Divine Seductive Princess

                                                       Season 1 promo photoshoot of 'Family Matters' cast                                         Season 6 promo photoshoot of 'Vampire Diaries, The' cast.  When we think of the classic late 80s to 90s Family Sitcom and the late 2000s to 2010s Horror Drama, there isn't a comparison that comes to mind. However, when you look back at both TV series, some similarities do arise. This list will prove that despite the different genre and cast, they have things in common. 1. Both shows had a police officer who grew to care about one of the main characters.                           ...

RICK'S REAL/REEL LIFE: Madame Bovary 1949 : MGM's 1949 'Madame Bovary' is wildly erratic and highly watchable.  A great blog about this 1949 film.

  What can be said about the classic Period Piece written by Gustave Flaubert? It was a novel which sparked outrage and was taken to court. Successfully, the author was acquitted and his book still is regarded as a masterpiece. It wasn't meant to be offensive, rather an example of the length someone will go to for excitement and pleasure. Not a fairy tale with a happy ending when you think about it.  It's the story of a troubled and confused Emma Bovary, who leaves her convent believing life in novels are exacting. No understanding of figurative and literal; neither of moral lessons and real life cases. Neglect, pride, and obsession is carried out from beginning to end. Emma never has time for her daughter Berthe, seeing that her nanny is her mother instead. Furthermore, regrets marrying Charles, the doctor she pressures to become and wishes to be renowned.  Emma rather have fantastic relationship and when she doesn't receive it, disposes of the man as if he were a garbag...

  When we look at films like 'Yolanda and the Thief' and 'Guys and Dolls'. We don't see much similarities, both are musical romances which star famous singers who also are actors. The viewer would assume those are the only comparisons. But we do see something occur in these two different stories. In both movies, we see the lead male character seduces the female lead into trusting him, only with the intent of causing her some sort of pain. Johnny Riggs (Fred Astaire Yolanda and the Thief) and Sky Matheson (Marlon Brando in Guys and Dolls) both seduce with the purpose of a selfish and cruel intention. Speaking of the latter two words, the famous French novel, 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses' also is about a similar theme. Seducing with the intent of ruined, which are male lead of that story Valmont intends to do. But what do we see in these three different stories? Does the ruin even happen as intended? Instead, we see that the male lead is consume by a greater feel...

  Seduction is the greatest tool of the vampire. How seduction can is so simple, anybody can do it in real life too. The vampire must learn everything they can about their victim. Their desires and struggles, their likes and dislikes, what their personality is like especially. They want their victim to gain their trust, therefore showing compassion and understanding are vital.  Many non-readers of fantasy books about vampires, or their television series and films, will wonder why it is a lot of their admirers are drawn to such stories. They are drawn to the allure the titular character, their sophistication and mystery, intelligence and charm. What made Dracula such a famous story was his ability to make his victim be smitten by how different he was from men of 19th century England. His tales of Transylvania and his loneliness couldn't be ignored but his ability to survive and rise in the social rank isn't far from impressive. The older Salvatore brother of the popular 'Vam...

Since the rise of popular platforms such as Facebook and Instagram. There's various reasons some use it. They're those who promote their businesses, others their interests. Than there's those who share their lives on it. Which can only lead to problems. Imagine having started a relationship with someone. Then broadcasting it on social media. The frequent posts contains pictures and videos. Always with the same reactions and words used. Including ridiculously long messages. After a while, many people begin to wonder if the pairing is genuine. Why aren't the couple looking in the same direction? Why are the so-called love messages long? Why are weird and outlandish stories being told? Chances are, one of them is exploiting the other for attention online. They believe the saying, "A picture is worth a thousands words.". But at dangerous levels of adoration. Literally thinking creating a faux relationship will win favor. By exaggerating activities and trips, the d...

Imagine if the famous story from the novelist Bronte family member was written in modern times. England would have less colonies and the house of Windsor would be newspaper headlines. But everything about the richness and beauty of the the country's landscapes and castles isn't gone.  Now imagine Edward Rochester is a public figure, an actor or singer. If not a triple threat, which means he has various talents. He is the desire of many females. Edward still likes to ride his horse and might have other animal companions. He's always attending to his business and communicating with his family. Now imagine he meets Bertha Mason, a lady Edward thinks might be his ideal partner. However, he realizes much too late Bertha isn't all she seems. His wife is an actress and has other skills, some family members as well. Unfortunately, she lived a life where negligence and perversion reign. Similar to the Greek tragedies of lore.  The only thing that will make her happy is popularit...