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Friday Film Review: Bride and Prejudice

May 21 2010

Friday Film Review: Bride and Prejudice

Bride and Prejudice (2004) Genre: Comedy/Drama/Musical/Romance Grade: B Jane Austen meets (modified) Bollywood and the result is delightful. This is one of the best adaptations of Jane Austen to the contemporary setting I’ve come across. It’s fun, it’s lighthearted and does a great job compacting the novel into 112 minutes. [nggallery id=49] The plot is [...]

By Jayne • Film Reviews • 50 • Tags: , , , ,

Nov 23 2009

Poll: Movies and Books

New Moon was released this past weekend and grossed a whopping $140.7 million. Record shattering.   New Moon also debuted at No. 5 on the NYT Bestseller Children’s list and spent 11 consecutive weeks on the list. There is obviously overlap between the readers and movie goers.   So I ask you, will you see a movie [...]

By Jane • Features, Poll • 26 • Tags: ,