Blog – Page 28 – Genevieve Valentine

April 27, 2009

The Catherine Cookson Experience: “The Dwelling Place”

Movies, The Catherine Cookson Experience

This week, I tackle the seemingly endless and screamingly worst of all the Cookson adaptations I have seen, The Dwelling Place. Brief note about the Experience: I don’t think I’ll be recapping each one. Some of these are deadly dull stuff. However, I’m starting out with some of the really terrible ones to build appreciation […]

April 24, 2009

The Catherine Cookson Experience: “The Glass Virgin”

Costume, Movies, Picspam, Questionable Taste Theatre, The Catherine Cookson Experience

We begin The Catherine Cookson Experience with “The Glass Virgin.” This miniseries was the one that started it all – and stopped it all, since I didn’t go back to another one for over a decade. By the end of my re-watch, I knew why. The Glass Virgin is about a young girl, raised as […]

April 22, 2009

What to Expect When You’re Expecting Catherine Cookson

Costume, Movies, Picspam, The Catherine Cookson Experience, TV

So, before we begin dissecting individual episodes, there are some things we need to talk about. They are not spoilers, per se; that would imply that knowing about them spoils how the plot will go, which implies that there is any plot to begin with, which is very sweet of you to think but not […]

January 12, 2009

Golden Globes: Totally Random Red-Carpet Rundown

Costume, Movies, Picspam, Red Carpet Rundown, TV

So, the Golden Globes happened, and people declared undying love for their costars and their pets, but let’s face it, it’s all about the red carpet. I seriously hated 90% of the dresses this time, so I am not even doing a worst-of (well, with one exception, but she’s hateful and deserves it), so this […]