Pride and gloating

About eleven days after us (thanks again LAonit!), word of Ms Ehle's involvement in Pride and Glory has reached the media - Comingsoon via The Hollywood Reporter.

Jennifer Ehle has signed on to star opposite Edward Norton and Colin Farrell in New Line Cinema's crime drama Pride and Glory, says The Hollywood Reporter.

Ehle will play Abby Tierney, a role that Samantha Morton was attached to play. Morton dropped out because of scheduling conflicts.

The story revolves around a three-generation family of New York cops. The family is thrown into turmoil when one son (Norton) uncovers a police corruption scandal involving his brother.

"Scheduling conflicts" might be a euphemism, according to the goss on the IMDB forums. Speaking of which, the Pride and Glory insider molassey posts weekly location updates.

Macbeth bash

An article about this has been posted before, but I didn't read it properly and missed the good bits.

The news according to TheatreMania is that Macbeth's opening night is to be June 28th. The Public Theater site says that the show is running from June 13th, so I'm guessing the two weeks in between are previews or something.

But the bigger news from Playbill is that the Public Theater's 2006 Summer Gala is happening on the same night. Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline are the honourees for the gala, which presumably means they'll be watching the show. Meryl Streep in the audience...no pressure there!

Actors Kevin Kline and Meryl Streep will be honored on June 28 at the Public Theater's 2006 Summer Gala, to be held at the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park.

Kline and Streep starred at the Delecorte in a Mike Nichols-directed production of The Seagull. Streep is to return to the space this summer to play the title role in Mother Courage.

An outdoor buffet dinner will be followed by a performance at the Delacorte Theater of Macbeth starring Liev Schreiber and Jennifer Ehle, and a post-show cast party at Belvedere Castle overlooking Turtle Pond and the Delacorte.

And there's a bit more info about the gala from the press release (original PDF here):

Last summer’s gala was attended by more than 650 people – including the Mayor and top government officials, CEOs and business leaders of Fortune 500 and other major corporations, established leaders of the social community, young trendsetters and a wide range of celebrities – and grossed $1.6 million for the institution

So quite a partay. Looks like the gala's not open to humble plebs, but as it's outdoor you can probably gaze longingly through the barbed wire.

PS. I knew it was a mistake to say there was too much news on Michael Clayton. There is, but turns out that most is about George Clooney being stalked. We're on the lookout for substantial news though.

Melissa DVD in doubt?

A few weeks ago, I wrote to Channel 4 asking for confirmation that the Melissa DVD would be released. The reply from viewer enquiries today was "Not due for release as far as we know."

Which may not be far. At least five sources have it available for pre-orders: Play.com, Sendit, MovieMail and Benson's World. Amazon is selling it as part of the Alan Bleasdale collection. They all have the release date as June 12th, so we'll see.

Bit of a pickle

Happy zany news day! This is from Revolutionary Girl's LJ.

Another founder was writer John Ehle (apparently pronounced Eelee?). You may not know his name himself, but he has great connections. First, his wife is Rosemary Harris--you may know her better as Aunt May from the Spiderman movies. (ROCK!!). Second, his daughter is Jennifer Ehle--you may know her better as Elizabeth Bennett from the A&E Pride and Prejudice. ROCK PART 2!!!

So he and Rosemary Harris were running around yesterday for the panel discussion thing, and I gave them programs and whatnot. And they were nice (she always is, anyway--I'd never seen him before).

Last night they had a big dinner at the Stevens Center before the orchestra concert. So he came down from the dinner afterwards with a present of some sort that was circular and wrapped in blue tissue paper. My boss was taking him into the theater, and I was just standing by the door.

This Ehle guy stopped and turned to me. He looked at me a second, and then he held out the wrapped things. "Here, my dear," he said, "this is for you."

"...Why, thank you!"

I was walking around, feeling like some sort of Chosen One because a dude who writes books for a living and has pretty good connections gifted me with his complementary kitsch candle (or so I was thinking), which was already kind of stupid on my part. But here comes the punchline.

I was putting it back in the coatroom with the rest of my stuff when two other people who were at the dinner came in to leave their umbrella. "Oh, ha," they said to me, "where'd you get that? Did someone leave it?"

