Three entertaining novels: an epic, wry account of Brits in the Balkans during WWII, a gripping murder mystery in a Southern town, and what Marilyn Monroe's dog, Maf, saw.
The Balkan TrilogyBy Olivia Manning
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No young man dreams of growing up to be a lecturer for the British Council. But when I first stumbled across Olivia Manning's Balkan Trilogy in graduate school, I was ready to be signed up. At nearly a thousand pages, Manning's three novels are a sweeping story of marital love, English manners, and Balkan intrigues, set against Europe's descent into the Second World War. Harriet Pringle, bright and self-confident, joins her husband, Guy, in Bucharest, Romania, where he teaches English at the local university as part of a British cultural program. "Anything can happen now," Harriet thinks as her train chugs eastward, somewhere beyond Venice.
The Balkan TrilogyBy Olivia Manning
Related story on The Daily Beast: This Week's Hot Reads
No young man dreams of growing up to be a lecturer for the British Council. But when I first stumbled across Olivia Manning's Balkan Trilogy in graduate school, I was ready to be signed up. At nearly a thousand pages, Manning's three novels are a sweeping story of marital love, English manners, and Balkan intrigues, set against Europe's descent into the Second World War. Harriet Pringle, bright and self-confident, joins her husband, Guy, in Bucharest, Romania, where he teaches English at the local university as part of a British cultural program. "Anything can happen now," Harriet thinks as her train chugs eastward, somewhere beyond Venice.
- 12/19/2010
- by The Daily Beast
- The Daily Beast
Director: Doug Manley Writer: Doug Manley Starring: Doug Manley, Kevin M. Brennan, Rebecca West, Scott Whitney Kevin (Kevin Brennan) and Doug (Doug Manley) are two of the hottest stars in Hollywood. Their sit-com is enjoying near infinite success and they have just signed a deal to star in a science fiction film. To research their upcoming roles, they join up with a space shuttle crew and are soon launched into space. The next thing Kevin and Doug know, they are stranded on a strange planet...or world...or planet world. Armed with witty dialogue and outrageous outfits, Kevin and Doug must struggle to survive in this foreboding place. To call the plot and acting imbecilic would probably sound like a bad thing, but it definitely works for this film. Besides, to call a film titled Modern Imbecile’s Planet World imbecilic would just be...well...imbecilic. By way of the film’s title,...
- 11/2/2010
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
"If the whole human race lay in one grave, the epitaph on its headstone might well be: 'It seemed a good idea at the time.'" - Rebecca West One of the more intriguing mysteries of this past season was the vaunted missing thirteenth episode of Fox's Dollhouse, entitled "Epitaph One," shot by studio 20th Century Fox Television outside of their license fee agreement with Fox. Written by Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen, "Epitaph One" takes place outside the continuity established by the first season of Dollhouse and is set in the distant future of 2019 Los Angeles. It has remained cloaked in mystery, though the episode will air internationally, will be offered on the Dollhouse: Season One DVD, and will also be screened later this week for fans at San Diego Comic-Con 2009. I managed to get my hands on a copy of "Epitaph One" this weekend and watched the...
- 7/20/2009
- by Jace
- Televisionary
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