| Agatha Christie's Poirot: Five Little Pigs | | Posted Wednesday, January 17, 2007 12:48:29 PM by Blog57 Team | | Modern crime fiction may be more slick than Agatha Christie's admirable body of work, but the grande dame of mystery still remains dear to the hearts of many. More than 60 years old, the stories mostly stand the test of time, although many feel Christie cheated by not revealing certain facts to the readers so they couldn't quite work out whodunit. The Poirot adaptations are beautifully produced telemovies, true to the books, but lacking warmth. Hercule Poirot was a fastidious, irritating, but often likeable character when he appeared in print. David Suchet does not quite manage to bring this mix to the screen. On this occasion, he is commissioned to discover whether Caroline Crale (Rachael Stirling) really murdered her husband, Amyas (Aidan Gillen), or if she was wrongly hanged.... | |
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| | | "A Murder is Announced" continues this weekend | | Posted Wednesday, December 27, 2006 2:48:51 PM by Blog57 Team | | Bisbee's Obscure Productions will open Agatha Christie's "A Murder is Announced" on Friday, December 1 at 7:30 pm. This play is based on the Miss Marple mystery novel and adapted for the stage by Leslie Darbon. "Murder" will play Fridays and Saturdays, December 1 & 2, 8 & 9, at 7:30 pm. There will also be a matinee at 3:00 pm on Sunday, December 3. All shows will be at the Bisbee Woman's Club, 7 Ledge Avenue on Quality Hill in Old Bisbee. "A Murder is Announced" is one of the best Christie stage mysteries. Almost every character is hiding a secret, and there are several twists and turns as Inspector Craddock tries to solve the mystery. Craddock is played by David Hight, and he is both helped and surpassed by Miss Marple, played by Bisbee favorite Pearl Watkins.... | |
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| | | 30 a fate worse than death | | Posted Monday, November 06, 2006 6:54:18 AM by Blog57 Team | | SOME YEARS AGO, when First Artists Studio made a movie based on an Agatha Christie book, the studio's promotions department thought it would be a nice touch to interview Ms. Christie and get her reaction to the film. This was not as easy as it might sound, however, since Agatha Christie had died three years earlier. Undaunted, however, the studio hired a psychic, a Ms. Sylvia Browne, who, by an uncommon stroke of good fortune, was able to contact the spirit of Agatha Christie, who said she thought the movie was terrific and that it would be a big hit. Talk about your lucky breaks. MS. BROWNE claimed she'd had no trouble contacting Agatha, saying it was "like making a phone call to Chicago," but the most startling bit of information to come out of this mini-seance ? for me, at least ? was the revelation that Ms.... | |
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| | | Lace Agate Rosary Sterling Silver 6.0mm with 18 inch necklace | | Posted Saturday, October 28, 2006 12:20:29 PM by Blog57 Team | | Lace Agate Rosary Sterling Silver 6.0mm with 18 inch necklace that is made of the highest quality metal and is shipped with a FREE pendant box that will make this a perfect gift. You can also wear this elegantly crafted symbol for yourself very proudly. It is a brilliant and exquisite way to express and anchor your faith. You will treasure this as a keepsake for years to come. All of our Jewelry comes with a 100% satisfaction guarantee. So you can be reassured that you will be happy with your purchase.... | |
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| | | Stage | | Posted Friday, October 27, 2006 6:48:37 PM by Blog57 Team | | Frankie and Muffy's Wedding: Together Fur-Ever, an interactive Halloween comedy as Muffy's conservative family meets Frankie's non-traditional relatives, mostly zombies, witches and vampires. Corner Bistro Dinner Theater, 76-78 South Main St., Carbondale. Tonight and Saturday at 6:30 p.m.; Sunday at 2 p.m. $26 includes dinner. Reservations: 282-7499. Dracula and Mina: A Love Story, an original adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic horror novel "Dracula." Written and directed by local actor/playwright John Cusumano. Edinger Community Room, Eastern Monroe Public Library, 1002 North 9th St., Stroudsburg. Tonight at 7:30. Free. 421-0800. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, the Halloween classic about the ungainly and avaricious schoolmaster who meets up with the Headless Horseman on a dark and stormy night.... | |
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| | | Today s HOME Spun Wisdom | | Posted Wednesday, October 18, 2006 10:47:27 AM by Blog57 Team | | Are you a creature of habit? Check out these quotes about our curious behaviors Curious things, habits. People themselves never knew they had them. - Agatha Christie (1890 - 1976) Good habits result from resisting temptation. - Ancient Proverb My problem lies in reconciling my gross habits with my net income. - Errol Flynn (1909 - 1959) Habit is habit and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time. - Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) Nothing is stronger than habit. - Ovid (43 BC - 17 AD), Ars Amatoria How use doth breed a habit in a man! - William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), "The Two Gentlemen of Verona", Act 5 scene 4 Source: www.quotationspage.com RISMedia welcomes your questions and comments.... | |
