"And When She Was Good" is a steady, surprising tale about how Heloise adapts when her business is put in jeopardy.
"It's a remarkable and surprising tale which will make for an irresistible, highly emotional film that will appeal to anyone who's ever rooted for the underdog".
It's a terrible but ultimately not surprising tale, given the continued lack of self-regulation and the emphasis on profit over safety in the meat industry.
Overlooked: The brilliant last episode of "Sherlock," a surprising, suspenseful tale of blackmail that was among the series' finest.
What makes this surprising tale even more unlikely is that Mansiz's left knee was torn to shreds by the crash six years ago.
In "Princess Hyacinth: The Surprising Tale of the Girl Who Floated" (2009), illustrated by Lane Smith, the young protagonist cannot keep her feet on the ground, so she is weighted down by the king and queen, who put pebbles in her shoes and make her wear the heaviest crowns -- that is, until she casts off her princess garb and, with the aid of a balloon man, floats away to freedom.
Instead, he digresses into (equally surprising) tales of his days as a podium dancer and oil-rig worker.
There were surprising tales of survival, as well.
Blending archival research, folkloric and journalistic interviews, and first-hand thriller-like investigations, Zeman and Brancaccio unearth surprising tales of city history, including those relating to the actual Willowbrook institution, which caused a national scandal in 1972.
Discover surprising tales of unity and humanity in theatres of dispute and division around the world.
