If you have been following my blog over Christmas, then you may have read the post - saying that we had to postpone our Family Christmas Dinner and Opening of Presents due to the cold/flu. Well, thankfully, everyone in our family is well now, and we were able to have our Family Christmas get together last Sunday evening, January 9th.
That same Sunday evening was the night Downton Abbey premiered on PBS's Masterpiece Theatre; therefore, I was not able to watch that night, and just learned yesterday afternoon of the non-family friendly content in the film. I was disheartened to hear of this news, as I was so looking forward to watching an intelligent historical film with my family, as we all enjoyed the Cranford Series.
I apologize to each and every one of you, especially any of you, who watched this with children. When I originally promoted this movie, I wrote that I was not certain if it would be family-friendly, and unfortunately that was right. It was not. As a Christian, I cannot recommend this movie to anyone and I will remove this film from the Family Schedule, and other pages, but I will keep it in the Movie Review Section to inform others.
Please know, that when a Movie is New to TV, I have not viewed it, yet. Unfortunately, I do not have access to these films to see them before they air. I always recommend that you read the synopsis, check ratings, etc... before watching with your families. Also, I always appreciate you all giving your feedback and all the information you share regarding these films, as well.
I am personally, so tired of the constant immorality portrayed on Modern TV, along with the lack of Parental Authorities and Teenage Discipline. There's nothing Pretty about Little Liars and Parents should know the Secret Lives of their American Teenagers. Sadly, these programs must get good ratings to stay on TV and promote their sinfulness. Our family is definitely not watching these and other programs like them.
I really never dreamed such content would be in this film. Again, I apologize for sharing Downton Abbey. I appreciate all of you who visit my site and it is my desire to share with you what is good and wholesome for your family movie night.
May God bless you and your families as you strive, in this world today, to teach your children what is good and right!
Friday, January 14, 2011
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Masterpiece Theatre Productions from January to May 2011!
Post Below has been Updated/Editted:
This is just a quick overall view of what is coming this year on PBS Masterpiece Theatre....
(Please check your local PBS stations to be sure the times match!)
JAN 9 – 30 Downton Abbey, DVD
(Four 90-minute episodes; TV-PG)
A stately country house, a noble family, and a succession crisis caused by the sinking of the Titanic are the backdrop for this epic drama by Oscar-winning writer Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park) about the lives of aristocrats and servants in the years before World War I. A runaway hit during its UK broadcast, Downton Abbey stars Hugh Bonneville, Dame Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern, and other great actors in a production that brings a glittering bygone era to life.
Click Here for More Pictures and Details.
*THIS FILM IS NOT FAMILY FRIENDLY. Please see my MOVIE REVIEW page for More Details!
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FEB 6 – The Unseen Alistair Cooke (Encore Presentation)
(One 60-minute episode; TV-PG)
Told in his own voice, never-before-seen home movies, and interviews with family and close
friends, The Unseen Alistair Cooke offers a rare look into the life of longtime
MASTERPIECE THEATRE host, Alistair Cooke—one of the most celebrated broadcasters of
the 20th century.
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FEB 13 – 27 Any Human Heart, DVD
(Three 90-minute episodes; TV-14, S) (NOT for Young Viewers!)
William Boyd adapts his acclaimed 2002 novel about a man—at various times a writer, lover,
art dealer, and spy—making his often precarious way through the 20th century. Matthew
MacFadyen, Gillian Anderson, Hayley Atwell, Kim Cattrall, and Jim Broadbent star.
Click Here for More Pictures and Details.
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MAR 27 – The 39 Steps (Encore Presentation), DVD
(One 90-minute episode)
An adaptation of the popular John Buchan adventure novel, set on the eve of World War I. Filled with romance and humor, the 90-minute drama stars Rupert Penry-Jones (Persuasion) as mining engineer Richard Hannay caught up in a conspiracy following the death of a British spy found in his apartment.
