Since this movie is clearly made for Gen Z and the supposedly woke audience, let me just say that most involved in this production did NOT understand the assignment. As I said in my trailer post, I was open-minded about this Netflix adaptation, but within 10 minutes I realize they’ve stripped everything I love about …
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Jane Austen never dies... from theater adaptations, TV shows to feature films, the demand for Austen-related content remains strong. I am perfectly ok with that. I don't count myself an Austen purist, so I welcome new interpretations/visions, even crazy mashup like Pride & Prejudice & Zombies can be highly enjoyable (hello Colonel Darcy! 😍) This …
I can't believe I'm doing yet another monthly roundup. I swear I just did this not that long ago. The last day of July also marks a milestone for me as I finally got to type those elusive two words at the bottom of my script!!! Now I'm going to lock it away for a month …
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Wow, the first half of the year has come and gone! I don't know about you but 2016 felt like a blur to me for some reason. I gotta do a list of the best 2016 movies so far. Well, it has been a relatively busy month for me that I was unable to make …
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Time for another monthly recap, folks. Well, May is actually not a really great movie-watching month for me after a very busy April. I was pretty busy with my script and also my trip to Montréal/Québec City took up a lot of my time. But hey, I did manage to see Captain America: Civil War twice, and plenty of …
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You already know I LOVE period dramas and I adore Jane Austen. This was one of the Sundance films I couldn't wait to see and it absolutely didn't disappoint! Love & Friendship is an adaptation of Austen’s short epistolary novel Lady Susan that was published posthumously in 1871. Writer/director Whit Stillman changed its name but the focus is still on Lady Susan, played …
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Happy Midweek everyone! Can you believe it, when we thought Spring is finally here, it's snowing outside! Not just snow flurries or just a coating, this is a pretty big one that it's like a Winter Wonderland all over again outside. I'm actually not feeling well today and I pulled a muscle on my left …
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