The Stepford Wives is rather infamous. As we all know, "Stepford wife" is part of the American cultural zeitgeist, denoting something so perfect as to be secretly nefarious, and Irving Levin's novel has been brought to the screen in both 1975 and 2004. Thing is, though, I've never seen either version until now, and was … Continue reading The Merry Housewives of Stepford
Page To Screen: The Sarah, Plain and Tall Trilogy
Remember the Hallmark Hall of Fame movies? I used to watch those with my parents all the time, and I don't know about anyone else, but my favorites next to Harvest of Fire was the Sarah, Plain and Tall trilogy. Based on Patricia MacLachlan's novels of the same name, they are prime examples of how to … Continue reading Page To Screen: The Sarah, Plain and Tall Trilogy
Taking Up Room 