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Movie: Tulip Fever

In seventeenth-century Amsterdam, a young married woman, her older husband, her housemaid, the housemaid's lover, a young artist, and a no-nonsense abbess become embroiled in a rollicking series of events involving portrait painting, strenuous efforts to conceive, an unwanted pregnancy, unwarranted assumptions, spur of the moment life decisions, and a volatile tulip trading market. [more inside]
posted by orange swan on Jan 10, 2023 - 1 comment

Alchemy of Souls: Alchemy of Souls Season 2: Light and Shadow  Season 2, Ep 0

Jang Uk returns from death, and three years later, the story of the mages unfolds anew. Jang Uk becomes a hunter of the soul-shifters when a young woman, a prisoner in her own home, seeks his help to reclaim her freedom. [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! on Jan 9, 2023 - 3 comments

Alchemy of Souls: Alchemy of Souls - Season 1  Season 1, Ep 0

A powerful sorceress in a blind woman's body encounters a man from a prestigious family, who wants her help to change his destiny. [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! on Aug 28, 2022 - 3 comments

The King's Affection: The King's Affection (all episodes)  Season 1, Ep 0

When the crown prince is killed, his twin sister assumes the throne while trying to keep her identity and affection for her first love a royal secret. [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! on Dec 15, 2021 - 8 comments

Poldark: Episode 1.8  Season 1, Ep 8

Ross faces ruin as, along with the rest of his collective, he must sell copper to the Warleggans' company at a nominal price. When an outbreak of diphtheria leaves Elizabeth, Francis, their son, and all their servants ill, Demelza goes to Trenwith to care for them, with disastrous results for her own family. The Warleggans' ship wrecks on the rocks near a Nampara beach, and Ross rallies the villagers to salvage its cargo of food.
posted by orange swan on Apr 28, 2021 - 2 comments

Poldark: Episode 1.7  Season 1, Ep 7

Francis wrongly blames Ross for helping Verity elope with Andrew Blamey. Dwight and Keren set a tragic chain of events in motion.
posted by orange swan on Apr 27, 2021 - 1 comment

Poldark: Episode 1.6  Season 1, Ep 6

The cooperative smelting company challenges the local copper barons. Poldark confronts the same cardsharp who swindled Francis. Keren's injury compels Dwight to make a house call.
posted by orange swan on Apr 26, 2021 - 1 comment

Poldark: Episode 1.5  Season 1, Ep 5

Mark Daniel marries visiting theatrical player Keren Smith. Ross and Demelza's daughter, Julia Grace, is born, and Demelza's father makes a memorable appearance at the christening. The young, progressive, and compassionate Dr. Dwight Enys comes to the area. Ross proposes that the pit owners form a collective with their own smelting company in order to resist the Warleggans' monopoly, but Francis opts out and tries to recoup his financial losses by gambling. Demelza attempts to reunite Verity and Andrew Blamey in town, but their meeting is interrupted by a riot among the starving miners.
posted by orange swan on Apr 25, 2021 - 1 comment

Poldark: Episode 1.4  Season 1, Ep 4

Wheal Leisure is producing nothing but nearly worthless iron ore, Demelza tries to adjust to her new social status as her marriage to Ross becomes generally known, and Ross and Demelza are invited to Trenwith for Christmas.
posted by orange swan on Apr 24, 2021 - 1 comment

Poldark: Episode 1.3  Season 1, Ep 3

Ross reopens Wheal Leisure. Elizabeth gives birth to a son, Geoffrey Charles. One of Ross's workers, young Jim Carter, is taken to court for poaching, and Ross tries to save him from transportation. Rumours swirl about Ross and Demelza, and their relationship takes a turn.
posted by orange swan on Apr 23, 2021 - 1 comment

Poldark: Episode 1.2  Season 1, Ep 2

Ross explores the idea of reopening the Wheal Leisure mine, and seeks financial backers for the endeavour. Verity forms an attachment with a man her father and brother vehemently disapprove of.
posted by orange swan on Apr 22, 2021 - 3 comments

Poldark: Episode 1.1  Season 1, Ep 1

Ross Poldark returns from fighting for the British in the American Revolution to his native Cornwall, only to find that his fiancée Elizabeth Chynoweth is engaged to marry his wealthy cousin Francis Poldark, his father has died, and the house and land he has inherited is in ruins.
posted by orange swan on Apr 21, 2021 - 2 comments

The Alienist: Better Angels  Season 2, Ep 8

The case is brought to a close, and Sara, John, and Laszlo struggle with decisions about their future paths.
posted by orange swan on Apr 1, 2021 - 4 comments

