C19th
The Courtesan’s Revenge
Tagged: 7 Stars, 941.073092, biography, blackmail, Britain, Britain - 1700s, Britain - 1800s, Britain - Georgian, Britain - Regency, British royalty - George III, C18th, C19th, England - 1786-1846, Frances Wilson, Harriette Wilson, history, The courtesan's revenge, The courtesan's revenge: Harriette Wilson, the woman who blackmailed the king, women, women in society
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Writ & Dir: Andrew Dominik ; based on the book by Ron Hansen
Brad Pitt … Jesse James
Mary-Louise Parker … Zee James
Casey Affleck … Robert Ford
Sam Rockwell … Charley Ford
Jeremy Renner … Wood Hite
Sam Shepard … Frank James
Garret Dillahunt … Ed Miller
Paul Schneider … Dick Liddil
I loved this film.
I loved everything about it. The acting was brilliant. The way the [...]
Tagged: 10 Stars, 1860-1890, Andrew Dominik, based on book, betrayal, biopic, Brad Pitt, C19th, Casey Affleck, character driven, Garret Dilahunt, Jeremy Renner, Jesse James, Mary-Louise Parker, murder, Paul Schneider, R15A, Ron Hansen, Sam Rockwell, Sam Shepard, The Assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert F, USA - western
Time and Again
Author: Jack Finney
ISBN: none DDC:813.54
See also: LibraryThing | Andy’s Anachronisms | Books you never read | Thoughts on writing and other afflictions | Book reviews by Emma | MADreads
In shirt-sleeves, the way I generally worked, I sat sketching a bar of soap taped to an upper corner of my drawing board.
Simon Morley is leading [...]
Tagged: 813.54, 9 Stars, C19th, engaging read, historical fiction, Jack Finney, mystery, New York, romance, sff, Time and Again, time travel, USA - Reconstruction & Industrialisation
The Illusionist
Dir: Neil Burger
Writ: Neil Burger based on short story Eisenheim the Illusionist by Steven Millhauser
Edward Norton – Eisenheim
Paul Giamatti – Inspector Uhl
Jessica Biel – Sophie
Rufus Sewell – Crown Prince Leopold
In Austria at the turn of the 20th century a young carpenter’s son falls in love with a girl from the local nobility. Obviously her [...]
Tagged: 6 Stars, Austria, based on book, C19th, Edward Norton, Eisenheim the Illusionist, Jessica Biel, magicians, missing characterisation, murder, Neil Burger, Paul Giamatti, Rufus Sewell, Steven Millhauser, The Illusionist, visually stunning
The Rest Falls Away
Author: Colleen Gleason
ISBN: 9780451220073
DDC: 813.6
#1 in the Gardella Vampire Chronicles
See also: ColleenGleason.com ; LibraryThing ; SSD review ; Quixotic’s review
His footsteps were soundless, but Victoria felt him moving.
She grasped the bark of the oak, pressing her body into the tree as if it could suck her into safety.
Victoria Gardella has just discovered the secret her [...]
Tagged: 7 Stars, 813.6, Britain - Regency, C19th, Colleen Gleason, entertaining, Gardella Vampire Chronicals, historical fiction, series, sff, The Rest Falls Away, vampire hunters, vampires
The Prestige
I did like the film, but I couldn’t help feeling a little disappointed in it.
Tagged: 8 Stars, Andy Serkis, C19th, Christian Bale, Christopher Priest, diary, flashbacks, historical fiction, Hugh Jackman, Jonathan Nolan, magic, magicians, Michael Caine, Piper Perabo, Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson, The Prestige
Fearless
aka Huo Yuanjia
Dir: Ronny Yu
Writ: Chris Chow
Jet Li – Huo Yoanjia
Shido Nakamura – Anno Tanaka
Dong Yong – Nong Jinsun
Betty Sun – Moon
Billed as Jet Li’s final martial arts epic, you should know to expect plenty of fight scenes in this film. But there is also a plot and a storyline too. One that revolves around [...]
Tagged: 1869-1910, action, Betty Sun, C19th, C20th, China - history, China - Qing dynasty, Chinese, Chris Chow, Dong Yong, Fearless, fictional bio, fights, historical fiction, Huo Yuanjia, Jet Li, martial arts, Ronny Yu, Shido Nakamura, subtitled, wushu
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