tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post3028560216161388640..comments2024-01-04T04:01:35.574+08:00Comments on Wandering through the Shelves: Thursday Movie Picks #253: LettersWandererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-31159735101051820222019-05-24T03:41:18.824+08:002019-05-24T03:41:18.824+08:00I can't see it as a TV series. I don't thi...I can't see it as a TV series. I don't think each book has enough material to sustain a season of episodes. One book one movie is enough for me.Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-31666271781674009892019-05-24T03:38:29.192+08:002019-05-24T03:38:29.192+08:00Oh no you didn't? I had the impression that it...Oh no you didn't? I had the impression that it was well liked.Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-39215057135813595722019-05-24T03:37:48.340+08:002019-05-24T03:37:48.340+08:00Your picks are older films, thus I haven't see...Your picks are older films, thus I haven't seen them.<br /><br />I am intrigued by your middle pick though.Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-71483562586304174632019-05-17T22:20:06.313+08:002019-05-17T22:20:06.313+08:00I was so disappointed in your last pick. I looooov...I was so disappointed in your last pick. I looooove the book, it's perfect, and it fits better as a Netflix series not a movie. The movie was just rushed and disappointing. Getterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07216666216639032348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-25121439567066577772019-05-17T20:33:55.779+08:002019-05-17T20:33:55.779+08:00I've only seen your last pick, which I really ...I've only seen your last pick, which I really wanted to like but just didn't. I was disappointed. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-19324102495508039182019-05-17T08:36:26.132+08:002019-05-17T08:36:26.132+08:00You are the 2nd person who mentioned 84 Charring C...You are the 2nd person who mentioned 84 Charring Cross Rd and I would like to see this. I haven’t seen the other 2 although I would see the other 2.Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128401155527497521.post-64267449119269344842019-05-17T07:34:35.301+08:002019-05-17T07:34:35.301+08:00OHHH I LOVE 84 Charing Cross Road!! Loved the book...OHHH I LOVE 84 Charing Cross Road!! Loved the book as well, which the film follows closely. It doesn't have the conventional setup but I think it definitely tells the story of those two characters, and the people surrounding them, lives. Plus it has those tremendous performances from Anne Bancroft and Anthony Hopkins. <br /><br />I haven't seen the other two but I'm intrigued.<br /><br />Lots of choices this week, I went with two favorites and an obscure John Huston thriller.<br /><br />A Letter to Three Wives (1949)-Three well to do suburban wives (Linda Darnell, Ann Sothern and Jeanne Crain) are preparing to chaperone a children’s outing to an island picnic when they receive a letter from their mutual fremeny Addie Ross that she won’t be joining them because she’s left town and in so doing has taken one of their husbands with her. Cut off from the world for the day each wife reviews her marriage wondering if she’s the one now husbandless. Incisive look at personal relationships was nominated for many Oscars (and should have garnered a few more) and won best screenplay and director for Joseph Mankiewicz.<br /><br />This was one of my selections for Dell’s Girl Week a few years back.<br />https://dellonmovies.blogspot.com/2016/11/girl-week-2016-letter-to-three-wives.html <br /><br />The Letter (1940)-The film opens on a pan of a sleepy night on a Malaysian plantation when the peace is shattered by a gunshot. A man stumbles out of the house and down the stairs followed by a woman (Bette Davis) emptying her revolver into him. She tells her husband and the law that the man, a family friend, was attacking her and maintains her innocence throughout a trial but suddenly the dead man’s Eurasian wife sends word through an emissary that she possesses a letter that holds secrets. Top notch drama contains one of Davis’s best, most contained performances guided by William Wyler. <br /><br />The Kremlin Letter (1970)-An unauthorized letter is sent to Moscow alleging the U.S. government's willingness to help Russia attack China. Former naval officer Charles Rone (Patrick O'Neal) and his team are sent to retrieve the missive. Going undercover they successfully reach out to Erika Kosnov (Bibi Andersson), the wife of a former agent, now married to the head of Russia's secret police (Max von Sydow). Their plans are interrupted, however, when their Moscow hideout is raided by a cunning politician (Orson Welles). Decent cold war thriller directed by John Huston loaded with familiar faces including George Sanders and Max von Sydow. joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.com