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  Little Children written by Todd Field and Tom Perrotta, directed by the former was nominated in 2007 for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Kate Winslet, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Jackie Earle Haley and for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay- it is a feature I liked, even seeing it for the second time, albeit it would only make it to my Top 500 or so, it is not on the say level with say Parasite…you find thousands of notes on films from The New York Times’ Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made and other lists on my blog https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/2025/09/do-you-have-any-feedback.html   8 out of 10   Kate Winslet https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-reader-by-david-hare-based-on-novel.html is excellent as Sarah Pierce, the main character of Little Children, she has won The Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role for The Reader, and has an immense career, I think she moved into directing, something with her daughte...

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  The Riddle of Poetry by Jorge Luis Borges, or Borges: el misterio esencial: Conversaciones en universidades de los Estados Unidos – Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges is included on The Bokklubben World Library’s Best 100 Books of All Time, while on The Greatest Books of All Time site you find it in 45 th place – there are thousands of reviews on magnum opera from the aforementioned and other web pages on my blog   https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/2025/09/do-you-have-any-feedback.html and YouTube channel   9 out of 10   Jorge Luis Borges https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-garden-of-forking-paths-by-jorge.html is one of the greatest writers of all time, although he is a bit cryptic, too sophisticated for me - however, The Riddle of Poetry is much more accessible, for these are lectures in which he explains…The Riddle of Poetry   Nevertheless, he starts with modesty, by saying that he does not possess the secret, does not know what the...

  Temporary Kings by Anthony Powell is the eleventh volume of the chef d’oeuvre A Dance To The Music of Time, which is included on some of the most prestigious (perhaps all of them) lists: The All-TIME 100 Best Novels, The Modern Library’s Best 100 Novels, and it is ranked 329 th on the Greatest Books of All Time site, most important for this space, it is one of my Top 50 Favorites…you have thousands of reviews of magnum opera from the aforementioned and other lists on my blog   https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/2025/09/do-you-have-any-feedback.html and YouTube channel, where my macaws are the stars   10 out of 10   I am coming to the end of the masterpiece https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/2026/05/books-do-furnish-room-by-anthony-powell.html A Dance To The Music of Time, Temporary Kings is the one before last, and although I am sorry to end this delightful ride, for the second time, there is always a t...

  The Short Stories of Anton Chekhov are included on The Bokklubben World Library’s Best 100 Books of All Time list, and they are ranked 127th on The Greatest Books of All Time site…you have thousands of reviews on magnum opera from the aforementioned and other web pages on my blog https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/2025/09/do-you-have-any-feedback.html and YouTube channel, where my macaws are the stars   10 out of 10   The Stories of Anton Chekhov https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/2024/05/a-country-cottage-by-anton-chekhov.html are included among The Best 100 Books of All Time in one important version, while they sit at 127 on The Greatest Books of All Time site, and indeed, I have started listening to some of them again, and they are wondrous   One of the latest is called The Illegitimate, albeit I did not find it listed as such, there is a theatrical adaptation, so the original might be under a different name, notwithstanding that, it is about an…...

  The Jubilee by Anton Chekhov – The Short Stories of Anton Chekhov are included on The Bokklubben World Library’s Best 100 Books of All Time list, and they are ranked 127th on The Greatest Books of All Time site…you have thousands of reviews on magnum opera from the aforementioned and other web pages on my blog https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/2025/09/do-you-have-any-feedback.html and YouTube channel   8 out of 10   Anton Chekhov https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-marriage-proposal-by-anton-chekhov.html is one of my favorite authors, I like his plays and the short stories, indeed, his Collection of Short Stories are included on The 100 Best Books of All Time list, and they are ranked 127 th on the Greatest Books of All Time site   The humor in Jubilee is provided by this woman who intrudes upon The Jubilee: this bank is celebrating, when this character walks in, asking for money, she feels it is a legitimate request, albeit they keep t...