I am NOT a critic. I'm merely an observer. (Books, movies, plays, musicals etc.)

Note: This is a mini series three decades old so as a viewer you should have that perspective in mind.  If this was made today, it probably would be better, but then again, maybe not. You might ask, "What about the classics?"  What about them?  The movies, you mean?  Well, this was made for television, produced by Steve Krantz, and adapted from Judith Krantz's novel. It may not be much appreciated today, but it was the talk of the town during its time. 🎬 Valerie Bertinelli, Barry Bostwick and Perry King star in a 1987 miniseries based on Judith Krantz's novel of a New York magazine publishing empire. First episode date: 1 March 1987 Theme music composer: Lee Holdridge Network: CBS Writers: Sherman Yellen and Diana Gould Directors:  Richard Michaels and Douglas Hickox Part 1   (Episodes One and Two) Part 2   (Episodes Three and Four) Princess Daisy, Scruples, Mistral's Daughter, and I'LL TAKE MANHATTAN are my favourite Jud...

With their headquarters destroyed and the world held hostage, members of Kingsman find new allies when they discover a spy organization in the United States known as Statesman. In an adventure that tests their strength and wits, the elite secret agents from both sides of the pond band together to ba ttle a ruthless enemy and save the day, something that's becoming a bit of a habit for Eggsy . -The Worldwide Web #doomsdayprotocol #statesman #somethinglikeSweeneyTodd #TheyshouldhaveincludedPEDROPASCALintheposter #waitfortheteaser #kingsman2 #kingsmanthegoldencircle #kingsman2017 Initial release :  20 September 2017 ( United Kingdom ) Director :  Matthew Vaughn Film series :  Kingsman Film Series Production company :  Marv Films Music composed by :  Henry Jackman ,  Matthew Margeson Thankfully, I watched this a week later.  Some people already warned me about how the ground meat was made....

With my "twin" The first time I watched Mockingjay Part 2 , my heart felt so heavy, but I still tried to see it in a good light.  It wasn't bad, but I was disappointed with a lot of things.  Suzanne Collins' message is very strong and powerful, but when I looked around the theater, almost everyone was forlorn, like they were expecting the movie to be better than expected. Well, there's that, and the fact that there were a lot of heart-wrenching scenes too, enough to make people feel morose and that's how the book made a lot of people feel too, anyway.    Jennifer Lawrence did great acting wise.  Probably that's why she is the highest paid actor, even if I still think that it is unfair.  Again, I'll leave the technical aspects to the experts.  I don't have the right to judge  or criticize  those things.   What about the other actors?  I cannot complain.  They all did their jobs well, most especially the ve...

Jennifer Lawrence is the highest paid or most valuable star, making RDJ only the second highest paid.  Is she worth it?  She's a very effective actor and I like her, but I think Hollywood is overdoing it.  Did she do justice to Katniss?  Of course she did, but... Mockingjay Part 2 was OK, but I did not appreciate it as much as I did Part 1.  When it was over, I was just glad it was, making me almost tell my friends I wouldn't want to watch it again, but I made a promise to watch it with them soon.  Who knows?  Maybe I'll like it better the second time around. It's not bad.  I like it too, but for a finale, I kind of expected something greater...something out of the ordinary. (I'll be watching this again on the 30th of November.  I'll create  a separate blog entry to update you if the second time around is indeed "sweeter".) Mockingjay 1

Directed by  Francis Lawrence Writing Credits   Peter Craig ... (screenplay) and Danny Strong ... (screenplay) Suzanne Collins ... (adaptation) Suzanne Collins ... (novel " Mockingjay ") My movie dates :-)   Book versus Movie THE HUNGER GAMES trilogy is dystopic as dystopic could be.  Almost every scene is heartbreaking.  It is very futuristic, but the whims of The Capitol is very, very barbaric.  Politics and showbiz are at their worst.  Graft and corruption is vehemently displayed.   Slaves  are mere toys for the powerful.  It's a if they were only born to entertain the upper crust of society.  It does not matter if they have to die in the end.  All the exciting scenes are reserved for part 2, but you won't be able to appreciate it that much if you won't watch the first part. They(the rebels and The Capitol), try to make everything exciting.   The Capitol is trying to dis...

When I was a little girl in California, mom loved to watch this TV series about Dr. Richard Kimble and it starred David Janssen(I later learned that we were watching reruns because the series ended in 1967 and I wasn't even born yet).  About twenty years later(1993), I was able to watch this movie starring Harrison Ford(one of my Hollywood crushes) and Tommy Lee Jones.  It was nail-gripping, nail-biting, exciting, et cetera.   Twenty-one years later(2014), I got the chance to watch this again, via Cinemax . Directed by Andrew Davis Produced by Anne Kopelson Arnold Kopelson Screenplay by Jeb Stuart David Twohy Story by David Twohy Based on The Fugitive by  Roy Huggins Starring Harrison Ford   as Dr. Richard Kimble Tommy Lee Jones   as Deputy U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard Sela Ward  as Helen Kimble Andreas Katsulas   as the one-armed man Fredrick Sykes Jeroen Krabbé   as  Dr. Charles Nichols Julianne Moore ...

When we entered the cinema after mom bought her dress for tonight's event(my dad's classmate's 80th birthday at the Marriott ), I had no idea what it was about.  As a person born with itchy feet (I love to travel) , if I had known that this was a movie about the prevention of hijacking or the like, I wouldn't have watched it.  I've seen enough flicks to traumatize me.  For one reason or another, I was not able to read any advertisement about this and I was not given the chance to see the trailer. Sigh.  Anyways, I just sat back, relaxed, and tried to enjoy the film. Anyways, if you have read my so-called reviews or non-reviews, you would know I would not be writing about this if I totally hated it.  Yes, even if I believe that Liam Neeson is sort typecast for this type of roles,  I did like this film and even enjoyed it.  Yes, you read it right.  I enjoyed it.  I liked little Becca( McColgan ) best.  I don't know how old she ...