Emma (1996)

In this Jane Austen classic, Emma, is a young girl who fancies herself a matchmaker. She is misguided and doesn’t do such a good job of reading or understanding those around her. It is a fun and lighthearted story and of couse, love prevails and all live happily ever after. I found [...]

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Persuasion (1995)

I really, really enjoyed this movie. I felt for Anne and hoped for her happy ending. I fell in love with Captain Wentworth! I was by turns amused, angered, and empathetic towards the other varied characters. In this story Anne and Wentworth are star-crossed lovers who get a second chance at [...]

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The Bride

This movie stars Sting as Dr. Frankenstein. He brings to life and creates the perfect woman, Eva, played by Jennifer Beals. Will Eva be everything Dr. Frankenstein expects? This was a good movie. It did seem a little slow in places, but still I enjoyed the story. My favorite parts [...]

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Bram Stoker’s Dracula – Movie

Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight books have made vampires cool. Everywhere you turn, especially this time of year, there are vampires. I admit I’ve been bitten. I went back to one of the earliest vampire stories, Bram Stoker’s Dracula. I am currently reading the book and Wednesday night I watched the movie for [...]

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Frankenstein

I don’t normally care too much for scary movies and was apprehensive of this one. Then I discovered that Kenneth Branagh directed and starred in this piece of cinema. I am a big fan of Kenneth Branagh’s work and own nearly all of his Shakespeare films. I decided to face my fear, [...]

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Audrey Tautou – Coco Chanel

I recently read an article about Coco Chanel and would love to learn more about her.  I really want to see this movie.

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Lost in Austen

We watched this lastnight and found it to be wholly delightful. It was fun watching Amanda learn the ways of the World of Austen. It was also quite interesting to see some of the characters from another perspective. I even rather found myself liking Mr. Wickham. In this particular version he [...]

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Pirate Fun Across the Web

Here are just a few pirate themed goodies I found around the world wide web. I hope you enjoy! First up we have a replica of a 1930’s pirate costume pattern from WearingHistory. Next we have the cutest cupcake toppers from ScrapYourStory. I just adore this clutch from LittleBlackRabbit and this [...]

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Everything Austen Challenge!

Recently, while on Goodreads, I discovered that Stephanie of Stephanie’s Written Word had issued an Everything Austen Challenge. The idea is to watch and/or read everything Austen between now and January 1, 2010. She asked that participants choose 6 items to watch/read. I want to take a moment to say a BIG [...]

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The Picture Show

A couple of weeks ago we went to see the Star Trek movie. We drove to Texarkana (about 30 min away) and paid a total of $22.75 to see the movie and have two small sodas and a shared small popcorn. I should mention that this was the less expensive matinee. Although, [...]

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