Nathaniel Hawthorne

Short Story Saturday – The Hall of Fantasy

This week’s short story is Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Hall of Fantasy.   Nathaniel Hawthorne THE HALL OF FANTASY   It has happened to me, on various occasions, to find myself in a certain edifice which would appear to have some … Continue reading Short Story Saturday – The Hall of Fantasy

The Gentleness & Vulgarity of ‘Crimes of Passion’

I only got round to seeing Crimes of Passion… yesterday. Yes, yesterday. My excuse – I was minus two when the film was released. Crimes of Passion moves between a seemingly confident prostitute and Bobby, a generic man whose marriage is failing. In order to make some more money to keep Amy (the wife) happy, Bobby takes on some extra night work conducting surveillance on a woman – Joanna Crane (Kathleen Turner) – at the behest of Joanna’s employer Continue reading The Gentleness & Vulgarity of ‘Crimes of Passion’