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APR 10 – 24 Upstairs Downstairs
(Three 60-minute episodes)
An enormous success worldwide, the original Upstairs Downstairs won seven Emmys during
its run on MASTERPIECE THEATRE in the mid-1970s—including Best Actress for Jean
Marsh, who reprises her role in the new three-part series as Rose, the parlor maid. Dame
Eileen Atkins, the co-creator of the original program, will also star. Screenwriter Heidi
Thomas (Cranford) is setting the new Upstairs Downstairs in the same house at 165 Eaton
Place in 1936, during the period leading up to World War II.
Click Here for More Pictures and Details.
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MAY 1 – 15 South Riding
(Three 60-minute episodes)
Anna Maxwell Martin (Bleak House) and David Morrissey (Sense & Sensibility) lead the cast
in Andrew Davies‘s (Bleak House, Little Dorrit) three-part adaptation of Winifred Holtby’s
moving love story, which provides a panoramic portrait of a Yorkshire community in the
1930s.
Click Here for More Pictures and Details.
Just from reading the descriptions, I think Upstairs Downstairs looks to be the most interesting. Are any of you, Masterpiece Theatre watchers?
This is just a quick overall view of what is coming this year on PBS Masterpiece Theatre....
(Please check your local PBS stations to be sure the times match!)
JAN 9 – 30 Downton Abbey, DVD(Four 90-minute episodes; TV-PG)
A stately country house, a noble family, and a succession crisis caused by the sinking of the Titanic are the backdrop for this epic drama by Oscar-winning writer Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park) about the lives of aristocrats and servants in the years before World War I. A runaway hit during its UK broadcast, Downton Abbey stars Hugh Bonneville, Dame Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern, and other great actors in a production that brings a glittering bygone era to life.
Click Here for More Pictures and Details.
*THIS FILM IS NOT FAMILY FRIENDLY. Please see my MOVIE REVIEW page for More Details!
-----------
FEB 6 – The Unseen Alistair Cooke (Encore Presentation)
(One 60-minute episode; TV-PG)
Told in his own voice, never-before-seen home movies, and interviews with family and close
friends, The Unseen Alistair Cooke offers a rare look into the life of longtime
MASTERPIECE THEATRE host, Alistair Cooke—one of the most celebrated broadcasters of
the 20th century.
-----------
FEB 13 – 27 Any Human Heart, DVD
(Three 90-minute episodes; TV-14, S) (NOT for Young Viewers!)
William Boyd adapts his acclaimed 2002 novel about a man—at various times a writer, lover,
art dealer, and spy—making his often precarious way through the 20th century. Matthew
MacFadyen, Gillian Anderson, Hayley Atwell, Kim Cattrall, and Jim Broadbent star.
Click Here for More Pictures and Details.
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MAR 27 – The 39 Steps (Encore Presentation), DVD(One 90-minute episode)
An adaptation of the popular John Buchan adventure novel, set on the eve of World War I. Filled with romance and humor, the 90-minute drama stars Rupert Penry-Jones (Persuasion) as mining engineer Richard Hannay caught up in a conspiracy following the death of a British spy found in his apartment.
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APR 10 – 24 Upstairs Downstairs
(Three 60-minute episodes)
An enormous success worldwide, the original Upstairs Downstairs won seven Emmys during
its run on MASTERPIECE THEATRE in the mid-1970s—including Best Actress for Jean
Marsh, who reprises her role in the new three-part series as Rose, the parlor maid. Dame
Eileen Atkins, the co-creator of the original program, will also star. Screenwriter Heidi
Thomas (Cranford) is setting the new Upstairs Downstairs in the same house at 165 Eaton
Place in 1936, during the period leading up to World War II.
Click Here for More Pictures and Details.
-----------
MAY 1 – 15 South Riding
(Three 60-minute episodes)
Anna Maxwell Martin (Bleak House) and David Morrissey (Sense & Sensibility) lead the cast
in Andrew Davies‘s (Bleak House, Little Dorrit) three-part adaptation of Winifred Holtby’s
moving love story, which provides a panoramic portrait of a Yorkshire community in the
1930s.
Click Here for More Pictures and Details.
Just from reading the descriptions, I think Upstairs Downstairs looks to be the most interesting. Are any of you, Masterpiece Theatre watchers?