The Alienist: Last Exit to Brooklyn  Season 2, Ep 7

Sara, Laszlo, and John travel to Brooklyn to investigate the killer's dark past.
posted by orange swan on Mar 31, 2021 - 1 comment

The Alienist: Momento Mori  Season 2, Ep 6

Sara and John continue to search for information about Libby. Laszlo is barred from practicing after a tragic accident. Sara and the team are compelled to work with Thomas Byrnes after another baby is abducted.
posted by orange swan on Mar 30, 2021 - 2 comments

The Alienist: Belly of the Beast  Season 2, Ep 5

The team discover the fate of the matron of the Lying-In Hospital, and now that they know whom they are looking for, they work to find the killer and save the Linares baby. [more inside]
posted by orange swan on Mar 29, 2021 - 0 comments

The Alienist: Gilded Cage  Season 2, Ep 4

Señora Linares works with Laszlo to put her finger on exactly what troubled her during her visit to the park on the day of her daughter's abduction, and Bitsy Sussman, whom Sara has assigned to work undercover at the Lying-In Hospital, tries to find out what is going on there. William Randolph Hearst hosts a lavish ball celebrating his goddaughter Violet's engagement to John.
posted by orange swan on Mar 28, 2021 - 1 comment

The Alienist: Labyrinth  Season 2, Ep 3

Sara probes into the doings of the Lying-In Hospital and tries to persuade a young nurse to disclose what happens behind closed doors. Laszlo is convinced that hypnosis might help Señora Linares to access memories that be useful to the case. John has his bachelor party.
posted by orange swan on Mar 27, 2021 - 1 comment

The Alienist: Something Wicked  Season 2, Ep 2

Sara uncovers a clue at the Siegel Cooper Department Store that leads her and John into dangerous territory. Laszlo suspects dark goings-on at the Lying-In Hospital, while former Police Chief Thomas Byrnes plots against their investigations.
posted by orange swan on Mar 26, 2021 - 1 comment

The Alienist: Ex Ore Infantium  Season 2, Ep 1

One year after the events of the first season, Sara Howard, John Moore, and Dr. Laszlo Kreizler try to prevent the execution of a mother accused of murdering her missing newborn daughter, and then, along with city detectives Lucius and Marcus Isaacson, become involved in the search for the abducted infant daughter of a visiting Spanish dignitary.
posted by orange swan on Mar 25, 2021 - 1 comment

Movie: Shadowlands

C.S. Lewis, a world-renowned writer and professor, best known as the author of the Narnian Chronicles, leads a monastic life as an Oxford don until he meets the spirited American poet Joy Gresham. [more inside]
posted by orange swan on Jan 20, 2021 - 4 comments

Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker: Season 1 - all episodes  Season 1, Ep 0

An African American washerwoman rises from poverty to build a beauty empire and become the first female self-made millionaire. (Netflix, 4 episodes, adapted from the book 'On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker' by A’Lelia Bundles, Walker’s great-great-granddaughter) [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! on Mar 20, 2020 - 2 comments

Le Bazar de la Charite: The Bonfire of Destiny - Season 1  Season 1, Ep 0

After a devastating fire in 1897 Paris, three women find their lives upended by betrayals, deceptions and romantic turmoil. (Netflix US, TF1 France) [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! on Dec 28, 2019 - 1 comment

Le Bazar de la Charite: The Bonfire of Destiny - Episode 1  Season 1, Ep 1

On a spring day in 1897, socialites Adrienne and Alice and maid Rose join the crowds at a Parisian charity bazaar, where a shocking tragedy unfolds. (Netflix US, TF1 France) [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! on Dec 27, 2019 - 1 comment

Movie: A Man for All Seasons

The story of Thomas More, who stood up to King Henry VIII when the King rejected the Roman Catholic Church to obtain a divorce and remarry. [more inside]
posted by Fukiyama on Feb 21, 2019 - 12 comments

Movie: 2046

Several women enter a science fiction author's life over the course of a few years, after the author has lost the woman he considers his one true love. [more inside]
posted by Fukiyama on Feb 10, 2019 - 4 comments

Movie: In the Mood for Love

Taking place in Hong Kong of 1962, a melancholy story about the love between a woman and a man who live in the same building and one day find out that their husband and wife had an affair with each other. [more inside]
posted by Fukiyama on Feb 6, 2019 - 13 comments

Movie: The Winslow Boy

Early 20th century England: while toasting his daughter Catherine's engagement, Arthur Winslow learns the royal naval academy expelled his 14-year-old son, Ronnie, for stealing five shillings. Father asks son if it is true; when the lad denies it, Arthur risks fortune, health, domestic peace, and Catherine's prospects to pursue justice. [more inside]
posted by Fukiyama on Feb 4, 2019 - 3 comments