"No, John Ehle gave it to me. I guess he figured I needed it worse than he did."

"Do you know what it is?"

"No, what is it? A candle or something?"

They held up two green jars. "It's a jar of pickles." (For some strange reason that I haven't been able to understand, that's NCSA's mascot--the pickle.)

I unwrapped it, and sure enough there was a jar of pickles with an NCSA label on it: "Where artistic gherkins become really big dills!"

So Aunt May's husband and Elizabeth Bennett's dad gave me a jar of pickles.

...well, it amused me, anyway.

Ha! Me too.

And this was funny too, from zoomeister.

Funny how costume drama has such an effect on one's language. I did nothing last night save watch Pride and Prejudice, a terrific yarn from the BBC broadcast firstly in 1995, and based on the Jane Austen novel.

After this I would find that my speech would be most viciously inflected with all kinds of laborous language! I now speak in lenghty sentences, big words, and stand around rooms looking at the mantlepiece with my hands behind my back.

Jennifer Ehle is lovely too, and a terrific actress. Swoonsome even. Colin firth is cool, but looks every time he enters a room to speak to someone like he's left a porn mag in there and is trying to find it without making it look like he is. All that pacing and staring. I conked out, laughing as I imagined the dvd released with swearing packed into it, thus utterly ruining the whole drama.

Abby Tierney

That's the name of Ms Ehle's character in Pride and Glory, according to the IMDB insider.

She took over Samantha Morton's part, the role of Abby Tierney. Abby is married to Noah Emmerich's character, Francis Tierney, Jr. Francis is son to Francis, Sr. (Jon Voight), brother to Ray (Ed Norton), and brother in law to Jimmy Egan (Colin Farrell).

And for today's Odd Spot, I received this Monroe Times article through a news alert. A possible alternative explanation for her "special thanks" in The Hole?

Outhouses topic of genealogical meeting
"Historic Outhouses: The "Hole" Story" will be presented by Jennifer Ehle to the Green County Genealogical Society at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 6. Attendees will be bound to their seats by a theme of interest to gardeners, historians, friends of the Daughters of the American Revolution and Colonial Dames and all genealogists.
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Ehle is a board member for the Rock County and Wisconsin State Genealogical Societies, past president of the Friends of the Wisconsin Historical Society and the Wisconsin Society of Colonial Dames of XVII Century. She is a national officer for the Colonial Dames of XVII Century (Librarian General).

Before Wisconsin fans get too excited, I'm pretty sure that's not our Jennifer Ehle. But if you're fond of outdoor sanitation, feel free to check for yourself.

Hard at work on Michael Clayton

From the mid-shoot party for Michael Clayton - look closely. Click on the picture for an explanation.


There's no evidence that Ms Ehle attended, but I sure hope she did.

Here's an article on some lucky people whose house was used to shoot some of the film.

That toe-dancin' school

As part of NCSA's 40th anniversary celebrations, John Ehle will be participating in a panel discussion with some of its other founders. It's being held today (Sat 22nd) at 2pm, in the Watson Chamber Music Hall on the NCSA campus at 1533 S. Main St, Winston-Salem.

NCSA will cap its 40th birthday on Saturday with a panel discussion among six founders. Bill Friday, the former president of the University of North Carolina system, was supposed to moderate the panel but is ill, Marla Carpenter, a NCSA spokesperson, said yesterday. Dale Pollock, the dean of the School of Filmmaking, will lead the discussion instead.

The forum will also be recorded for the school's archives. Organizers say they hope that the forum will focus on NCSA's early history, from an idea tossed around in then-Gov. Terry Sanford's circles to a heated battle among House legislators to the muddy fields around the fledgling campus.

NCSA was the first state-funded arts conservatory in the country.

Lindgren [first dean of School of Dance] will join NCSA founders John Ehle, Thomas Lambeth, arts patron Phil Hanes, former trustee Mary Semans and Robert Ward, NCSA's the president from 1967 to 1974. Ehle and Lambeth served on Sanford's staff.

