and at what point in the film would you guess the victim of a "whodunnit" mystery gets killed? 1/3 of the way through? or 1/4 of the way through? or maybe 2/16ths of the way through?

that "article", quite literally, makes absolutely NO sense. it's an incoherent mess.

the 1937 novel Death on the Nile was "adapted as a television movie Murder on the Orient Express"?? what does that even mean? they are two separate stories. Christie wrote dozens of stand alone mysteries. they share a central character (Poirot) but none of them are "sequels" to any of the others. each story has a different plot and set of characters.

it also seems to be merging the two stories/films into one? i can't follow it.

i don't even understand what it's trying to say. are they making a new version of "Death on the Nile"? is that the takeaway? i could not make heads nor tails of this nonsense. 

i'm reading some rather negative reviews from critics who CLEARLY do not understand the "all star" Christie formula...

a complaint being, among other things, the talented cast is given "too little to do" and amounts to little more than a "series of cameos".

however that is exactly how most of these play out. and everyone involved goes in knowing that. it is not a "star vehicle" for anyone other than whatever actor is portraying Poirot in that iteration. ALL of the suspects are smallish but colorful roles generally getting only a few minutes of individual screentime before the group gathers for the big reveal. and accordingly as the victim Depp receives even less as they are usually killed at roughly the halfway mark and the second act is the investigation/resolution of the mystery.

these romps are more about imaginative costuming, sets and art direction and exotic locations, peppered with these "all star" appearances, than individual "character development"

"REALLY Julia. it's almost dinnertime and you haven't even CHANGED. with you're with us you MUST live by OUR rules"...

TOP TEN scenes EVER. 

interesting, and it would seem necessary development.

the home video market is collapsing. and this has always been a big cash cow for MPI. a company that often seems to exist in another era.

getting this property into an online or streaming service needed to happen.

adding to weirdness Lysette Anthony...Angelique 1991...has made a claim of rape against Weinstein going back to the late 1980s. 

ever since the snafu a few weeks ago when everyone was locked out for a couple days my profile picture has disappeared.

seems like some members still have theirs. what's up?

interesting Depp accepted the part of the victim. as anyone familiar with the format of "whodunnits" knows they get killed off roughly at the halfway point and the second act is the investigation and solution of the mystery.

it's an important but small role.