The Ginger Tree: Episodes 1 to 4  Season 1, Ep 1

In 1903, a young Scotswoman named Mary MacKenzie (Samantha Bond) travels to Manchuria in order to join her diplomat fiancé and marry him, but neither the marriage nor her subsequent life turn out as she expects. [more inside]
posted by orange swan on Nov 17, 2018 - 3 comments

Patrick Melrose: At Last  Season 1, Ep 5

Patrick confronts the past on the day of his mother's memorial service. Now truly clean and sober, he attempts to solve the puzzle of his mother’s complicity in his father’s abuse, as well as answer his father’s question, ‘What will you do with your life?’ Limited Series Finale
posted by myotahapea on Jun 10, 2018 - 5 comments

Patrick Melrose: Mother's Milk  Season 1, Ep 4

Patrick is spending the summer at his old family home in France with his wife Mary and their two young sons. When Eleanor, now sober, announces her plan to leave the house to a New Age foundation instead of Patrick, he quickly falls off the wagon. As Patrick returns to his old self-destructive behavior, the fate of his marriage is seriously threatened.
posted by myotahapea on Jun 3, 2018 - 3 comments

Patrick Melrose: Some Hope  Season 1, Ep 3

Patrick reluctantly agrees to go to his first big social event since recovering. Together with his good friend Johnny Hall, he attends a glittering party in the English countryside hosted by former hippie Bridget – now married, titled and miserable – and attended by Princess Margaret as well as a number of Patrick's old flames. Amid a crowd of social dragonflies, Patrick searches for redemption and capacity for forgiveness, while confronting his past in a myriad of ways.
posted by myotahapea on May 27, 2018 - 3 comments

The Americans: Jennings, Elizabeth  Season 6, Ep 9

Stan catches up with Pastor Tim and Oleg, offers Philip his support, and shares his suspicions with Aderholt. Elizabeth watches over Nesterenko and does not have dinner with Claudia. Tatiana's latest operation goes badly. Paige learns more about the nitty gritty of her parents' spy operations. Philip meets up with Father Andrei. Elizabeth packs for a trip.
posted by orange swan on May 23, 2018 - 72 comments

Patrick Melrose: Never Mind  Season 1, Ep 2

At the Melrose family’s glorious house in the South of France, young Patrick has the run of the magical grounds. His father David rules with cruelty and his mother Eleanor has retreated into self medication and booze. Bravely imaginative and self-sufficient out of necessity, 9-year-old Patrick encounters the volatile lives of adults with fear. They are expecting guests for the weekend, but this afternoon is profoundly unlike other summer days, and the shocking events that precede the guests’ arrival tear Patrick's world in two. Preview.
posted by myotahapea on May 20, 2018 - 8 comments

The Americans: The Summit  Season 6, Ep 8

Philip brings Elizabeth up to speed on his spy activities. Elizabeth's nursing job comes to an end, and her relationship with Jackson takes several turns. Stan continues piecing together information and watching the Jennings. Renee gets notice of a job interview. Philip visits Stavos, tries on a new suit, and rents a video. Elizabeth questions an order from Claudia, and asks Philip to relay a message to Oleg.
posted by orange swan on May 16, 2018 - 53 comments

Patrick Melrose: Bad News  Season 1, Ep 1

Get ready for the lowdown on the British upper class. This five-part limited series based on the acclaimed novels by Edward St. Aubyn tracks Patrick from a privileged but deeply traumatic childhood in the South of France through severe substance abuse in his twenties in New York and, ultimately, toward recovery back home in Britain. At once harrowing and hilarious, Oscar® nominee and Emmy® winner Benedict Cumberbatch stars as the troubled titular character. [more inside]
posted by myotahapea on May 14, 2018 - 7 comments

The Americans: Harvest  Season 6, Ep 7

Philip shares his worries over the failing business with Stan, then visits Chicago where the planned extraction of Harvest doesn't turn out quite as planned. Stan drives Henry to his friend's house and then visits the Jennings residence. At the FBI, Aderholt grieves over the failure of his operation while Stan begins to work a new theory. Erika gives Elizabeth another drawing lesson. Elizabeth briefs Paige. Philip reminisces about his wedding day.
posted by orange swan on May 9, 2018 - 42 comments

The Americans: Rififi  Season 6, Ep 6

Henry comes home for Thanksgiving, Aderholt updates Stan on counterintelligence's activities, Elizabeth goes to the movies and Chicago, Stan is grateful for his freedoms, and Philip makes some business decisions and corresponds with Oleg.
posted by orange swan on May 2, 2018 - 35 comments

