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Judith Krantz's I'll Take Manhattan (1987)

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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...

GROOMZILLA(2017)

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Amazon.com Directed by Bradford May Written byDarren O'Hare and Cara J. Russell After four years of courting, Alyssa and Tucker are about to tie the knot. However, suddenly the usually easy going Tucker becomes obsessed with every minute detail of the wedding planning, confusing his friends and family with his high strung antics. Unbeknownst to Tucker, he has come down under the spell of his grandmother's very unique engagement ring.- imdb This is a movie where I appreciated the side stories more than the love story of the central characters.  Tucker(DARIN BROOKS) was really so annoying and he wasn't funny at all. Yes, he overheard Alyssa and Courtney talking, but he is supposed to be a levelheaded person and his supposedly only faults are being late and not being too involved with the wedding. To be fair to Darin Brooks and ELIZABETH RICE, they acted well, but i t would have been nice if Tucker's being a Groomzilla was done gradually...like at first ...