The Poseidon Adventure

Beyond "The Poseidon Adventure" : A Tribute To Ronald Neame

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alfred Hitchcock, David Lean, The Poseidon Adventure, Toy Story 3, John Mills, Michael Powell, British Cinema, Noel Coward, Best Movies on DVD, Maggie Smith, Best Movies by Farr, Alec Guinness, Thirteen/WNET, Criterion Collection, Ronald Neame, Entertainment News
John Farr

We are so collectively mired in the hyper-superficial, materialistic, flashy "moment of now" that we haven't paused to acknowledge a man who helped bring some of the finest British films ever made to the screen.

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When the Sequel Isn't Equal

Laurence Hughes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Harrison Ford, The Poseidon Adventure, Paul Gallico, Death Wish, Beyond the Poseidon Adventure, Brian Garfield, Rambo, Force 10 From Navarone, Rambo III, Death Sentence, David Morrell, Rambo: First Blood Part II, Irwin Allen, The Guns of Navarone, Alistair Maclean, First Blood, Sequel, Movies, Book Reviews, Books News
Laurence Hughes

Here's an interesting phenomenon: Author writes a sequel -- but to the movie rather than the original novel.

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A Grouch's Guide to Un-Christmas Books

Laurence Hughes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dashiell Hammett, Paul Gallico, Christmas Books, Christmas, The Thin Man, Ian Fleming, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Scrooge, Un-Christmas Books, Santa, Hell House, Mannheim Steamroller, Richard Matheson, Booksellers, Christmas Tree, Nick and Nora Charles, Books, Christmastime, 007, Casper, Blofeld, James Bond, The Poseidon Adventure, Yule, Spectre, Noël, Christmas Gift, Books News
Laurence Hughes

An un-Christmas book takes place at Christmastime, but its tone, story and subject matter have nothing to do with the season. It provides perfect cover when the Noël nags accuse you of being a holiday poop.

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