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This year, the powerful studio is back in that familiar spot with “Thunderbolts,” which brings together misfits and ...
Agathe is celibate by choice. The 30-something hero of filmmaker Laura Piani’s feature debut “Jane Austen Wrecked My Life,” ...
Masterpiece on PBS‘s latest foray in the romantic world of the Regency era brings us Jane Austen with a twist: Miss Austen delves into the mysteries surrounding the real life author herself.
Portrait of Jane Austen, year and artist unknown. Historians rely on Jane Austen’s correspondence as firsthand evidence of her thoughts and relationships. The letters offer clear insight into ...
In the two centuries or so since her soothing observations of the pains of repeated dinner invitations were unfurled before us, has Jane Austen ever managed to wreck anyone's life? We Austen ...
In the state of New Hampshire this year, fans of Jane Austen are celebrating her 250th birthday in high style. Students in English professor Carolyn Dever’s first-year seminar put together an exhibit ...
Masterpiece’s latest period drama introduces audiences to a lesser-known Austen: Jane's sister Cassandra. History has not been kind to her, given that her most noteworthy act was burning much of the ...
Yes, there is the revered name in the very title of the new rom-com: “Jane Austen Wrecked My Life.” But, as its star Camille Rutherford pointed out, “This is not just a movie for Jane Austen ...
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Miss Austen. Writer Gill Hornby has been a fan of Jane Austen’s work since she first read Mansfield Park as a teenager. But it wasn’t until Gill ...
With one wet white shirt and a ton of screen-leaping lust, Jane Austen became properly, memorably hot. If that was a singularly steamy moment in the history of Austen adaptations on screen ...
Disney’s live-action remakes/re-imaginings have been a staple for more than a decade, with titles raided again including “The ...
It is probably fair to say that among the first things you might think of in relation to Jane Austen would be a glamorous event, usually involving dancing, at a well-appointed English country house.