Teresa reviews The Kidnapped Japanese Consul,” the Chinese “Checkmate” TV series version of “The Kidnapped Prime Minister” and found it difficult to follow the stripped-down version of the short story. (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Source: Ebay listing Fidelity to text: 3 kidnappers The story was stripped to its essence while adding extra pressure on Situ […]
Teresa Reviews Five Little Pigs (2022), the Checkmate episode titled “Infidelity and Murder in the Wealthy Family” (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 3½ poisoned cocktails All five pigs have a counterpart to varying degrees but there’s more than one would-be murderer. Quality of film: 3½ poisoned cocktails This episode showcased the conflicting emotions […]
The Peschel Press Newsletter for April 2023 Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! We pressed [PUBLISH] on Agatha Christie, She Watched! Two and half years of work are done. We’ve watched 201 movies, I reviewed them, Bill edited them, we developed the organization and concept art, and Bill made it happen, all 427 pages. It’s a gorgeous 8½ by 11 […]
Teresa Reviews One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (2022), an episode from the Chinese Checkmate miniseries titled The Case of the Poisoned Zha Zhiang Noodles. (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Source: Ebay listing Fidelity to text: 2 guns You’ll recognize the plot mechanism from One, Two, Buckle My Shoe. You’ll also spot the stolen heart of The […]
Episodes 7-9 of “Checkmate” or, “Min Guo Da Zhen Tan,” “Great Detective of the Republic of China” The episode title in Chinese means “The Case of the Haunted Girls School” Source: Ebay listing (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 2 guns The basic plot remains but with added soap, a wildly different culture, major […]
Teresa reviews The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (2022) from Min Guo Da Zhen Tan (Checkmate) and enjoyed visiting an unfamiliar place and era in China’s history. (Episodes 4-6 of Checkmate Min Guo Da Zhen Tan (Great Detective of the Republic of China, 首富庄园谋杀案, Murder in the Manor of the Richest Man)) Source: Ebay listing (c)2023 […]
Teresa reviews Associés contre le crime (2012) (aka Partners in Crime) and thought the Tommy and Tuppence movie struggled with three unrelated stories Source: DVD bought from Amazon (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 1 drowning victim You’ll recognize the set up where T&T get handed a detective agency and a man shows up […]
Welcome to the Peschel Press Newsletter for March 2023! Welcome back! It’s March so the weather has yet to decide what to do; let winter slip away or welcome spring with open arms. At the moment here in Central Pennsylvania, it’s both. It makes for challenging days. We’ve got four events coming up for sure […]
Teresa reviews Le Couteau sur la Nuque (2012), the French version of “Lord Edgware Dies,” and while she enjoyed it, was disappointed they didn’t follow through on the previous episode’s story promises. (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 2 nooses You’ll recognize the basic plot but there are changes galore, including an entirely new, […]
Teresa Reviews Sleeping Murder (2011), the French “Un Meurtre en Sommeil” from “Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie.” Source: Amazon Prime (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 3½ stranglers The core murder and the memories remain but with added craziness at every level. Quality of movie on its own: 4 stranglers It held together quite […]