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pure - Rebecca

Near Matches Ignore ExactFull Text Everything2 pure (thing) See all of pure, there are 3 more in this node. (thing) by CapSkippy Sun Jan 13 2002 at 23:39:35 "Pure" is a novel by Rebbecca Ray, and it was a huge success for young girls and women that remember what it’s like to be a young girl. In Britain, where it was originally published by Penguin Books in 1998, it went by the name "A Certain Age", but it was republished in America as "Pure". The new title is ironic, I guess...

In Resurrection, Rebecca Hall continues her horror renaissance

Rebecca Hall as Margaret in Andrew Semans’ Resurrection. Photo: IFC Films Think back to Close Encounters Of The Third Kind. We know Richard Dreyfus’ Roy Neary isn’t crazy, we were right there when he saw the blinding lights. But in life, when someone starts coming apart, rambling about visions and supernatural forces, the proper thing to do is urge them to seek help. Movies like Resurrection are terrific because they bl...

All the Wrong Reasons to Remake “Rebecca”

rebeccaIn April of 1938, the manuscript for Daphne du Maurier’s new novel, "Rebecca," landed on the desk of her British editor, Norman Collins. Du Maurier was only thirty years old at the time, and this was her fifth book, but she had yet to have a runaway commercial hit. Collins, for his part, breathed a sigh of relief upon turning the pages. He saw money in the book, and maybe even literary value. In a letter to Victor Gollancz, the head of the publishing house, Collins wrote that the novel...

SimpC - Rebecca Bees

"Rebecca" Bees http://hollywood-elsewhere.com/2020/09/rebecca-bees/ Created September 9, 2020 at 08:54PM Eight and a half years ago Variety‘s Jeff Sneider reported that DreamWorks and Working Title Films had agreed to pool forces on a remake of Alfred Hitchcock‘s Rebecca (’40). The plan was for Nikolaj Arcel to direct and Eastern Promises scribe Steven Knight to write the script, but that fell by the wayside along with Universal’s participation. The project eventually wound up at Netflix ...

Rebekah: Name Meaning and Origin - SheKnows

Rebekah Over 30,000 Unique Baby Name Meanings Image: RebeccaVC1/Flickr Rebekah The name Rebekah is a baby girl name. Meaning Biblical Names Meaning: The name Rebekah is a Biblical Names baby name. In Biblical Names the meaning of the name Rebekah is: Fat, fattened, a quarrel appeased. Hebrew Baby Names Mea...

Rebekah: Name Meaning and Origin - SheKnows

Rebekah Over 30,000 Unique Baby Name Meanings Image: RebeccaVC1/Flickr Rebekah The name Rebekah is a baby girl name. Meaning Biblical Names Meaning: The name Rebekah is a Biblical Names baby name. In Biblical Names the meaning of the name Rebekah is: Fat, fattened, a quarrel appeased. Hebrew Baby Names Mea...

Donald Barthelme - Rebecca

Rebecca by Donald Barthelme Rebecca Lizard was trying to change her ugly, reptilian, thoroughly unacceptable last name. "Lizard," said the judge. "Lizard, Lizard, Lizard, Lizard. There's nothing wrong with it if you say it enough times. You can't clutter up the court's calendar with trivial little minor irritations. And there have been far too many people changing their names lately. Changing your name countervails the best interest of the telephone comany, the electri...