![]() ![]() Over the years, it’s been shown in schools, re-aired on television, and notoriously played in Paris the night before the 1998 USA versus Iran World Cup match. In the larger cultural imagination, the film was consigned to oblivion.īut Not Without My Daughter has its own curious legacy. ![]() But its $4 million opening weekend barely made a dent in the box office it was largely critically panned for its Islamophobic undertones and in re-airings, it could easily be mistaken for a Lifetime movie with a timely political pitch: Woman escapes from abusive Iranian husband, scary foreign country, and the evil clutches of Islam. It was a major motion picture when it premiered - 25 years ago today - starring one of the most-adored actors of the era, Sally Field, coming off the hit Steel Magnolias. Sally Field stars as Betty Mahmoody in Not Without My Daughter.īy all indications, Not Without My Daughter should be a forgettable movie. ![]()
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![]() When Amy questions the wisdom of Dr Leidner hiring a nurse for his wife when a bodyguard would be a more appropriate choice, he reveals that there’s a strong reason to believe that Louise herself faked the letters. The main cause of her distress is the series of anonymous letters seemingly written by her first husband, who was presumed dead until Louise started to receive threats discouraging her from marrying anyone else. Upon arrival, Amy finds Louise Leidner a woman of exceptional, magnetic beauty and charm who provokes intense reactions from the rest of the crew. For many years, his team has enjoyed an atmosphere of happy camaraderie, but now the mood has soured with the arrival of Mrs Leidner, whose presence has everyone on the edge and whose recurring fits of nerves worry her husband. This story is set in Iraq and is narrated by Amy Leatheran, a nurse who is hired by Dr Leidner, the head of an expedition digging up a large ancient Assyrian city. ![]() ![]() This novel was without a doubt influenced by Agatha Christie’s own experiences in the Middle East while accompanying her second husband, archaeologist Max Mallowan. I pinned the deed on the wrong person the whole time I was re-reading the book and naturally, the ending had me gobsmacked. Memory is a funny thing I could remember the setting, the victim and the narrator of this Poirot mystery, but as it turned out my memory of the killer’s identity was completely off. ![]() ![]() ![]() Flying home to Arizona with his husband Philip, Christian arrives in Glendale to a family in chaos. ![]() Heaven's Light: Christian receives the phone call he's been dreading for six months. Will new year start with an even deeper commitment to one another, or end up on the rocks after the holidays? ![]() ![]() Emotionally disconnected, he focuses on writing his next best seller. Balancing a relationship, a book tour, the approaching holiday, and the imminent arrival of in-laws, he also juggles the hassle of running into his ex-boyfriend and dealing with his sister, who shows up uninvited. Christian Rivers has been single for a year and a half. Winter's Light: A week before Christmas, Christian and Philip move in together. What follows for both men is surprisingly satisfying. Contains the stories:Ī Light in the Dark: Author Christian Rivers has ended a five-year relationship with his boyfriend, Russ, but is suddenly propelled back into "the scene" when he phones Milestone County Sheriff Philip Erickson about an animal cruelty case. The three stories in this collection fan the flames of that attraction, and the love Christian and Philip share blazes within these pages. When author Christian Rivers meets Milestone County's Sheriff Philip Erickson, a spark of attraction flickers between them. ![]() ![]() Another controversial figure was Freddy McEvoy, who was a very close friend of Flynn's, and has been described as an antisemitic Nazi sympathizer. Erben, who was a member of the Nazi party, though claimed not be active, stated that authorities within German intelligence had attempted to recruit him to found a Shanghai Nazi spy ring - though he never admitted to being a Nazi spy. The two had met in New Guinea, and remained close for a long time. One of Errol Flynn's many friends was an Austrian doctor named H.F. ![]() Through his research, he became convinced that the movie star had secretly been a Nazi spy.Īs described in a report from The Washington Post, Higham became suspicious because of the political leanings of a few of Flynn's friends. ![]() In 1980, biographer Charles Higham was working on a book about Errol Flynn. ![]() |