The legislation that gave birth to NCSA became sarcastically known among some opponents as the "toe-dancin' bill," according to A Passionate Preference, a book of the school's history by Leslie Banner.

"I just don't think we ought to spend money to learn people to pick banjers and toe-dance and sing in foreign languages," Dan Simpson, a Republican representative from Burke County, said at the time. "If we have money to spend, we should make it possible for everyone to get a low-cost college education. I don't think we should use it to turn out people like Liz Taylor or Richard Burton."

From the Winston-Salem Journal. NCSA also has a press release with biographies of the panelists:

JOHN M. EHLE, JR.
Novelist John Ehle is the author of 17 books (11 fiction and six nonfiction), which have been translated into French, German, Swedish, Spanish, Japanese and other languages. Mr. Ehle has made profound contributions to North Carolina in a variety of programs designed to help people reach their potential. As a member of Governor Terry Sanford's staff in the 1960s, he was the "idea man" behind the creation of the North Carolina School of the Arts and the Governor's School. He also helped start the North Carolina Film Board, North Carolina Institute of Outdoor Drama, the North Carolina Advancement School and the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. Mr. Ehle has received both an honorary doctorate and Giannini Award from NCSA, where he has a scholarship established in his name. Mr. Ehle, along with the John Ehle and Vernon E. Jordan Trust, recently established three new endowed guest artist funds at NCSA: the Anne Cannon Forsyth Visiting Artist Funds in Dance, Drama and Music. Mr. Ehle and his wife, actress Rosemary Harris, reside in Winston-Salem, and they have a daughter, actress Jennifer Ehle, an NCSA alumna. Miss Harris is a member of the NCSA Board of Visitors and has been a frequent guest artist at NCSA.

"A softly unfolding Keats poem"

Blogger John T. waxes lyrical:

Jennifer Ehle (Pride and Prejudice)-Going from a multiple Emmy winner to a Tony winner, you can't really tell how Jennifer Ehle could have possibly been made for the stage-I mean, I love her, and she's all there as an actress, but her brilliant symmetry just doesn't seem like it would work well in the louder, more on-the-spot world of the theater. Watching her as the divine Elizabeth Bennett is like watching a softly unfolding Keats poem. If there was ever an actress I've wondered more about, I can't think of one offhand-how could she not have a major film career with a performance this radiant? Aside from that film with Ralph Fiennes (Sunrise-which is high on my Netflix queue-Ralph and my Jennifer, I can hardly wait), there's nada. But no matter-even if she never creates anything else, she will live on in my memory as a stubborn, vibrant Elizabeth Bennett. Not handsome-it's a pity for Mr. Darcy that he couldn't realize her many excellent qualities at the beginning of the film. As for the audience, who received one of the best miniseries ever, we have no such complaints.

Don't worry, I've let him know that his Jennifer has lots of new work coming up.

Alpha Male 2006 release?

Please deity, let it be true. Mark Wells, who plays Jennifer Ehle's son in Alpha Male, posts the video clip (same one we showed you earlier) on his blog. But the exciting bit is this:

Apparently, 'Alpha Male' has been sent to the distributor, so here's hoping for a 2006 release.

Amen.

Pride and Glory's history

Pride and Glory was originally meant to star Mark Wahlberg, Hugh Jackman, Robert DuVall, Ed Harris, and Anthony LaPaglia, according to this Yahoo preview. One rumour is that it was scrapped because the police corruption theme was deemed to be in poor taste after 9/11.

Public Theatre publicity

A bit of buzz from BroadwayWorld about Macbeth and other productions on this summer.

This summer’s production of Macbeth will feature an outstanding team and exceptional artists. Liev Schreiber, who will perform the title role, is a noted Shakespearean actor whom The New York Times called “perhaps the finest American stage actor of his generation” and who won a Tony Award last year for his work in Glengarry Glen Ross on Broadway. Jennifer Ehle, performing Lady Macbeth, is a critically acclaimed actress who received the 2000 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her role in The Real Thing and a BAFTA Best Actress Award for her work as Elizabeth Bennett in the BBC/A&E production of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Director Moisés Kaufman directed the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning I Am My Own Wife on Broadway and wrote Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde and The Laramie Project, among the most performed plays in America over the last decade.

