Poirot & me

New Updates!

I have found ANOTHER link to 2009 Poirot Three Act Tragedy which has been reposted, I can't promise how long it will stay up. Part 1 here

ITV had a special where they interviewed David Suchet of his experience playing Poirot through the years. I would agree with his selections of some of the strongest performances he has encountered. Elizabeth Dermot Walsh (Elinor Carlisle) in Sad Cypress (a favourite!), and the entire cast on Death on the Nile are among the very best.

Poirot & Me part 1 watch here (link will go to part 2 etc...)

Julia McKenzie interview here

Oddly enough I've stumbled on a strange version of both Poirot and Marple characters in Japanese Anime (here's a taste). It's definitely not my taste, but it is interesting.

Marple played by Geraldine McEwan

2006 Sleeping Murder part 1 here

2005 A Murder is Announced part 1 here

2004 The Body in the Library part 1 here

2006 Ordeal by Innocence part 1 here

Marple played by Julia McKenzie

2008 Why Didn't they ask Evans part 1 here (Natalie Dormer, Tudors... this link may not last long)

Horatio fix

Like Master and Commander? Robin Hood? The newest Star Trek film?

If you're a star trek fan... this may be a good thing (maybe not but don't let that set you off). Supposedly the original creator (Gene Roddenberry) based the series of Star Trek off of C.S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower series. That shouldn't be surprising since military duty, loyalty to your crew, bravery, intelligence, and sacrifice are all characteristics of good war hero. Ernest Hemingway and Winston Churchill were huge admirers of the books and they also inspired Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe novels.

I have the complete set (love the Sharpe series as well!) and rarely lend it out, but now I never need to. (I've had quite a few Criterion discs go missing or returned to me in scratched condition). If you're like me, and prefer to watch a bit before you fork out the dough, you're in luck! Here's what a I found.

Give it whirl? Links below to the first 3 stories in the series (all in 11 segments).

The Duel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Fire Ships 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

The Duchess and the Devil 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11