Category: Book Adaptations
Ladies in Black – See This Elegant Period Drama Full of Style
Ladies in Black Review: Bruce Beresford, the award-winning director of Driving Miss Daisy, has a new period drama full of 1950s nostalgia.
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‘The Bitter Tea of General Yen’ Review – See One of the First Interracial Romances on Screen
Directed by Frank Capra, The Bitter Tea of General Yen is a relatively forgotten pre-Code film with social relevance, religious cynicism, violence, and a shocking interracial romance between a Chinese warlord and a Christian missionary. Indeed, this is not the type of movie one thinks of when referencing a Capra classic. It’s a Wonderful Life it is not. But that’s what makes this movie so fascinating. Not only is it different from Capra’s later films, but it’s also a love story ahead of its time.
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Five Reasons You Need to Watch the Roswell TV Show 20 Years Later
Here’s why you NEED to watch one of the best supernatural shows ever created, twenty years late.
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Coming Home (1998) Review: A Solid WWII Period Drama With Fine Performances
Coming Home (1998) is an ITV miniseries based upon Rosamunde Pilcher’s coming-of-age story of the same name. The series is set during World War II (pre and post as well) in England. It follows about a decade of the life and loves and travails of schoolgirl Judith Duncan, who comes of age as war erupts.
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Watch Colin Firth in the First Trailer for the New Adaptation of ‘The Secret Garden’
The first trailer for the new adaptation of The Secret Garden is here and it looks magical! From the producers of Paddington and Harry Potter, comes a new take on the classic children’s book by Frances Hodgson Burnett with Colin Firth in a starring role.
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The Best Vampire Diaries’ Couples, Ranked From Worst to Best
This month marks the 10th anniversary of The Vampire Diaries. Yes, ten years have passed since we...
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Delight in The Wizard of Oz: Life Lessons 80 Years Later
The Wizard of Oz offers a number of life lessons and I thought I would share just a few, with a little tongue-in-cheek commentary! These aren’t earth-shattering. Rather, these Wizard of Oz life lessons are sweetly sentimental.
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‘Gentleman Jack’ – A Dazzling, Emotional Romance You Need To See
Based on the real coded diaries of Anne Lister, Gentleman Jack is a fascinating historical series...
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Cinderella (2000): This is an Odd but Beautiful, Folkloric Adaptation to Watch
Kathleen Turner plays the diabolically wicked and murderous stepmother with campy abandon in the...
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Ranking the 16 Best Adaptations of the Beauty and the Beast Story
The Beauty and the Beast story is a tale as old as time. From Cupid and Psyche to the lesser-known...
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Romantic Moment of the Month: Clary and Jace – A Love that Never Dies
MAJOR SPOILERS FOR THE SHADOWHUNTERS’ SERIES FINALE Just over a month ago, the Freeform...
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‘Ophelia’ Review: This is What Happens When ‘Hamlet’ is Told From the Female Perspective
Movie magic and thrilling female empowerment happen when Hamlet is told from the female perspective in Ophelia – a mostly brilliant re-imagining of Shakespeare’s tragic tale.
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