The Americans: The Great Patriotic War  Season 6, Ep 5

Tatiana catches up with Oleg, Elizabeth gives Philip a good time and a work assignment, Stan gives Renee some career advice, Erika gives Elizabeth more lessons in drawing, Paige plays pinball and goes on the offensive against her intern boyfriend and his wingman, Stan visits Sofia with cake, Gennadi with pizza, and Philip for a beer, Philip tests Paige's sparring skills, Claudia, Elizabeth, and Paige talk about Russian history and their own history and test the merits of olive oil, and Philip's relationship with Kimmie takes a few new turns.
posted by orange swan on Apr 25, 2018 - 61 comments

The Americans: Mr. and Mrs. Teacup  Season 6, Ep 4

Oleg and Philip have their last chat, Elizabeth takes her best shot at getting the radiation sensor, Erika goes to a party, Paige enjoys a night out with a young man whom she thinks has potential, Philip has drinks with Stan and goes line dancing with Stavos, Arkady and Igor compare notes, Claudia has plans for Sofia and Gennadi's future, Kimmie has travel plans for herself, and Henry learns his future may not play out as planned.
posted by orange swan on Apr 18, 2018 - 40 comments

The Americans: Urban Transport Planning  Season 6, Ep 3

Philip, Elizabeth, and Paige conduct a post-mortem on the operation with Rennhull, Claudia, Elizabeth and Paige cook zharkoye, Elizabeth goes out for pizza and meets with a new target, Stan and Oleg catch up, Renee floats the idea of a career change by Stan, Philip gives his travel agents a pep talk, Sophia, Gennadi, and Ilya relocate, and Henry gets an assist.
posted by orange swan on Apr 11, 2018 - 39 comments

The Alienist: Castle in the Sky  Season 1, Ep 10

Laszlo confronts the demons of his past; John tells Sara the truth; Connor takes matters into his own hands; and the team closes in on the killer.
posted by orange swan on Apr 11, 2018 - 1 comment

The Alienist: Requiem  Season 1, Ep 9

Laszlo mourns the loss of a friend; Sara pushes the team to forge ahead; John warns his friend the killer will strike again; Cyrus seeks revenge.
posted by orange swan on Apr 10, 2018 - 2 comments

The Alienist: Psychopathia Sexualis  Season 1, Ep 8

Laszlo and John travel to Washington, D.C.; Sara goes rogue in pursuit of the truth; Lucius tells Marcus a secret; Byrnes and Connor tighten their grip on the investigation.
posted by orange swan on Apr 9, 2018 - 4 comments

The Alienist: Many Sainted Men  Season 1, Ep 7

Laszlo and John follow a lead; Sara visits a hospital and is forced to confront her past; Cyrus recovers from his injuries; Byrnes and Connor plot against the team; Marcus and Lucius follow up on a clue.
posted by orange swan on Apr 8, 2018 - 2 comments

The Alienist: Ascension  Season 1, Ep 6

The team hatches a plan to catch the killer; John checks in on a friend; Laszlo faces his own self-doubt about the investigation; Roosevelt attends an event with the city's elite; Sara looks into Laszlo's past; Captain Connor acts on impulse.
posted by orange swan on Apr 7, 2018 - 1 comment

The Alienist: Hildebrandt's Starling  Season 1, Ep 5

The team learns more about the killer; John and Sara share an intimate moment; Laszlo seeks advice from an old mentor; Roosevelt takes action.
posted by orange swan on Apr 6, 2018 - 1 comment

The Alienist: These Bloody Thoughts  Season 1, Ep 4

Laszlo and Sara discuss the capacity to kill; John goes on a date; Byrnes and Capt. Connor keep an eye on a potential suspect; Roosevelt finds himself under public scrutiny.
posted by orange swan on Apr 5, 2018 - 2 comments

The Americans: Tchaikovsky  Season 6, Ep 2

Stan finds out an old friend of his is back in town, Philip loses a client, Erika and Glenn Haskard contemplate a difficult choice, Sofia and Gennadi experience marital difficulties, Elizabeth learns to draw on the right side of the brain, has lunch with one friend and a few nightly rendezvous with another, and Paige learns more about the scope of a spy's work.
posted by orange swan on Apr 4, 2018 - 31 comments

The Alienist: Silver Smile  Season 1, Ep 3

Innovative evidence leads the team to discover a crucial element in the case has gone missing; Laszlo and John interview a witness to find out what happened to John at the brothel; Sara attempts to live in a world outside the investigation.
posted by orange swan on Apr 4, 2018 - 2 comments

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