![]() ![]() It seems the film's title was changed from "The Madness of George III" because American audiences would think it was a sequel and not go to see it, assuming they had missed "I" and "II." ![]() Here is a delicious story circulating here - an example of a "those-dumb-Yanks" story that some British people love to tell. ![]() "The Madness of King George" is the film adaptation of the Alan Bennett play "The Madness of George III," its title changed because the distributor was afraid Americans might think it a sequel. Modern medical experts now believe King George suffered from a metabolic disorder known as porphyria, and The Madness of King George deals with the political machinations that took place as the king's illness incapacitated him, both physically and mentally, for extended periods of time.Ĭoincident with the film's release came the rumor that its distributors had altered its title for the American market, changing The Madness of George III to The Madness of King George lest puzzled Americans think they had missed the first two entries of the series: ![]() The year 1995 saw the release of the film The Madness of King George, a movie whose plot focused on the bizarre behavior of George III (1738–1820), the British monarch who was commonly said to have "gone mad" after losing England's North American colonies to the American Revolution. ![]()
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![]() ![]() However, the decision to bring out the humour in many of the situations (with some lovely one-liners from Suchet) is pure Agatha Christie. However, some of the casting was perhaps misjudged (notably Steve Pemberton as the German doctor, and arguably Daisy Donovan - both known more for comedy than for acting), and as a result some of the performances play a little too much on rather comedic stereotypes of class and ethnicity. Although Suchet these days doesn't emphasise the little quirks of his character, he is still on form here supported ably by James Fox in the role formerly played by David Niven. ITV's remake just about pulls off a film-like feature length adaptation, although the scant shots on location and from the side of the boat do suggest a tighter budget. 2022 saw the cinematic release of 20th Century Studios Death on the Nile and the BritBox release of Hugh Lauries Why Didnt They. Although Ustinov was never a patch on Suchet's Poirot, the film version did boast a stellar cast and great locations. The 2004 remake of Death on the Nile starring David Suchet clearly had the Ustinov film version in mind during production. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Contains sexual situations, dance music, snarky t-shirts and a poker-playing grandmother. Warning: unlike the other books in this series, this heartbreaking love story is about two guys. To say that it won’t be easy is the Understatement of the Year. He drinks too much and can’t focus during practice.Įither the two loneliest guys on the team will self destruct from all the new pressures in their lives, or they can navigate the pain to find a way back to one another. From the looks of it, his former… best friend / boyfriend / whatever isn’t doing so well. Rikker didn’t exactly expect a warm welcome from Graham. As the satellite trucks line the sidewalk outside the rink, his new teammates are not amused.Īnd one player in particular looks sick every time he enters the room. And it’s worse than usual, because the media has latched onto the story of the only “out” player in Division One hockey. With one loose word, the team’s new left wing could destroy Graham’s life as he knows it. For Graham, there is only one possible reaction: total, debilitating panic. So it’s a shock when his past strolls right into the Harkness College locker room, sporting a bag of hockey gear and the same slow smile that had always rendered Graham defenseless. Since then, he’s made an art of hiding his sexuality from everyone. Until now.įive years ago, Michael Graham betrayed the only person who ever really knew him. What happened in high school stayed in high school. ![]() ![]() ![]() Marie Sexton spends just the right amount of time on the events and the scenes, to make the story flow smoothly from beginning to end. but Matt and Jared cared for one another enough to work on finding a place for themselves together and received some support and acceptance from some unexpected people. Not everyone is ready to accept their relationship, and of course, some people never will. ![]() They started out as friends but that soon developed into something else. Unfortunately for him, when he moved to a new town all the single women simply saw a new bachelor in town that was ripe for the picking and to make matters worse Matt's coworkers went overboard trying to set him up with dates. Matt had tried dating girls but found it to be more trouble than it was worth and began to think that something must be wrong with him. Matt grew up with an ex-Marine for a dad who always was on to him saying that he didn't do anything good enough and didn't hold up his "duty" to his family. He's a cop that just moved to the small Colorado town of Coda. Matt is straight.or at least he believes he is. This is the first story I've read by this author, and I I'm planning to read more of her books in the future. ![]() I liked both Matt and Jared and their story was interesting and engaging. ![]() ![]() ![]() Snuggly), Bobo Winthrop (owner of a pawn shop), Joe Strong (an angel who lived for millennia), Reverend Emilio Sheehan (a weretiger and the head of a local chapel and pet cemetery), Olivia Charity (a mysterious assassin), and Creek Lovell ("girl next door beauty" waitress and Manfred's lover). The series' main protagonist is Manfred Bernardo a human psychic who moves to Midnight looking for a place to carry on his work in private, here he meets a variety of people which include Lemuel Bridger (a vampire), Fiji Cavanaugh (a witch who owns a cat named Mr. ![]() ![]() The books revolve around the daily affairs of a small West Texas town known as Midnight, Texas inhabited by various supernatural creatures such as vampires, weretigers, witches, and angels as well as being the home of a psychic, talking cat, and an assassin. The three books, known as the Midnight, Texas trilogy are Midnight Crossroad (2014), Day Shift (2015), and Night Shift (2016). Midnight, Texas is a fantasy and mystery series of novels created and written by Charlaine Harris. You can help the Residents of Midnight by completing their unfinished business. This means that this page has been found lacking necessary information. This article has been identified as a stub. ![]() |