Teresa reviews Hallowe’en Party (2015), the French version of Murder at the Kermesse from Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie. Episode: Meurtre à la kermesse (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 3½ drowning victims Despite new characters and our heroes getting in the way, you’ll recognize the plot beats. Quality of film: 3½ drowning victims […]
Teresa reviews “Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?” (2015), the French episode Pourquoi pas Martin? from Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie. (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Source: Amazon DVD set Fidelity to text: 3½ cliff shoves Laurence and Avril divvy up Bobby and Frankie’s roles, but otherwise, the plot remains intact. Quality of movie: 3½ cliff shoves […]
Teresa had a great time Saturday discussing “Agatha Christie, She Watched” on “Shedunnit” podcast! It was our first live broadcast, so after 15 minutes of technical problems (translation: Bill forgot to turn off the Logitech panel so YouTube and StreamLab could access it), Teresa talked for an hour about her new book, “Agatha Christie, She […]
Welcome to the Peschel Press Newsletter for June 2023. Believe it or not, we’ve got things on our calendar in the dog days of summer if you want to meet us in person. In July, we’ve got one, count ’em, one event. On Sunday, 16 July 2023, we’ll be at the Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop at […]
Want to see Shedunnit interview Teresa about “Agatha Christie She Watched” LIVE on Facebook? Caroline Crampton of the Shedunnit podcast and YouTube channel invited me to chat LIVE on YouTube about Agatha Christie films! She’ll record the program so you can rewatch it any time, even over and over if you want. So mark your […]
Teresa reviews Dumb Witness (2015), a.k.a. Temoin Muet from Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie, Season Two and wished it had followed through on its supernatural premise. (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Source: Amazon DVD set Fidelity to text: 3 poison bottles Surprisingly close, although the motive for murder changes as does the relationship between Bella and […]
Teresa reviews Sparkling Cyanide (2015), a.k.a. Meurtre au Champagne from the second season of Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie, and enjoyed it when the stars were offstage. (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Source: Amazon DVD set Fidelity to text: 3½ poisoned cocktails Considering how much was rewritten, the plot’s surprisingly close to Agatha’s version. Quality of […]
Teresa Reviews Towards Zero (2007) and found L’Heure zero a great version with some French weirdness. (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 4 blunt objects Remarkably close, with added French weirdness. Don’t miss that musician merry-go-round complete with a bassoonist! Quality of film: 4 blunt objects Funny, fast-paced, coherent, although there were some missed […]
Hello again! Another month has flown by and here is the Peschel Press newsletter for May 2023. We’ve been busy with events and have two more coming up if you want to see us in person. First, important news: Amazon is raising the price to print books in its Kindle Direct Publishing program. That means […]
Teresa reviews 4.50 from Paddington (2008), a.k.a. the French Le Crime Est Notre Affaire (Crime Is Our Business) featuring Tommy and Tuppence, and loves its attention to the devastating effect of murder. Fidelity to text: 3 1/2 stranglers It’s remarkably true to the text considering that a French Tommy and Tuppence fill in for Miss […]