Happy Friday!
I haven't mentioned any movies lately and a couple of things caught my attention...today.
Sam Spade: Monsieur Spade/The Maltese Falcon
Did you watch the six part series Monsieur Spade this winter? The story starts in 1963 in Bozuols France, where Sam Spade has "retired". We flip back to 1955 where is is hired to bring a young girl Teresa from Algiers to her father after the death of her mother. We learn about how Sam is connected to her mother Brigid and why she would ask him to bring her to France.
The series allegedly picks up after the story of The Maltese Falcon - 1941 movie with Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade and Mary Astor as Brigid O'Shaunessy of the above story. So...
TCM (Turner Classic Movies) is showing The Maltese Falcon Saturday March 9, 2024 at 10 a.m. CST. I have seen this movie years ago but I want to watch it again with the backstory we learned about in Monsieur Spade.
Just sayin' in case there are others interested like me.
Did you know that Hallmark Movies and Mysteries has changed to Hallmark Mysteries as of March 6, 2024? I did not know that until today. They will feature "cozy mysteries" only, from what I understand. No more romance movies in the summer...which is fine by me. I only watch the mysteries. lol
March 11: True Justice: Family Ties
About: "A law school student and her friends, set out to prove her brother's innocence but the only way to clear his name is by finding the real killer. Stars Katherine McNamara, Markian Tarasiuk, Nikki DeLoach and Benjamin Ayres."
March 15, 2024: Crimes of Fashion: Killer Clutch starring Brooke D'Orsay and Gilles Marini.
"An American psychologist, hired to coach a fashion designer, helps a guarded French detective unravel a list of fashionable suspects after a murder happens backstage of a Paris fashion show".
They also promise new Curious Caterer (Nikki DeLoach and Andrew Walker) movies and a sequel to The Cases of Mystery Lane (Paul Campbell and Aimee Garcia). Another Hannah Swensen movie is slotted for later this year.
Take a look around at https://www.hallmarkmystery.com/movies
Coming up in April for PBS:
Mr. Bates and the Post Office 4/7/24
About: "Mysterious financial losses lead the Post Office to fire and prosecute village Subpostmasters, who have no way to prove their innocence.
Toby Jones, (Empire of Light, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Sherlock), stars in this real-life David and Goliath story that chronicles the jaw-dropping plight of hundreds of postal workers accused of a crime they didn’t commit—but went to jail for and worse. It’s a story that UK journalists have reported on for years but once dramatized for TV, set off a firestorm of public outrage that forced the Prime Minister to act."
It is based on true events. There are four episodes.
Guilt Season 3 premiers 4/28/24
About: "Max and Jake find themselves back in Edinburgh where they soon face a familiar danger. Kenny tries to help a family member, while dramatic action plays out at a farm.
Now in its third and final season, the award-winning TV series Guilt is a darkly funny Scottish thriller. Mismatched brothers Max and Jake McCall are reunited, but enemies old and new cause them to seek ever more desperate solutions to their ongoing problems. Digging deep into their past, Max (Mark Bonnar, Napoleon, World on Fire) and Jake (Jamie Sives, Annika, Chernobyl) hope to finally find a future free of danger…and each other."
Oh oh. Did you catch "final season?" There are four episodes for this season.
So that gives us some things to watch when we aren't reading.
I read/listened to two books last week and this week but they were not mysteries.
The Women by Kristen Hannah: "The Women is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on all women who put themselves in harm’s way and whose sacrifice and commitment to their country has too often been forgotten. A novel about deep friendships and bold patriotism, The Women is a richly drawn story with a memorable heroine whose idealism and courage under fire will come to define an era." The women in the story are nurses who served in the Vietnam war. Very good but definitely a roller coaster of emotions.
Magic Lessons for Margo: A Follow Up to The Adventures of Miss Vulpe by Maria Elena Sandovici. This book is "literary fiction" and follows two sisters trying to find themselves, where can they fit into the world and confront the ghosts of their childhood. I received and ARC from the author. I did enjoy the story.
Last but not least, currently reading Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn and listening to A Darkness Absolute, book 2 in the Rockton/Casey Duncan series by Kelley Armstrong.
I will let you know how I liked those books, next week.
Happy reading!
Gayle, love the fact that you've read The Women. It sits on my shelf calling to me, but I haven't picked it up yet. I have finished rereading Killers of a Certain Age. See you soon!
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