Good morning Galatea It is not quite midnight here as I start to write, but I figure you will be reading this in the morning I just got home from my daughter's We used to met up closer to noon or one in the afternoon, but her hours have just recently changed, so she is working more than a half day on Saturdays, and not that happy about her increased workload. But I would not have been able to stay up so late last night, otherwise
Ian McShane played Judas in the very highly rated 1977 "Jesus of Nazareth" miniseries. It was a very well done; Laurence Olivier portrayed Nicodemus, and there were quite a few fairly famous actors and actresses in that six hour epic. Ian McShane was very young back then and so was I It is on youtube...
When I saw Snow White and the Huntsman it seemed to me that the differences between the two characters of Snow White and her wicked step mother made so much more clear the demarcation between life and death, and whom/which one each of them served. Kristen Stewart had never particularly appealed to me before, having seen her in all the Twilight movies, and even during any public appearance, she never seemed to smile, always striking me as being quite morose or even sullen or something. Her role in that movie really helped me to see her as a good actress.
I don't think I have seen Cinderella, but it looks good from what you have said and what I can see of it on imdb.com where it shows two of the characters were also on Downton Abbey! (Cinderella and Drizella.) I will put it on my must-see list I really liked Once Upon A Time as well, it was current during the early seasons when I still had a TV and I actually bought a cable package so I could watch the series catch-up one weekend before the next season started... it was filmed out here, you know My daughter lives in Richmond which is just south of Vancouver across the Fraser River, and OUAT was filmed in the southwest corner of Richmond, which is known as Steveston. It is an older area, lots of fishing boats and marinas and such, being right on the ocean. There are a couple of really fantastic used book stores out there that we have visited on occasion Richmond is actually an island, and our airport is also on another island, which is counted as part of Richmond. Lulu Island and Sea Island, respectively.
It is true that Kate Bush's voice is not to everybody's tastes. Mrs. Collins in the BBC production was a bit shrill I just can't imagine living with someone like that, always being in such a tizzy going off their head about something haha. What else had Mr. Collins been in? He did look familiar to me, but I don't know from what I see quite a long list of his roles on imdb.com, but nothing I readily recognize, except Quadrophenia from 1979, though I don't remember seeing that
It is just after one now... I just watched some of the 1940 B&W P&P with Greer Garson and Olivier, though I cannot find the full movie on youtube. It actually did not look as bad as I remember the beginning being from whenever it was I tried watching it years ago... I watched both proposal scenes, and Lady Catherine's coming to make sure there was no engagement. Some of the dialogue was pretty much exactly the same as the BBC production! I think David O. had the right idea about people wanting to see a movie being more true to the book than not. I loved Anne Rice's vampire Lestat series, but the movies totally tanked, perhaps especially Queen of the Damned, where one whole very important element was completely dropped. Tom Cruise just seemed all wrong for the lead, also. Now I can watch it and not be so bothered by those things, but Lestat was supposed to be a tall blond man and Tommy boy just did not fit the type.
Thank you for the lovely rose Sweet dreams to you
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Good Evening, Magenta!
I actually did not see your post until tonight. I had a busy day today. I must have seen McShane in the Jesus of Nazareth series. It would be in keeping for me to have a crush on Judas Iscariot.
I don't know how many readers loved Heathcliff, but my sister hated him and though he was evil. She could find no pity for him. Come to think of it, it is probably just my attraction to dark hair and eyes.
I don't blame your daughter for missing her Saturdays. That must be disheartening for her. I know I like my weekends and holidays off.
I am not particularly fond of Stewart. I have not seen the Twilight films, but she always seemed sullen, like you say. There is an older live action Snow White film I liked much better. It was filmed by the Hallmark company, when they were filming live action fairy tales. Kristen Kreuk plays Snow White and Miranda Richardson plays the Queen.
I think a lot of films and movies are filmed out in Vancouver now. It looks really beautiful. You must like waking up and seeing all of those beautiful trees and mountains. I love trees. We have many here, but NO mountains.
I liked Downton Abbey, too- but stopped watching after the third season or so. I think my attention span must be deteriorating the older I get. For some reason, I can't stay with a series after a couple of seasons.
I love used book stores, but I have so many books now- and I will never read them all. It used to pain me, knowing I will never read all of my books. BUT I hope that in Heaven, God will let us read the books we did not get to read here. Or maybe even better books, who knows?
Yes, Mrs. Bennett was a piece of work. I didn't blame Mr. Bennett for retreating into his interior world, although he should have known better and been more aware of what types of men his daughters were seeing. He just abdicated his role because his wife was a handful. But, she was overly dramatic. David Bamber played Mr. Collins, he was in a show called The Paradise about the first department store in London. It's really good- very pretty- visually, all kinds of beautiful Victorian costumes and sets. And the heroine is someone you can't help but root for. He was in the newer Pollyanna, and The King's Speech (really good).
I think readers want to see films stay fairly close to the books- there's a reason why we love the books, after all. What irks me is when filmmakers ADD to the plot. It is annoying. I can understand the need to cut some things, as the film will be too long- but why add something to the plot? I haven't seen or read the Anne Rice books, or movies- but Tom Cruise doesn't seem like the vampire type.
You are quite welcome, sweet dreams to you as well.