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Another Fine Mess
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Ray Bradbury
2,555 books25.3k followersRay Douglas Bradbury was an American author and screenwriter. One of the most celebrated 20th-century American writers, he worked in a variety of genres, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, and realistic fiction.
Bradbury is best known for his novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and his short-story collections The Martian Chronicles (1950), The Illustrated Man (1951), and The October Country (1955). Other notable works include the coming of age novel Dandelion Wine (1957), the dark fantasy Something Wicked This Way Comes (1962) and the fictionalized memoir Green Shadows, White Whale (1992). He also wrote and consulted on screenplays and television scripts, including Moby Dick and It Came from Outer Space. Many of his works were adapted into television and film productions as well as comic books. Bradbury also wrote poetry which has been published in several collections, such as They Have Not Seen the Stars (2001).
The New York Times called Bradbury "An author whose fanciful imagination, poetic prose, and mature understanding of human character have won him an international reputation" and "the writer most responsible for bringing modern science fiction into the literary mainstream".
Bradbury is best known for his novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and his short-story collections The Martian Chronicles (1950), The Illustrated Man (1951), and The October Country (1955). Other notable works include the coming of age novel Dandelion Wine (1957), the dark fantasy Something Wicked This Way Comes (1962) and the fictionalized memoir Green Shadows, White Whale (1992). He also wrote and consulted on screenplays and television scripts, including Moby Dick and It Came from Outer Space. Many of his works were adapted into television and film productions as well as comic books. Bradbury also wrote poetry which has been published in several collections, such as They Have Not Seen the Stars (2001).
The New York Times called Bradbury "An author whose fanciful imagination, poetic prose, and mature understanding of human character have won him an international reputation" and "the writer most responsible for bringing modern science fiction into the literary mainstream".
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March 22, 2023
Set on Effie Street, Vendome Heights, Los Angeles 1970s. Sam and Bella Winters have just moved into an old house that is close to some steep steps leading from the "lowlands" below.
One night, Bella goes to investigate some inexplicable noises on the steps.
With the help of her friend, Zelda, Bella is transported back into the world of the old black and white silent movie sets of the 1920s.
Star of the era mentioned in the story include: Stan Laurel (1890-1965) and Oliver Hardy (1892-1957), Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977), Harry Langdon (1884-1944) and Harold Lloyd (1893-1971).
*** Another Fine Mess is a 1930 short comedy film directed by James Parrott and starring Laurel and Hardy. It is based on the 1908 play Home from the Honeymoon. Wikipedia. ***
***....legacy ....as diverse as Samuel Beckett, Jerry Lewis, Peter Sellers, Marcel Marceau, Steve Martin, John Cleese, Harold Pinter, Alec Guinness, J. D. Salinger, René Magritte and Kurt Vonnegut amongst many others, have acknowledged an artistic debt. Wikipedia. ***
One night, Bella goes to investigate some inexplicable noises on the steps.
With the help of her friend, Zelda, Bella is transported back into the world of the old black and white silent movie sets of the 1920s.
Star of the era mentioned in the story include: Stan Laurel (1890-1965) and Oliver Hardy (1892-1957), Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977), Harry Langdon (1884-1944) and Harold Lloyd (1893-1971).
*** Another Fine Mess is a 1930 short comedy film directed by James Parrott and starring Laurel and Hardy. It is based on the 1908 play Home from the Honeymoon. Wikipedia. ***
***....legacy ....as diverse as Samuel Beckett, Jerry Lewis, Peter Sellers, Marcel Marceau, Steve Martin, John Cleese, Harold Pinter, Alec Guinness, J. D. Salinger, René Magritte and Kurt Vonnegut amongst many others, have acknowledged an artistic debt. Wikipedia. ***
May 2, 2017
Another Fine Mess takes a gentle look at nostalgia, popular entertainment, and the legacy of our entertainers. It isn't bad, but it is far from Bradbury's best work.
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