Upstairs Downstairs ~ Masterpiece Theatre 2011
MOVIE REVIEW
Upstairs Downstairs
Network: PBS
Original Air Date: April 10, 17, 24, 2010
CAST:
Upstairs:
Ed Stoppard ... Sir Hallam Holland,Bt
Keeley Hawes ... Lady Agnes Holland
Dame Eileen Atkins ... Maud, Lady Holland - Sir Hallam's mother
Claire Foy ... Lady Persephone Towyn - Lady Agnes' sister
Downstairs:
Jean Marsh ... Rose Buck, the Housekeeper
Adrian Scarborough ... Warwick Pritchard, the Butler
Anne Reid ... Clarice Thackeray, the cook
Art Malik ... Amanjit Singh, secretary to Lady Maud Holland
Neil Jackson ... Harry Spargo, the chauffeur and manservant
Ellie Kendrick ... Ivy Morris, the maid
Nico Mirallegro ... Johnny Proude, the footman
Helen Bradbury Rachel Perlmutter, parlourmaid
PLOT:
It's 1936, and sweeping away the cobwebs from the most famous address in Masterpiece history, a new couple moves into 165 Eaton Place. Thus resumes the romantic, moving and epic story of Upstairs Downstairs, more than three decades after its last episode on PBS.
With a script by acclaimed screenwriter Heidi Thomas (Cranford), the stellar cast of Upstairs Downstairs includes the original series creators Eileen Atkins (Cranford) and Jean Marsh (Sense and Sensibility) along with Claire Foy (Little Dorrit) and Art Malik (The Jewel In The Crown) among others. Lavishly produced, beautifully acted, and eagerly awaited by millions of fans, Upstairs Downstairs is one of the jewels in the crown of Masterpiece's 40th season.
Movie Review:
Coming...
See or Skip:
Coming...
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Upstairs Downstairs
Network: PBS
Original Air Date: April 10, 17, 24, 2010
CAST:
Upstairs:
Ed Stoppard ... Sir Hallam Holland,Bt
Keeley Hawes ... Lady Agnes Holland
Dame Eileen Atkins ... Maud, Lady Holland - Sir Hallam's mother
Claire Foy ... Lady Persephone Towyn - Lady Agnes' sister
Downstairs:
Jean Marsh ... Rose Buck, the Housekeeper
Adrian Scarborough ... Warwick Pritchard, the Butler
Anne Reid ... Clarice Thackeray, the cook
Art Malik ... Amanjit Singh, secretary to Lady Maud Holland
Neil Jackson ... Harry Spargo, the chauffeur and manservant
Ellie Kendrick ... Ivy Morris, the maid
Nico Mirallegro ... Johnny Proude, the footman
Helen Bradbury Rachel Perlmutter, parlourmaid
PLOT:
It's 1936, and sweeping away the cobwebs from the most famous address in Masterpiece history, a new couple moves into 165 Eaton Place. Thus resumes the romantic, moving and epic story of Upstairs Downstairs, more than three decades after its last episode on PBS.
With a script by acclaimed screenwriter Heidi Thomas (Cranford), the stellar cast of Upstairs Downstairs includes the original series creators Eileen Atkins (Cranford) and Jean Marsh (Sense and Sensibility) along with Claire Foy (Little Dorrit) and Art Malik (The Jewel In The Crown) among others. Lavishly produced, beautifully acted, and eagerly awaited by millions of fans, Upstairs Downstairs is one of the jewels in the crown of Masterpiece's 40th season.
Movie Review:
Coming...
See or Skip:
Coming...
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South Riding ~ Masterpiece Theatre
MOVIE REVIEW
South Riding
Network: PBS
Original Air Date: May 1, 8 & 15, 2011
CAST:
Anna Maxwell Martin
David Morrissey
Charlie May-Clark
Shauan Dooley
Brid Brennan
Katherine McGolpin
John Henshaw
Penelope Wilton
Douglas Henshall
PLOT:
DVD Description:
A headmistress of a school in Yorkshire finds her running of the school compromised by social injustice.
Insightful, warm and full of memorable characters, South Riding tells a fraught love story and paints a panoramic portrait of a between-the-wars Yorkshire community.
