Radio Theater: Orson Welles in Around the World in Eighty Days (10/23/1938)

Around the World in Eighty DaysStarring: Orson Welles, Ray Collins, Edgar Barrier, Eustace Wyatt, Frank Readick, Arlene Francis, Stefan Schnabel, Al Swenson, William Alland, Howard HughesYear: October 23, 1938My Rating: ★★★★Available free from Indiana University BloomingtonI've never read this particular novel either, although it is on my list. However, I did watch the 1989 miniseries starring...

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Hedy Lamarr, Robert Walker, and June Allyson star in Her Highness and the Bellboy (1945)

Her Highness and the BellboyYear: 1945 (set in 1938)Starring: Hedy Lamarr, Robert Walker, June Allyson, Agnes Moorhead, and Rags RaglandMy Rating: ★★★★Written for the Joe Pasternak Blogathon hosted by the Pure Entertainment Preservation Society.Jimmy Dobson (Robert Walker) is a flirtatious bellboy for a fancy hotel but is, surprisingly, a bit of a straight-shooter. His closest friend is Albert...

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Can true love overcome deadly illness in the popular Japanese movie, Today's Kira-kun from 2017?

In Japan, the red string of fate binds lovers together, running from pinky to pinky. For Yuiji Kira (Taisha Nakagaway), he is living his life on borrowed time. A bad heart means he has roughly a year to live and up until his current high school year, Yuuji had been living life recklessly. But now, with his time so limited, Yuiji has settled down, his heart heavy because he doesn't want to die, and...

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Dev Patel in The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)

The Personal History of David Copperfield(based on the novel David Copperfield by Charles Dickens)Starring: Dev Patel, Jairaj Varsani, Ranveer Jaiswal, Peter Capaldi, Hugh Laurie, Tilda Swinton, Ben Whishaw, Rosalind Eleazar, Morfydd Clark, Gwendoline ChristieYear: 2019My Rating: ★★★★★I'm an avid lover of Charles Dickens' work. So the moment I saw the trailer 6 months ago at a showing of...

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Radio Theater: Orson Welles in A Tale of Two Cities (7/25/1938)

A Tale of Two CitiesStarring: Orson Welles, Mary Taylor, Edgar Barrier, Martin Gabel, Frank Readick, Betty Garde, Erskine Sanford, Ray Collins, Kenneth DelmarYear: July 25, 1938My Rating: ★★★Available free from Indiana University BloomingtonThis review will be quite brief.I have listened to this radio play at least a half a dozen times, but it still confuses me. I partially blame my confusion...

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Book Review: A Christmas by the Sea by Melody Carlson (2018)

A Christmas by the SeaAuthor: Melody CarlsonGenre: Christian FictionLength: 176 pagesYear: 2018My Rating: ★★★★Goodreads - Amazon (Kindle Unlimited)When widow Wendy Harper inherits a cottage by the sea from her grandfather, a cottage she had visited and loved many times when she was a child, the boon is an unanticipated godsend. Wendy and her twelve-year-old son Jackson travel to Seaside, Maine...

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How do you get ready for autumn?

Cinderella's Pumpkin Farm sign and Cinderella dollMy favorite season is upon us! The weather turns chilly (at least it does in Colorado), the leaves change color, and I can pull my long-sleeved shirts and sweaters out of storage! We even had snow the other day, the earliest snowfall in recorded Colorado history. Such a crazy year of nuttiness!Do you have any fun things you do in the autumn?This year...

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The Sunshine Blogger Award

I haven't been nominated for the Sunshine Blogger award in forever! I'm deeply touched that Rachel at Hamlette's Soliloquy nominated me. Thank you very much. ❤Sunshine Blogger Award Rules 1. Thank the blogger who nominated you in the blog post and link back to their blog.2. Answer the 11 questions the blogger asked you.3. Nominate 11 new blogs to receive the award and write them 11 new questions.4....

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Drama Review: Sapuri (2006)

SapuriYear: 2006Episodes: 11 episodes, 45 minutes eachCountry: JapanGenre: Inter-Office Romance, Age-Gap Romance Starring: Kazuya Kamenashi, Ito Misaki, Eita Nagayama, Koichi Sato, Reina AsamiMy Rating: ★★You can find a list of my Japanese drama reviews on my Japanese Drama and Movie Reviews page. Sapuri follows the inter-departmental relationships and romances of...

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