Today in the Chicago Tribune one of their columnist wrote about reading his first e-book on his Blackberry. If I remember correctly the columnist, Steve Johnson, covers television and the Internet, so I think we’re safe to call him a techie. And what did this techie choose as his first e-book? A recent bestseller, such [...]
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Saturday, when I was screen testing at the Apple store, I discovered a Jane Austen reader…they’re everywhere…just as they should be.
There I was, popping DVDs into the laptops at the Apple store, when Saleswoman Terri came over. "Oh, you brought your own DVDs. Women shoppers always come prepared!" When I popped Pride [...] JASNA (Jane Austen Society of North America) has put together a website with information, links, articles, etc. about Jane Austen films. That includes film adaptations of Austen’s books and "films that contain homages or references," but also films about Austen. I’ve only spent a few minutes there so far, but plan to spend more. I [...] PBS has announced they are delaying their Jane Austen "festival" till January of 2008 so they can show adaptations of all Austen’s major works. They’ll be showing the following TV movies and mini-series: TV movies from ITV in the U.K. (all dated 2007): Persuasion Sense and Sensibility*: a BBC/WGBH (Boston’s PBS station) production currently in development Clearly, an important question! Get Free Opinion Polls Chats-Noirs and I were discussing an important issue via instant messages the other day and I’ve decided to get additional input from my fearless readers. Why did Wickham run off with Lydia in Pride and Prejudice? There’s not much question why Lydia ran away with Wickham, but why did he run off with her? Elizabeth herself says, [...] It’s another Jane Austen year on the screens…both the big screen and the little screen. Coming to movie theaters later this year is Becoming Jane, which looks completely fictionalized despite their claims, and The Jane Austen Book Club. But more on those another time, no need to depress ourselves now. Starting this weekend in the U.K., [...] Want to win a copy of the newly released 10th Anniversary edition of the 1995 Pride and Prejudice mini-series–you know, the one with Firth’s hair Photoshopped into submission? AustenBlog is having a competition/giveaway. Check the details here. As I reported earlier, a tenth anniversary edition (DVD region 1) of the 1995 Pride and Prejudice mini-series is coming out next Tuesday. DVD Talk has an in-depth review here, which sadly includes a few errors about the plot. Other than the plot errors, it’s an interesting review. Here are a few key points: This release [...] My friend chats_noirs had a difficult day Friday culminating in badly sprained ankle. As their condo is not on the ground floor, this left her rather "shut in" for the holiday weekend. With my usual brilliance, a quote from her husband–not a crass attempt at fluffing my own feathers, I suggested a weekend Jane Austen [...] |
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