tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post2909342827341938550..comments2024-01-07T09:36:51.796-08:00Comments on Chess, Comics, Crosswords, Books, Music, Cinema: The Claim, 2000Prashant C. Trikannadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-55135610855568317282014-10-26T04:44:34.399-07:002014-10-26T04:44:34.399-07:00Tracy,,my reading of classics has declined over th...Tracy,,my reading of classics has declined over the past couple of years and I'm hoping to read a few in 2015.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-11827878522654027292014-10-25T12:13:56.976-07:002014-10-25T12:13:56.976-07:00This is totally new to me, Prashant. Sounds intere...This is totally new to me, Prashant. Sounds interesting. I had not thought of re-reading Hardy but maybe I will someday. Dickens I have read very little. My husband has read more in that area.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-49266895789935367652014-10-24T01:32:37.103-07:002014-10-24T01:32:37.103-07:00Moira, I think THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE hasn'...Moira, I think THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE hasn't been adapted to film as often as some of the other Victorian classics like A CHRISTMAS CAROL, for instance. I believe there is one other film based on Hardy's novel and made not very long ago.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-6949825983647533902014-10-23T11:34:52.502-07:002014-10-23T11:34:52.502-07:00I remember reading about this film when it first ...I remember reading about this film when it first came out, and thinking I'd like to see it. I think a new take on the Hardy would be very interesting. I will get round to seeing it one day....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-53387876315350040242014-10-22T22:14:17.193-07:002014-10-22T22:14:17.193-07:00Yvette, thank you. I have been reading more vintag...Yvette, thank you. I have been reading more vintage and early westerns than modern westerns. I also manage to see a handful of westerns every year, depending on what I find online. I find them highly entertaining. I agree, western movies are full of possibilities. Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-79705012188882054962014-10-22T15:39:19.004-07:002014-10-22T15:39:19.004-07:00Hadn't heard of the film, Prashant, though I&#...Hadn't heard of the film, Prashant, though I'd heard of the book. (Didn't know what it was about since I've never read any Hardy - that I can remember.) I'm lagging woefully behind in the reading of Victorian classics, I'm afraid. <br /><br />I suppose anything can be done in a western setting, probably because there are so few 'strictures'. Anything goes out west. I too love a good western, though from what I can gather, you've seen way more modern ones than I have. I'm more familiar with vintage cowboys. :)<br /><br />This one sounds very interesting, Prashant. I'll keep an eye out on Netflix.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-23372173511110421532014-10-22T01:18:22.140-07:002014-10-22T01:18:22.140-07:00Sergio, you are welcome. I'm already looking f...Sergio, you are welcome. I'm already looking for it. I think the book would actually work in a Western setting. The story can be modified to suit the genre, as evident from the sale of the wife for a goldmine.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-84592951591531880192014-10-22T01:14:14.784-07:002014-10-22T01:14:14.784-07:00Richard, there have been a couple of films, a tele...Richard, there have been a couple of films, a television series, and a radio show based on THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE which, I believe, were true to the original.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-45780168951915781362014-10-22T01:12:52.677-07:002014-10-22T01:12:52.677-07:00Col, I rediscovered classics when I read ROBINSON ...Col, I rediscovered classics when I read ROBINSON CRUSOE in the early part of this century. I couldn't put the book down. I still have a lot of Dickens and Hardy to read yet.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-5799616297297889352014-10-22T01:10:40.349-07:002014-10-22T01:10:40.349-07:00Charles, I heard of the movie while reviewing THE ...Charles, I heard of the movie while reviewing THE WRECK OF THE GOLDEN MARY by Charles Dickens, and I'm curious to watch it.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-70587225603761408212014-10-22T01:08:50.331-07:002014-10-22T01:08:50.331-07:00Sarah, I have only recently gone back to the books...Sarah, I have only recently gone back to the books of Dickens and Hardy and I enjoy reading them. Hardy's JUDE THE OBSCURE was a revelation.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-25509591274897736142014-10-21T00:19:56.857-07:002014-10-21T00:19:56.857-07:00I really admire the way the Western genre can inco...I really admire the way the Western genre can incorporate so many different sources (from Shakespeare to Samurai remakes) - I haven't seen this one yet, though I really admire Winterbottom - thanks Prashant, must find this one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-2338326490126060282014-10-20T09:33:39.967-07:002014-10-20T09:33:39.967-07:00New to me too. I would guess I'd prefer the or...New to me too. I would guess I'd prefer the original. I usually do.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-37925464478707247442014-10-20T07:44:08.546-07:002014-10-20T07:44:08.546-07:00Hmm, a new one on me Prashant - I've never hea...Hmm, a new one on me Prashant - I've never heard of the film.<br />I have managed to avoid reading Hardy for 50 plus years and Dickens for the past 35.....I reckon I can go another 50 before re-assessing the situation!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-19332850547048717702014-10-20T06:47:35.195-07:002014-10-20T06:47:35.195-07:00Does sound interesting. I had not even heard of th...Does sound interesting. I had not even heard of this movie. Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-70202241831997185642014-10-20T06:40:30.433-07:002014-10-20T06:40:30.433-07:00Interesting. Hardy has never really done it for me...Interesting. Hardy has never really done it for me but I did study him at school. Dickens I absolutely love, despite his flaws, and read him still.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com