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| | | THEATER/DANCE CALENDAR | | Posted Monday, October 09, 2006 6:47:12 AM by Blog57 Team | | AGATHA CHRISTIE'S THE MOUSETRAP - Barksdale Theatre at Hanover Tavern presents this thriller from the grand dame of suspense. Murder lurks around every corner and no one guesses whodunit until the final curtain falls. Directed by John Moon; with Tony Foley, Joe Pabst, Jacqueline Jones, Angela Shipley, Daingerfield Henley, David Janeski, Molly Beilhart and Matthew Costello. Continuing 2 p.m. today; 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; 2 p.m. next Sunday; through Oct. 29. $38; discounts available. Barksdale Theatre at Hanover Tavern, 13181 Courthouse Road, Hanover. 282-2620 or www.barksdalerichmond.org. A CONNECTICUT YANKEE (Friday-next Sunday) - A Kidkapers production based on the story by Mark Twain, adapted by Tim Kelly. Experience the tuneful journey of a modern teenager who finds himself back in the days of King Arthur.... | |
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| | | Agatha Christie pieces sell out | | Posted Sunday, October 08, 2006 12:48:44 PM by Blog57 Team | | POSSESSIONS of the legendary late British crime writer Agatha Christie have fetched well above their estimates at an auction attracting global interest. The first 100 lots sold for two or three times their initial estimates, said Bearne's auction house in Exeter, on the southwest English coast. The 700 items were taken from Greenway House, Christie's holiday retreat in nearby Churston Ferrers. They include books, pictures, prints, works of art, furniture, ceramics and jewellery, and estimates for individual items range from under 100 pounds to several thousand pounds. Half the proceeds will go to help fund conservation work at Greenway House, scheduled to open to the public in 2008. "There are a lot of people new to the auction room who are just caught up in the Agatha Christie thing," Bearne's director Daniel Goddard said.... | |
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| | | Publisher releases collection of Agatha Christie hardcovers | | Posted Saturday, September 30, 2006 2:47:39 AM by Blog57 Team | | NEW YORK (AP) - The mystery of how to get a hardcover whodunit for a bargain price has been solved. Black Dog & Leventhal has just launched "The Agatha Christie Collection," a series of classic mysteries by "the best-selling novelist of all time." Each book in the series is a full-size hardcover, with dust jacket, that retails for US$12. The publisher is initially offering eight titles and plans to release a total of 24 during the next two years. The novels feature either of Christie's two famous fictional detectives - Hercule Poirot or Miss Jane Marple. The first batch includes "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" (1920), Christie's first published book and the one that introduced Poirot, the clever Belgian sleuth and eccentric neatnik; "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" (1926), the novel that first brought Christie wide acclaim; and "Murder at the Vicarage" (1930, which introduced Marple, the unflappable crime-solver with a penchant for gossip, from the English village of St.... | |
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| | | Agatha Christie's belongings inspire magic at auction | | Posted Wednesday, September 20, 2006 10:48:47 AM by Blog57 Team | | London, Sep 13: British crime writer Agatha Christie (1890-1976) has lost none of her spell on readers and fans, an auction of her personal belongings in Britain showed.Auction house Bearne's in Exeter, south-west Britain, said the 700 items put up for sale Tuesday by her family were changing hands for much more than originally expected.Initial estimate for the sale was up to 250,000 pounds ($465,000), which was exceeded within the first two hours of bidding.The unique belongings are from Christie's holiday retreat, Greenway House in Churston Ferrers, south Devon, which she bought in 1938.But Christie, regarded as the world's most famous mystery writer, grew up in nearby Torquay and never wrote at her holiday home, a lavish listed building dating from 1791.The various lots, including books, ceramics, pictures, prints, works of art, furniture and jewellery, have attracted worldwide interest, with bidders from America and Australia leading the field.Half the proceeds will go to the National Trust, Britain's main conservation society, to help finance renovation work at Greenway House, which is due to open to the public in 2008.Bearne's director Daniel Goddard said it was very difficult to value the lots because of the need to take into account "the Agatha Christie factor"."The first 100 or so items have gone for two or three times their estimates," said Goddard, adding that the final result could be close to half a million pounds.Businessman Rex Rozario, who came away with two vases, said: "I have read quite a few of her books and now I can say I have something that was from Agatha Christie's house."Agatha Christie's books have sold more than one billion copies in the English language and another billion in more than 45 foreign languages.It is claimed only the Bible and Shakespeare outsell her.... | |
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