From the monthly archives:

February 2010

Emma Polls – The Results

27 February 2010

Here are the results of the several polls we conducted during our Emma Discussion Week. The ones about the dream cast will be open to vote indefinitely because we thought it might be fun to revisit them at a later date.
Emma 2009 is the favourite with 56% of the votes but when it comes to [...]

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Downton Abbey

25 February 2010

ITV has released some information about its new period drama, Downton Abbey. Since it is authored by Julian Fellowes and the cast includes Dame Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern we are naturally interested in watching it. Here’s a bit about the story from the press release:

In 1912, England was teetering on the brink. [...]

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Centurion – The Trailer

23 February 2010

Remember we we talked about Centurion a while back? Well the trailer has just been released and as usual we just had to share it with you! The Ninth Legion and its fate has long been an object of interest and in the right hands it will definitely make an interesting story.

The release date is now set [...]

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Emma: Your Dream Cast

20 February 2010

Please choose your favourite actors/actresses for each role, we will post the results in a week!

Poll Emma(surveys)

Poll Knightley(polling)

Poll Harriet(opinion)

Poll Frank Churchill(survey software)

Poll Jane Fairfax(answers)

Poll Mr Elton(survey software)

Poll Mrs Elton(poll)

Poll Miss Bates(polls)

Poll Mr Woodhouse(poll)

Poll Mr Weston(online surveys)

Poll Mrs Weston(polls)

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The Emmas: which is your favorite?

18 February 2010

Jane Austen’s world is a fascinating place for all fans of period drama. Aware of this interest cinema and TV soon started to adapt the British writer novels to the screen. Until today we can count several Emma adaptations and spinoffs. We are going to talk about four of them, the ones we know and [...]

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Emma (2009) – Monthly Discussion

15 February 2010

We haven’t had a monthly discussion in some time but the truth is that not only our time has been scarce lately but also we were waiting for a series/movie that would appeal to many of us, period drama obsessional fans. BBC’s Emma (2009), from the very beginning, seemed like the perfect choice for a [...]

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More news about Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

11 February 2010

Some more news about the cinematographic adaptation of Lisa See’s novel, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. Zhang Ziyi is no longer part of the cast and production after some different views with the rest of the production team. Li Bingbing is now taking the leading role along with the Korean actress Gianna Jun.
The most [...]

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L’autre Dumas

9 February 2010

France, 1948. Alexandre Dumas is a widely admired writer. During 13 years he and his collaborator Auguste Maquet wrote together many successeful novels as D’Artagnan, Queen Margot or even The Count of Monte Cristo. When Maquet meets the young and pretty Charlotte, he wants to make an impression and lies to her presenting himself as Dumas. After a confrontation, the [...]

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Agora

7 February 2010

Egypt, 391 A.D. Hypatia, a renowned scholar teaches her students inside the Library of Alexandria while in the streets religious tensions grow everyday. The fights between Christians, Jews and Pagans create a climate of distrust and fear. During the religious riots led by fanatic Christians who invaded the streets of Alexandria, the young woman is [...]

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Announcing our next monthly discussion (15-21 February)

5 February 2010

It’s been ages since we did our last montly discussion and we’ve been talking lately about organizing another one, this time about the new BBC Emma. Stay tunned during the 15th and 21st February if you want to share your opinions with us!

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