Posts Tagged ‘Jane Austen’
Film Review – Persuasion
As an adaptation of a Jane Austen novel, Persuasion (2022) tries to play opposite sides of the same coin. On one hand, it’s a classic tale of romance, regret, and reconciliation. On the other, it has a modern sensibility akin to other Austen-influenced endeavors such as Clueless (1995) or Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001).…
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Partially inspired by Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice, Fire Island (2022) is a romantic comedy that celebrates all the messiness of friendship and romance. The title refers to Fire Island, New York, which has long been known as a vacation getaway for members of the gay community. It’s here…
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It is likely a foolishly optimistic hope. But coming on the heels of the absolutely great recent adaptation of Little Women, we are served up another pretty terrific period film. Are we on the verge of a wave of well made classic literary adaptations featuring…
READ MORESIFF Film Review – Love & Friendship
While a lot of people love Jane Austen books and the movies based on them, many dismiss her work because there is romance involved. I don’t think romantic love is a trivial subject considering how much time we spend looking for it in our lives…
READ MORENYCC 2013 – ‘Vampire Academy’: Just Another High School Vampire Flick or More?
Vampires have become vogue for teenagers and young adults, seemingly since the release of the Twilight books. There were other books and films about vampires before that, but never before had young teenage girls been so enraptured with these creatures until Stephanie Meyer instilled a…
READ MOREEpisode 251 – Gwyneth Paltrow
In honor of the release of Iron Man 3, Spencer and Greg discuss Gwyneth Paltrow.
READ MOREBird Watching – Amy Heckerling’s “Clueless”
In last week’s Top 5, Ben and John discussed their favorite teen comedies, which served as the inspiration for the film I want to discuss this week: the brilliant and hilarious Clueless, from writer/director Amy Heckerling. An earlier film directed by Heckerling, the Cameron Crowe-written…
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