Born in Hampshire, England, today would've been Jane's 247th birthday. Everyone who's read this blog fairly regularly knows I'm an ardent Jane Austen fan, or what one would call an Austenite. I'm a member of JASNA, that is the Jane Austen Society of North America, and earlier this month, the Minnesota Region hosted a birthday …
Continue reading Happy Birthday, Jane Austen! My picks of 5 essential Austen film adaptations
Directed by David CronenbergStarring: Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, Kristen Stewart, Don McKellar, Scott Speedman, Welket Bungué Eight years removed from his last feature, the satirical drama Maps to the Stars (2014), David Cronenberg has returned to his Sci-Fi Body Horror roots – a genre he arguably defined. Not to be confused with his own 1970 …
Continue reading Guest Review: David Cronenberg’s sci-fi body horror ‘Crimes of the Future’ (2022)
It's been a gloomy and busy Wednesday but thanks to a new trailer featuring my crush Adam Driver for adding some extra springs to my steps!! I somehow have not heard about this movie, but I'm thrilled we get another Adam's movie in addition to Michael Mann's Ferarri that's scheduled to be released later this …
Hey, look who's back! Not that I've missed the Golden Globes when NBC decided not to air last year's event following the LA Times exposé that reported about the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's sheer lack of diversity (there were no Black journalist members) and unethical business practices. Major studios threatened to boycott unless they made …
Cinema is having a celebratory year in 2022, with three big studio films proclaiming to be a love letter to the movies: The Fabelmans (Steven Spielberg’s semi-autobiographical story), Damien Chazelle’s Babylon (about Pre-Code Hollywood) and you could even say Downton Abbey: A New Era is a nod to the transition from silent films to talkies. …
I know there have been a bazillion Three Musketeers adaptations but hey, I've actually never seen a French version with French actors. There is a 1953 French-Italian version that I've never seen, and there are probably others given that Alexandre Dumas is one of the most celebrated French writers. Well, Pathe has just released the …
Billed as a Jennifer Lawrence comeback vehicle (her last leading role was Red Sparrow in 2018), this is a quiet, reflective role about a former soldier dealing with PTSD. There is a lot of that going on as her character Lynsey has a lot to ponder about her family and what she wants to do …
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