Today, I will begin my 12-part series of looking at every available adaptation of Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. Now, there are several versions and retellings, but I was able to whittle it down to 11 because they could be found on DVD, YouTube, or in the movie theater. Part 1 will focus on theContinue reading “Wuthering Heights 1939 Movie Review”
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Interview with Patricia Leavy
Hello Everyone, We have something special for you all on Book Reviews by a Chick Who Reads Everything today. We have award-winning author Patricia Leavy on today. She is the author of the new book Cinematic Destinies. You can see my interview with her down below. Emily: What inspired the “Red Carpet Romance” series? Patricia: ItContinue reading “Interview with Patricia Leavy”
Cinematic Destinies Book Review
Full disclosure: I was given an advance reader’s copy of this book from SparkPoint Studio in exchange for an honest review. Romance novels can be predictable. I’ve talked about this in my review of I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella. However, it’s not inherently a bad thing. Sometimes, readers want feel-good stories to balanceContinue reading “Cinematic Destinies Book Review”
The Cinematic Voyage of The Pirate: Kelly, Garland, and Minnelli at Work Book Review
Anytime that a movie becomes iconic, there will probably be a book or a documentary about the making of it. Films that have gotten this treatment include The Wizard of Oz, Gone With the Wind, The Godfather, and The Pirate. What? Yes reader, I did say The Pirate – a 1948 movie musical starring GeneContinue reading “The Cinematic Voyage of The Pirate: Kelly, Garland, and Minnelli at Work Book Review”
Where the Crawdads Sing Movie Review
Content warning: this review briefly discusses the Delia Owens controversy and sexual assault. When the novel Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens was published in 2018, it became one of the biggest and best selling books in recent years. Of course, it was only a matter of when it was going to get aContinue reading “Where the Crawdads Sing Movie Review”
That’s Me, Groucho!: The Solo Career of Groucho Marx Book Review
I’m a huge Marx Brothers fan; I have read a ton of books about the legendary comedy team. Usually, they tend to focus on their movies and their personal lives. When these books get around to talking about Groucho’s solo career, which entailed stage, radio, movies, and television, they do this in about a chapterContinue reading “That’s Me, Groucho!: The Solo Career of Groucho Marx Book Review”
Book Reviews From the Vault: Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, A Sortabiography
There were a multitude of reasons why I started reviewing books and sharing them with others. One of them was this particular author Eric Idle. He has a reader’s blog on his website, and he would promote it on Twitter. I thought that this was so interesting that I wanted to do it myself. SoContinue reading “Book Reviews From the Vault: Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, A Sortabiography”
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