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Classics Club: Emma – 1996 Gwyneth Paltrow Version
This is the first version of Emma I ever saw – I was in high school when it came out and remember watching it with my parents – and I realized while rewatching it this week that it’s pretty much the...
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Classics Club: Emma – 2009 Romola Garai Version
I’ll admit right up front that this was the version of Emma I was most excited to see – I got the DVDs for Christmas and had to restrain myself from watching them immediately, since I wanted to watch...
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Our Emma project is winding down – we’ll discuss the last movie, Aisha, this week, and then have a few wrap-up posts, including a poll to see what your favorite version was, next week. So it’s time to...
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Classics Club: Emma – Aisha
Aisha is a Bollywood version of Emma, in the tradition of Bride and Prejudice. (Though I think I liked the latter better.) I haven’t seen many Bollywood movies, to place this one in context, and I’m...
View ArticleFriday Question: Pick the next Classics Club!
What should we read and watch next? Put your choice in the comments, and we’ll declare a winner next week and start discussing in May! Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte...
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Our next Classics Club is…
Much Ado About Nothing! We’ll discuss this one in May in preparation for the new movie in June, and then over the summer we’ll tackle Jane Eyre and Rebecca. I like the idea of doing those two in...
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Classics Club Schedule: Much Ado About Nothing
Ready for our next Classics Club? I’m timing this one to coincide with Joss Whedon’s new Much Ado About Nothing movie, which hits theaters on June 7th. Week of May 20th: Discussion of the play Week of...
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Readalong Schedule: The Three Musketeers
The BBC show The Musketeers is finally coming to BBC America on June 22nd, and I decided I really want to make sure I read the book by then. Perhaps you do too? Well, we’re in luck: My friend Heather...
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Reminder: The Three Musketeers Readalong!
Happy Friday! Don’t forget: Next week we’re starting our readalong of The Three Musketeers along with friend of the site and resident Dumas enthusiast Heather Vee. You guys, this book is so good. And...
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The Three Musketeers Readalong: Preface-Chapter 11
Welcome to our readalong of The Three Musketeers! To recap: I’m reading it for the first time and Heather Vee is a longtime fan, so you get both our perspectives (and we can make her answer questions...
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