In depression-hit Thirties Britain, Sarah Burton returns from London to her Yorkshire hometown to take up the post of headmistress at a struggling girls’ school. Full of ambition, she is determined to create a great school and inspire her girls.
As Sarah struggles against the crippling poverty of the district, she meets those at the heart of the local community: her brilliant but poor student, Lydia Holly; the county's first woman Alderman, Mrs Beddows, whose sensible demeanour belies a girlish heart; the noble but ludicrous Methodist preacher, Councillor Huggins; Sarah’s socialist suitor Joe Astell and the proud, haunted and almost ruined landowner, Robert Carne – a man Sarah finds herself drawn towards even though he stands for everything she detests…
Engrossing and entertaining, South Riding vividly brings to life a rural community on the brink of change.
Movie Review:
Coming...
See or Skip:
Coming...
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South Riding
Network: PBS
Original Air Date: May 1, 8 & 15, 2011
CAST:
Anna Maxwell Martin
David Morrissey
Charlie May-Clark
Shauan Dooley
Brid Brennan
Katherine McGolpin
John Henshaw
Penelope Wilton
Douglas Henshall
PLOT:
DVD Description:
A headmistress of a school in Yorkshire finds her running of the school compromised by social injustice.
Insightful, warm and full of memorable characters, South Riding tells a fraught love story and paints a panoramic portrait of a between-the-wars Yorkshire community.
In depression-hit Thirties Britain, Sarah Burton returns from London to her Yorkshire hometown to take up the post of headmistress at a struggling girls’ school. Full of ambition, she is determined to create a great school and inspire her girls.
As Sarah struggles against the crippling poverty of the district, she meets those at the heart of the local community: her brilliant but poor student, Lydia Holly; the county's first woman Alderman, Mrs Beddows, whose sensible demeanour belies a girlish heart; the noble but ludicrous Methodist preacher, Councillor Huggins; Sarah’s socialist suitor Joe Astell and the proud, haunted and almost ruined landowner, Robert Carne – a man Sarah finds herself drawn towards even though he stands for everything she detests…
Engrossing and entertaining, South Riding vividly brings to life a rural community on the brink of change.
Movie Review:
Coming...
See or Skip:
Coming...
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Any Human Heart ~ Masterpiece Theatre
MOVIE REVIEW
Any Human Heart
Network: PBS
Original Air Date: February 13, 20 & 27, 2011
Rated: TV-14
NOT for Young Viewers
CAST:
Matthew Macfadyen
Gillian Anderson
Hayley Atwell
Kim Cattrall
Jim Broadbent
PLOT:
from PBS:
Based on the betselling novel by William Boyd, Any Human Heart is a rollercoaster ride through one man's life. A trio of great actors portray the different life stages of hero Logan Mountstuart, a writer, lover, art dealer and spy living by his wits in the tumultuous 20th century. Oscar-winner Jim Broadbent stars as Mountstuart in his dotage, with Matthew Macfadyen (Little Dorrit) as the hero in his prime and Sam Claflin as the eager seducer in his impetuous youth. Hayley Atwell, Kim Cattrall and Gillian Anderson also star in this moving tale of adventure, romance and heartbreak.
Movie Review:
Coming...
See or Skip:
Coming...
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Any Human Heart
Network: PBS
Original Air Date: February 13, 20 & 27, 2011
Rated: TV-14
NOT for Young Viewers
CAST:
Matthew Macfadyen
Gillian Anderson
Hayley Atwell
Kim Cattrall
Jim Broadbent
PLOT:
from PBS:
Based on the betselling novel by William Boyd, Any Human Heart is a rollercoaster ride through one man's life. A trio of great actors portray the different life stages of hero Logan Mountstuart, a writer, lover, art dealer and spy living by his wits in the tumultuous 20th century. Oscar-winner Jim Broadbent stars as Mountstuart in his dotage, with Matthew Macfadyen (Little Dorrit) as the hero in his prime and Sam Claflin as the eager seducer in his impetuous youth. Hayley Atwell, Kim Cattrall and Gillian Anderson also star in this moving tale of adventure, romance and heartbreak.
Movie Review:
Coming...
See or Skip:
Coming...
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