“I require so much!” Marianne declares to her mother, referring to the kind of man she deems worthy of her romantic love. As a Jane Austen fan, I also require much of her film adaptation. The 1995 Ang Lee’s film, adapted to the screen by Emma Thompson, is my all-time favorite movie that I’ve seen …
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Happy Birthday, Jane Austen! My picks of 5 essential Austen film adaptations
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 …
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FlixChatter Review: Netflix’s PERSUASION (2022)
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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FlixChatter review: EMMA. (2020)
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 …
JULY 2016 Viewing Recap + Movie(s) of the Month
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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JUNE 2016 Viewing Recap + Movie of the Month
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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MAY 2016 Viewing Recap + Movie of the Month
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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