I picked this book up because three of my favorite authors, Mary Balough, Jane Feather and Eloisa James, had contributed cover blurbs.  I figured that if they liked it, there was a good chance that I would.  It’s always iffy trying a new author, but this one was not a disappointment.
The story centers on Lord [...]

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Title: The Gathering
Director: Brian Gilbert
Year: 2002
Cast: Christina Ricci, Ioan Gruffudd
Genre: Mystery Thriller / Horror
Finally, I thought last night as I went to bed, a film that actually scared me! The Gathering has its (big) weaknesses, but it is catching and creepy regardless.
Beneath the Glastonbury Tor, by horrible accident, an old church is found with a [...]

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Title: Cassandra’s Dream
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Colin Farrell, Ewan McGregor, Sally Hawkins, Hayley Atwell
Year: 2007/2008
Genre: Crime drama
I knew very little about Cassandra’s Dream before I saw it. For some reason, Woody Allen has a way of making me uninterested in a film. This is more my own flaw than anything else - one might say I’m [...]

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Title: Voodoo Moon
Genre: “Horror”
Cast: Charisma Carpenter, some other people
You may notice how my basic description of the film above is lacking. That is simply because I am not only about to save you time, I wanted to save myself some time as well.
Do not see Voodoo Moon unless you are bored out of your mind [...]

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