holmes Children's Collection, a retelling of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's brilliant novels for children ages seven and up.
To give a fair and accurate review of the first book in the series, A Study in Scarlet, I read the original novel. I am not going to review Conan Doyle's work at this time. This review deals with Baudet's adaption. Although I will add, those who are not familiar with Holmes and Watson should start the series with this adaption. It introduces the characters when they first meet and agree to move into Baker Street together.
Baudet's adaption is so enjoyable and entertaining, if they were available years ago, I would have bought the entire collection for my children. The drawings are well done. All of the major points in the original work are presented clearly for children to understand and appreciate Conan Doyle's work.
To date, there are 12 adaptions published. None of them are Sir Author Conan Doyle's most famous work, The Hound of the Baskervilles. I appreciate that Baudet adapted his lesser-known work to allow children access to stories they may not have discovered otherwise.
This 200-word review was published on Philomathinphila.com on 5/29/20.
Ari Augustine (10 KP) rated His Hideous Heart in Books
May 4, 2020
In a perfect world, Id love to review each and every retelling in this collection, because many of them were downright gorgeous and grotesque. However, my absolute favorites were:
1. Its Carnival! by Tiffany D. Jackson
2. Lygia by Dahlia Adler (inspired by Ligeia)
3. Happy Days, Sweetheart by Stephanie Kuehn
4. The Glittering Death by Caleb Roehrig
Check out my full review to find out WHY I adored these stories: https://bookishvalhalla.com/his-hideous-heart-by-dahlia-adler-a-poe-etic-review-of-genre-bending-tales/
Daniel Boyd (1066 KP) rated American Crime Story Season 1: The People v. O.J. Simpson in TV
Mar 6, 2018
Whether you think that O.J did what he was accused of is left up to you, but that honestly doesn't really matter here as the show focuses more on the mentality of the main players involved in the case.
If you are a fan of high quality courtroom dramas, then this show is perfect for you.