A love of Jane Austen is a habit the world just can’t seem to kick.
This week marks the 200th anniversary of famed author (and hopeless romantic) Jane Austen’s death. The author continues to bring England’s Regency period to life (and romanticize it) to her countless fans. In a sign of her legacy’s tremendous influence, the Bank of England debuted a 10 pound note with her face on it this week.
But to call Austen lovers simply “fans” is underselling their devotion. Fanatics, perhaps, is more accurate. They join clubs for Austen lovers in droves — the Jane Austen...
This week marks the 200th anniversary of famed author (and hopeless romantic) Jane Austen’s death. The author continues to bring England’s Regency period to life (and romanticize it) to her countless fans. In a sign of her legacy’s tremendous influence, the Bank of England debuted a 10 pound note with her face on it this week.
But to call Austen lovers simply “fans” is underselling their devotion. Fanatics, perhaps, is more accurate. They join clubs for Austen lovers in droves — the Jane Austen...
- 7/22/2017
- by Diana Pearl
- PEOPLE.com
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Did you spot the tease for next week’s episode in the Sherlock series 4 opener? See that and more details from The Six Thatchers…
After taking a fine-toothed comb to new Sherlock episode The Six Thatchers (well, watching it with one finger hovering over the pause button) here are a few items of note discovered, in addition to a handful of discoveries made by some very fine Sherlock detectives elsewhere…
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1. We know that Lady Smallwood’s British Intelligence code name is ‘Love’, leaving the Holmes brothers and Sir Edwin to divvy up ‘Antarctica’, ‘Langdale’ and ‘Porlock’ between them. Porlock (as well as being a village...
Did you spot the tease for next week’s episode in the Sherlock series 4 opener? See that and more details from The Six Thatchers…
After taking a fine-toothed comb to new Sherlock episode The Six Thatchers (well, watching it with one finger hovering over the pause button) here are a few items of note discovered, in addition to a handful of discoveries made by some very fine Sherlock detectives elsewhere…
See related Tom Hiddleston interview: The Avengers, modern myths, playing Loki and more Tom Hiddleston interview: The Avengers, War Horse, Greek mythology and more Marvel Studios movies: UK release date calendar Why Thor: Ragnarok may be a pivotal film in Marvel's phase 3
1. We know that Lady Smallwood’s British Intelligence code name is ‘Love’, leaving the Holmes brothers and Sir Edwin to divvy up ‘Antarctica’, ‘Langdale’ and ‘Porlock’ between them. Porlock (as well as being a village...
- 1/3/2017
- Den of Geek
Jackie Fox Searchlight Pictures Reviewed by: Harvey Karten, Shockya Grade: B Director: Pablo Larraín Written by: Noah Oppenheim Cast: Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup, John Hurt Screened at: Review 1, NYC, 11/3/16 Opens: December 2, 2016 To the Ancient Greek dramatists Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, and to the Elizabeth playwright William Shakespeare, the ills that befall ordinary people are not the stuff of drama. Misfortunes that visit commoners at best would become the subject of mere melodrama. When bad things happen to kings, princes, and the aristocracy, though, tragedy reigns. Few people would dispute that what happened to President Kennedy on November 22, 1963 is the stuff [ Read More ]
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- 11/8/2016
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
William Shakespeare, in “Henry IV, Part II,” wrote, “Uneasy lies a head that wears the crown.” Oft misquoted as “Heavy is the head that wears the crown” (or a similar variation), a combination of these interpretations should serve to briefly sum up Netflix’s new, weighty period drama, “The Crown.” A heavy, devout evaluation of a woman who ascended to a complex position of power and an office in turmoil after years of controversy, the new drama is dripping with enough import to make viewers overlook an absence of levity and an abundance of familiarity in exchange for such magnificent prestige.
Tracking Elizabeth II throughout her reign, Peter Morgan’s 10-episode first season is a thorough study of how her coronation drastically affected her life, the lives of those close to her and a country she represents. One could say the series is an in-depth look at the personal life...
Tracking Elizabeth II throughout her reign, Peter Morgan’s 10-episode first season is a thorough study of how her coronation drastically affected her life, the lives of those close to her and a country she represents. One could say the series is an in-depth look at the personal life...
- 11/4/2016
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Who better to show you around the sights of London than a royal? When it comes to the dream tour guide, it’s not royal couple Prince William and Princess Kate, nor fun-loving Prince Harry who top the list. According to a new poll, most Americans would want Queen Elizabeth to lead their tour. And the record-breaking monarch didn’t just beat out her royal grandkids in the poll, she also bested several popular British figures (both past and present!), including Adele and David Beckham. The great William Shakespeare came in at the sixth spot, while Late Late Show host...
- 8/18/2016
- by Simon Perry, @SPerryPeoplemag
- PEOPLE.com
Fun film fact: Since the first Academy Award ceremony in 1929, more than 300 British citizens have been awarded an Oscar in acting, music and technical categories. (The U.S. holds the title for most produced Oscar winners). And to celebrate the enormous filmmaking contributions by U.K. artists, Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla hosted an exclusive royal reception for 131 British Oscar winners from the past 45 years inside the Picture Gallery at St. James's Palace on Wednesday. Among the Hollywood icons on the invite list were Sir Michael Caine, Dame Judi Dench, Colin Firth, Emma Thompson, Jeremy Irons, Vanessa Redgrave, Sir Ben Kingsley,...
- 5/5/2016
- by Karen Mizoguchi
- PEOPLE.com
Fun film fact: Since the first Academy Award ceremony in 1929, more than 300 British citizens have been awarded an Oscar in acting, music and technical categories. (The U.S. holds the title for most produced Oscar winners). And to celebrate the enormous filmmaking contributions by U.K. artists, Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla hosted an exclusive royal reception for 131 British Oscar winners from the past 45 years inside the Picture Gallery at St. James's Palace on Wednesday. Among the Hollywood icons on the invite list were Sir Michael Caine, Dame Judi Dench, Colin Firth, Emma Thompson, Jeremy Irons, Vanessa Redgrave, Sir Ben Kingsley,...
- 5/5/2016
- by Karen Mizoguchi
- PEOPLE.com
Shakespeare wrote about just about every aspect of the human experience. But he may be most often quoted and best remembered for writing about love. The Bard’s love poetry captured Maggie Grace’s attention immediately when she discovered it at age 12 or 13. “I would memorize the sonnets,” the Lost alum told us. “My Bible teacher called some of the love poetry I had pasted in the front of my notebook ‘shameless erotica.’ Some of them are quite bawdy if you read into them a little.” As a teen, Grace “couldn’t imagine saying [the sonnets] aloud to anyone.” Since then, she’s recited them at friends’ weddings, and she delivered a transfixing reading of Sonnet 116 for HitFix’s video series celebrating 400 years of Shakespeare. (April 23 marked 400 years since Shakespeare’s death in 1616.) Those who watched Shakespeare in Love will remember the £50 wager between Will Shakespeare and Lord Wessex, to be judged...
- 4/29/2016
- by Emily Rome
- Hitfix
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