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To coincide with the final installments of Poirot on Acorn TV, Acorn media are releasing two Agatha Christie boxsets on 5 August. These boxsets include previously released episodes that have been pieced together in best-of-the-best collections that will be a must-have for die-hard fans of the author and her two most famous creations: Poirot and Marple.
Agatha Christie’s Poirot Fan Favorites Collection features David Suchet in six episodes produced across a 25 year time span. Murder on the Orient Express (Series 12, 2010); Hercule Poirot’s Christmas (Series 6, 1995); The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Series 3, 1990); The ABC Murders (Series 4, 1992); The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb (Series 5, 1993); and Four and Twenty Blackbirds (Series 1, 1989). As a story, Murder on the Orient Express ranks as one of my favorites and this particular adaptation is very good. It’s somewhat surprising that ITV waited until 2010 to produce a Suchet version of the...
To coincide with the final installments of Poirot on Acorn TV, Acorn media are releasing two Agatha Christie boxsets on 5 August. These boxsets include previously released episodes that have been pieced together in best-of-the-best collections that will be a must-have for die-hard fans of the author and her two most famous creations: Poirot and Marple.
Agatha Christie’s Poirot Fan Favorites Collection features David Suchet in six episodes produced across a 25 year time span. Murder on the Orient Express (Series 12, 2010); Hercule Poirot’s Christmas (Series 6, 1995); The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Series 3, 1990); The ABC Murders (Series 4, 1992); The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb (Series 5, 1993); and Four and Twenty Blackbirds (Series 1, 1989). As a story, Murder on the Orient Express ranks as one of my favorites and this particular adaptation is very good. It’s somewhat surprising that ITV waited until 2010 to produce a Suchet version of the...
- 8/3/2014
- by Edited by K Kinsella
Literary adaptations proved extremely popular back in the 1990s and Emma is a fine example of this trend. Finding its way on to Blu-ray for the first time today, read on for our review…
In rural 1800s England, Emma Woodhouse (Gwyneth Paltrow) spends her idle time as a matchmaker for those around her. Constantly trying to match people who are entirely incompatible, Emma spends so much of her energies meddling in the lives of others that she refrains from thinking about her own feelings. Things turn sour for her, however, after she unsuccessfully tries to pair up visiting, shy socialite Harriet (Toni Collette) with the pleasant Mr Elton (Alan Cumming), only to find that the gentleman’s true desires lie with her… Cue heartache and woe, but also an epiphany of love as Emma turns her attentions to her own feelings for Mr Knightley (Jeremy Northam) at last! Will everyone...
In rural 1800s England, Emma Woodhouse (Gwyneth Paltrow) spends her idle time as a matchmaker for those around her. Constantly trying to match people who are entirely incompatible, Emma spends so much of her energies meddling in the lives of others that she refrains from thinking about her own feelings. Things turn sour for her, however, after she unsuccessfully tries to pair up visiting, shy socialite Harriet (Toni Collette) with the pleasant Mr Elton (Alan Cumming), only to find that the gentleman’s true desires lie with her… Cue heartache and woe, but also an epiphany of love as Emma turns her attentions to her own feelings for Mr Knightley (Jeremy Northam) at last! Will everyone...
- 9/19/2011
- by Stuart Cummins
- Obsessed with Film
More than halfway into The Trial Of A Time Lord, and The Doctor's not a happy camper. Not only is he being hectored by Judge Doom on a constant basis, he's also trying to come to terms with the loss of Peri, whose attempts to pre-empt the Mitchell Brothers from EastEnders were cruelly thwarted by an angry Yrcanos. No wonder he starts the ninth instalment with a face longer than Jimmy Hill's chin.
But that Dunkirk spirit slowly manifests itself as The Doctor now begins His defence. It's an odd choice – he evidently thinks that being an outer space Hercule Poirot will somehow absolve himself of all the charges laid against him. So welcome to the Murder On The Orient Express In Space portion of the trial, which is better known as Terror Of The Vervoids.
Now Doctor Who has attempted murder-mystery dramas in the past, with the likes...
But that Dunkirk spirit slowly manifests itself as The Doctor now begins His defence. It's an odd choice – he evidently thinks that being an outer space Hercule Poirot will somehow absolve himself of all the charges laid against him. So welcome to the Murder On The Orient Express In Space portion of the trial, which is better known as Terror Of The Vervoids.
Now Doctor Who has attempted murder-mystery dramas in the past, with the likes...
- 3/2/2011
- Shadowlocked
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