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Burke and Hare

10 March 2010

William Burke and William Hare, also known as the West Port murderers, are two famous serial killers who provided the Edinburgh medical school with the dead bodies of their victims. Based in a true story set in 1827 in Edinburgh, Burke and Hare does not seem to be a story for the faint-hearted. With a brilliant cast lead by [...]

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More about Adèle Blanc-sec

4 March 2010

 
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-sec is one of this year’s upcoming movies we are curious about, so we wanted to share another teaser until the release of the movie in April.

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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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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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The Wolfman: some posters

5 February 2010

Some time ago we talked about Benicio del Toro and Emily Blunt’s new movie, The Wolfman. The release day is coming up fast and we wanted to share some of the posters. We are eager to see if this story is as scary at it seems!

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The Best of 2009

31 January 2010

We know we are a little bit late for our Best of 2009, but we couldn’t help to post something about it. After careful consideration here are our choices in no particular order:

Lark Rise to Candleford – season 2
Little Dorrit
John Adams
Bright Star
Agora
Return to Cranford
Garrow’s Law
Emma
Sherlock Holmes

 
And you, which were your favorite period dramas for 2009? [...]

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The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec

28 January 2010
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1912, Paris. The young Adèle Blanc-Sec is an intrepid journalist always after an unusual story. This time a mysterious creature is terrorizing Paris! When all those who saw the animal suddenly disappear, Adèle is convinced she needs to seek the truth behind this incredible story.
Directed by Luc Besson, the movie is adapted from a famous [...]

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