Defiant Success

Apparently the 1990s saw a number of re-tellings of classic literature. Dangerous Liaisons  became Cruel Intentions , The Taming of the Sh...

Wall Street . The Wolf of Wall Street . The Big Short . These three films have one similarity: they're all male-led films about the bu...

When thrown into a new location, we don't know what to expect. Our comfort zone has been taken away from us, leaving us to fend for ours...

David Swift's How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying  takes on a more amusing tone in hindsight of Mad Men . Not strictly be...

There's something about actors that hail from New York City that have that extra oomph for their performances. Barbara Stanwyck, Humph...

Okay, I'm gonna keep this post short, sweet and to the point. Quiggy over at The Midnite Drive-In  is hosting a blogathon where the ...

There are those famous for good things and those famous for bad things. And then there are those whose claim to fame is being so terrible ...

Terrence over at A Shroud of Thoughts has brought back his British Invaders Blogathon  for a third year. Last year , I wrote about four ...

"Who on earth is that ravishing boy?" This question escapes Lytton Strachey's (Jonathan Pryce) lips upon first laying eyes o...

"The most mysterious mysteries are people, and usually people who don't seem mysterious at all." So opens Mitchell Leisen...