From the monthly archives:

May 2009

Cranford is Coming Back

29 May 2009
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Excellent News!
The BBC has announced that Cranford will be back at Christmas. Set one year after the previous series it will bring back to the TV screens dear Miss Matty, Miss Pole and all the other well known characters who we’ve already met before and adding a few new ones. We’ve been looking forward to [...]

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La Fille de D’Artagnan / D’Artagnan’s Daughter (1994)

28 May 2009
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We saw this movie years ago when we were big fans of Musketeers movies (actually, we still are!) and after re-watching it a couple days ago we thought that a review was absolutely necessary.
The story begins in 1654 in a convent of the South of France where Eloïse, daughter of the musketeer d’Artagnan, lives since [...]

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Our Mutual Friend (1998)

27 May 2009
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Our Mutual Friend is a series based in Charles Dickens book of the same name, which deals mostly with the problems of having money or lack thereof, in different orders of society. It’s considered one of the most interesting works of the author and the adaptation to the screen is just as wonderful.
The heir to [...]

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Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky

25 May 2009
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Here is the trailer (in French) and poster of the movie we talked about a few months ago. Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky premiered at the Cannes Festival with some disappointing reviews.

Official site: http://www.chanelstravinsky.com/

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Under the Greenwood Tree (2005)

23 May 2009
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Based on a Thomas Hardy novel with the same name, this TV movie went a bit unnoticed and it’s a shame, since it’s a very agreeable story.
During the winter, a few days before Christmas, the arrival of the new village teacher, Fancy Day, creates commotion among the bachelors of the little community. The pretty and [...]

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Gosford Park (2000)

20 May 2009
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If you love cozy murder mysteries à la Agatha Christie you will certainly like Gosford Park. Imagine a weekend in the country, a large number of distinguished guests, obviously accompanied by their maids and valets, who will join Sir William and Lady Sylvia McCordle for a shooting party.
From the beginning it is known that most [...]

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Sherlock Holmes’ Trailer

19 May 2009
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We have been highly anticipating the upcoming Sherlock Holmes movie and just couldn’t resist posting the trailer here as soon as we found it. Doesn’t it make you want to watch it as soon as possible?

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Bright Star and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

18 May 2009

Bright Star

The story is based on the last years of the life of John Keats and his tumultuous relationship with his muse and next door neighbor, Fanny Brawne. She’s bright and passionate about fashion and slowly captures the interest of the lonely Keats who becomes completely fascinated by her.
With Abby Cornish and Ben Whishaw in [...]

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The Great Gatsby (2000)

17 May 2009

The Great Gatsby is a movie adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel with the same name. The story is narrated by Nick Carroway, a young man from the Midwest, who in the 1920s spent some time in Long Island where he visited with his cousin Daisy Buchanan and her husband Tom. He was eventually attracted [...]

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The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey (2005)

15 May 2009

India, 1857. The country is ruled by the British East India Company. While fighting in Afghanistan, Indian soldier Mangal Pandey saves the life of a British officer, William Gordon. They immediately become inseparable friends not allowing status or race interfering with their loyalty for each other. The introduction of the Enfield riffle musket in the [...]

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