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Timelineâ is a 2003 film directed by Richard Donner, from a book by Michael Crichton, that is currently being screened on HBO. I was keen on seeing it again, if only to see if my first impressions had changed. I was excited when it came out years ago because I had just finished the book, and I like anything about time travel. I felt the film treatment didnât do the book justice and that remains true.
But it was fun to see Gerard Butler in one of his early films, and Frances OâConnor. The former has had a rich career, though heâs a mediocre actor. The latter is a terrific actress, but her career has been limited. (If you arenât familiar with OâConnor, go back and see her in Jane Austenâs âMansfield Parkâ (1999) and Oscar Wildeâs âThe Importance of Being Earnestâ (2002). Paul Walker, who died tragically in an auto accident in Los Angeles in 2013, and whose career came alive with the âFast and Furiousâ films, oddly
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Um, readers, I need to ask you a very important question: how long have I been gone? After that last excursion with
Donnie Darko, I kind of lost track of time; and not in the usual way. Sure, the end of 2020 had things chaotic, but as if that wasnât bad enough, I think I fell through another wormhole when all was said and done. Nevertheless, Iâm back in the CinemaBlend labs, and itâs finally 2021! Surely once Iâve caught up on the news, the world will be healing, and everything will be coming up Milhouse. But before I read my emails and refresh myself on current events, itâs time to get back to our studies in time travel! And this latest adventure is a literary favorite of mine, as weâll be discussing the film adaptation of Michael Crichtonâs