Rome (2005-2007) short review
It took me a very long time to get around to watching this, and then an even longer time to get through all the episodes, but I’m finally done, and... Read more →
Elizabeth: the Golden Age (2007) review
On the one hand, I completely enjoyed it. Why? Because I love seeing historical eras brought to life in front of me, and I particularly love... Read more →
The Painted Veil (2006) short review
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would! Naomi Watts is the well-to-do wife of Edward Norton, a doctor in China. Things in their marriage go very... Read more →
Miss Potter (2006) short review
I was underwhelmed by this movie, about Beatrix Potter’s publishing of her children’s books and her relationship with her publisher, but it’s... Read more →
The Illusionist (2006) short review
A relatively entertaining look at magic and forbidden love in early 20th century Vienna. Edward Norton is the title magician, Jessica Biel is his... Read more →
Wide Sargasso Sea (2006) short review
An adaptation of the novel written to be a prequel to Jane Eyre and which tries to tell the story from Bertha/Antoinette’s point of view. This one... Read more →
The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton (2006) short review
A fictionalized account of the life of Mrs. Beeton, who was something of the Martha Stewart of her generation (she published a guide to cooking and... Read more →
Jane Eyre (2006) short review
Yet another BBC adaptation of the classic novel, with Ruth Wilson as Jane and Toby Stephens as Mr. Rochester. There were many things I liked about... Read more →
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man (2006) short review
James Purefoy is hot hot hot, and he is even hotter as the dapper Beau Brummell, male fashion leader of the English Regency. Sadly, this film... Read more →
A Harlot’s Progress (2006) short review
UK TV drama about the artist William Hogarth and his relationship with the woman who inspired his series of drawings of the same name. I quite liked... Read more →
