The Powell Blog

TV TROPES ON GRANT WARD AND BOBBI MORSE

I have been aware that a good number of Marvel fans have been in a tizzy over the Grant Ward character from "AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.". But I had no idea that this "celebration of masculinity" would lead to some misleading views or "facts" about him. ( Collapse )

"RED" (2010) Review

Loosely inspired by the three-part DC Comics comic book series created by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner, "RED" told the story about a former black-ops C.I.A. agent named Frank Moses, who reassembles his old team in a last ditch effort to survive a series of assassination attempts on him. ( Collapse )

Below are images from "THE LADY EVE", the 1941 comedy classic written and directed by Preston Sturges.  Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda starred:

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"THE INCREDIBLE HULK" (2008) Photo Gallery

Below is a gallery from the new Marvel comics film - "THE INCREDIBLE HULK" - starring Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth and William Hurt: ( Collapse )

Below is a list of my top five favorite episodes from Season One of ABC's "REVENGE". Created by Mike Kelley and loosely based upon Alexandre Dumas père's novel, "The Count of Monte Cristo", the series starred Madeline Stowe and Emily VanCamp: ( Collapse )

"CONDUCT UNBECOMING" (1975) Review

Nearly fifty years ago, 1969 to be precise, a play written by novelist Barry England was first staged at the Theater Royal in Bristol, England. Set during the height of the British Empire, England's play focused upon an Army regiment stationed in India. The play became a hit and was eventually adapted into a movie released to the public in 1975. ( Collapse )

Below are images from Season Three of "HOUSE OF CARDS", Netflix's television remake of the 1990-1995 BBC miniseries trilogy that was based upon Michael Dobbs' 1989 novel. Produced and developed by Beau Willimon, the series stars Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright: ( Collapse )

ADAPTING "WARLEGGAN"

Do many fans of the current adaptation of Winston Graham’s "POLDARK" saga have an unnatural hatred of the character known as Elizabeth Chynoweth Poldark Warleggan? Or do they merely dislike her? Did this "dislike" lead producer Debbie Horsfield and the BBC to sanction a major change in the relationship between Elizabeth and the saga’s protagonist, Ross Poldark during the current series' Season Two? A change that I personally found disturbing? Or was it something else? ( Collapse )

”THE DARK KNIGHT” Review

In 2005, director/writer Christopher Nolan rebooted the Batman franchise with the highly successful movie, ”BATMAN BEGINS” that starred Christian Bale as the Caped Crusader. Both men have reunited three years later for a new story centered around Batman’s conflict with his greatest nemesis, the Joker, in this sequel called ”THE DARK KNIGHT”. ( Collapse )

Below are images from the 1985 James Bond movie, "A VIEW TO A KILL". Directed by John Glen, the movie starred Roger Moore as James Bond aka 007: ( Collapse )