british history

"The Duchess" opens today

Rated PG13 Directed by Saul Dibb Starring Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Dominic Cooper, Hayley Atwell, Charolette Rampling Heidi’s Illustrious Review: 2.75 Word of Warning: Very tame sex scenes. It’s no secret – I am a fan of the period movie.   “Marie Antoinette” was my favorite movie of 2006, and recently my husband  pointed out that  there are very few period movies I don’t like. I quickly reminded him of

To Finish or not to Finish... this book

An Instance of the Fingerpost, by Iain Pears I have a reoccurring problem in my life:  whether to finish a book I’ve started or to just give up.   It’s why I started the Book Reviews on Books I’ve Never Finished  section of this blog. As an example, I am 385 pages into a 685 page book.   The book is “An Instance of the Fingerpost,” by British author, journalist