I watched Capote again--Hulu was promoting it as a feature film tonight. A riveting film, the movie is about the making of Truman Capote's renowned book, "In Cold Blood".
I read the book a long time ago; I was just out of college. It was riveting, chilling and un-put-downable. Called a non-fiction novel for the creative licenses that some thought Truman took, it could be argued this this bio-pic took the same license with Truman's life.
Truman lives up to his name Capote: a story of the man in the mirror
A friend at work told me about this show, Outlander. She said it was a time-traveling romance that took place in post-WWII England and 18th century Scotland.
Say no more. I was already hooked--it had 4 of my favorite elements: Britain, Scotland, time travel and romance. Then she told me that the show was based on a series of books by Diana Gabaldon, who lived in New Mexico.
Well, then, of course I had to represent.
I've watched the first few episodes and I'm enraptured. What kind of woman gets so lucky to have two handsome men love her?
In its second season on Starz, I had to buy the first season from Amazon Prime. But it was worth the purchase!
To ease my soul--and my allergies--I downed a grilled cheese sandwich and settled in to watch one of my all-time favorite classics, Houseboat starring Cary Grant and Sophia Loren.
The back story on this is almost as good as the story itself: Cary Grant was deeply in love with Sophia Loren, having ended his marriage to the movie's uncredited screenwriter, Betsy Drake, to be with her. Then, before filming even began, Sophia ended it all to marry Carlo Ponti (he latered produced Dr. Zhivago).
And everyone thinks that Angelina Jolie was the original bad girl.
The movie, Houseboat, tries to sell itself as a frivolous romantic romp. But it is actually quite touching, addressing morality, parenting and family.
Newly widowed Tom Winters (Cary Grant) decides to take custody of his children, despite offers from his former wife's parents and sister. Abandoning the offer to stay in the country guest house, Tom returns to Washington DC with his 3 children, David (Paul Peterson), Elizabeth (Mimi Gibson) and Robert (Charles Herbert).
Crammed into his a tiny bed-sleep in downtown DC, he is hard pressed to bring the youngest, Robert, around, who ends up running away.
Meanwhile, Cinzia (Sophia Loren) is traveling with her father, who is guest conducting through the US. Tired of being trapped with him, she ducks out the window and just happens to find a stow-away, the young Robert.
Cinzia and Robert strike up a friendship and as a result, little Robert insists that Cinzia becomes their housekeeper.
SPOILER: Sophia Loren's wedding dress is simply gorgeous!
