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
Happy almost Friday! It's TMP time! The Thursday Movie Picks blogathon was spearheaded by Wandering Through the Shelves Blog. The rules are simple simple: Each week there is a topic for you to create a list of three movies. Your picks can either be favourites/best, worst, hidden gems, or if you're up to it one …
Continue reading Thursday Movie Picks: Romance Tropes Edition – Friends to Lovers
In association with Dutch moviepodcasters MovieInsiders (who inspired this blogathon) and Karamel Kinema, who did the stunning logo, Nostra of My Film Views spearheaded The Five Senses blogathon. Here's the idea in his own words: As you know the body has five senses (although some movies might suggest there is a sixth one): Sight, Sound, …
Wow, where has June gone? Can't believe July is just 10 days away, seems that we barely had Spring and now we have been having a very showery Summer 😦 I haven't done a Weekend Roundup in a looong time. Well, I didn't go to the cinema at all this weekend, but I did see some …
Continue reading Weekend Roundup: Two Austen adaptations, an espionage comedy + a Hitchcock classic
Happy Sunday everyone! Hope your Summer weekend was a fun one! It's a mellow one after a hectic few weeks for me, though my hubby's triathlon race can't be described as such. Strong thunderstorm nearly canceled the entire thing, but fortunately the short distance still went on, phew! So, did you see any new releases …
Continue reading Weekend Viewing Roundup: Mini[on] review of Despicable Me 2
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