Bennet!

Michael Clayton September release?

Michael Clayton is due on September 22nd in Finland, according to IMDB. The USA release date is just "2006".

Confirmations

There's now more evidence about Ms Ehle's involvement in the new films. An IMDB member has said that she started shooting with the cast of Pride and Glory today at Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens, replacing Samantha Morton (at that link there's a funny story about how the person kept looking for a Jennifer E. Lee). As for Michael Clayton, I wrote to Michael O'Keefe who confirmed that she is playing Brini Glass in the film. [edit: this isn't worth its own post, but Jason Strong who was also in the movie recalls seeing her name on the call sheet and says "she has a nice little part" - see the comments]

Clooney Network on Michael Clayton

The problem with the new films is too much information rather than too little, as with Road to the Sky. A nice problem to have. Here are bits and pieces I've found from a single site, the Clooney Network.

Firstly, a synopsis and list of characters:

Plot Summary: Michael Clayton, an attorney at a high-powered law firm, known as "the janitor" because he is the one that is called in to fix messes that no one else can handle. However, when Michael's friend and old associate, Arthur Edens, goes off his meds, melts down in a deposition, and starts helping the plaintiffs build their class action case against Agtek, a chemical company that is the firm's most lucrative client, Michael has his work cut out for him. Arthur's sudden "suicide" has Michael wondering what role Agtek in general and Agtek executive Karen Hauer have played in Arthur's death.
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Henry Clayton (Michael's young son), Mr. Verne (head of a covert security firm), Arthur Edens (Michael's friend and old associate), Barry Grissom (a senior partner at law firm), Mr. Iker (works with Mr. Verne), Gene Clayton (Michael's younger brother), Gabe Zabe (loanshark), Brini Glass (young attorney and Michael's lover), Anna Kysursen (she is part of a class action law suit against Agtek), Mr. Greer (client at Michael's law firm), Jerry Dante (a local lawyer), Don Jeffries (Corporate Titan at Agtek), Detective Montes (a friendly cop), Timmy Clayton (Michael's cousin), Adrise (Michael's assitant), Jeff Gaffney (partner at Michael's law firm), Raymond Clayton (Michael's father), Stephanie (Michael's sister), Ivy (Michael's ex-wife), Gerald (Now Ivy's husband).

I'm guessing that Ms Ehle plays Brini Glass. In an article with more depth about the characters, Brini Glass is described like so. Warning, that link contains mega spoilers. [edit: oops, linked to the wrong place, fixed now]

Brini Glass: Late 20s-early 30s. An attractive young attorney, she's a gogetter who is having a secret affair with her associate, Michael. Not really clear about Michael's role with the firm, Brini pressures him for some information and gets a little more than she'd bargained for.

Note that unlike some other characters, Brini is not described as a "lead".
The film is inspired by a real court case according to Mr Clooney:

"It's actually based on a real court case — not directly based on it, but based on the idea," Clooney said of the film's origins. "There was a very specific court case, that we won't name to save the lawsuits, from a very famous prosecutor who at the time was a defense attorney. [A character] basically has information that he knows will destroy his client and hides it. I play one of the lawyers who works for that law firm, who gets that information and realizes I'm defending a group of people who are truly guilty." Clooney, currently starring in the journalism drama "Good Night, and Good Luck" (which he directed and co-wrote), added that pushing such buttons always gets him excited about a project. "Those are always the fun ones," he laughed, "when you realize you're in trouble."

Actually the Clooney Network (obviously more on the ball than us!) has a whole section with archived articles about the film. From it, some interesting information I've gleaned is that it's made by the same team as Syriana and Traffic and the director also did the Bourne movies. The film is produced by Section Eight, Samuels Media, Mirage Enterprises and Castle Rock Entertainment. Summit is the principal distributor and has sold rights to Medusa, Pathe, DeAPlaneta and SND/MG in Italy, the UK, Spain and France respectively. In Germany Constantin has film rights and A Company has TV rights. Ren TV has TV rights in Russia.

"Strong performance"

Kevin Spacey fans won't be happy at this article questioning his choices as Old Vic boss, but Jennifer Ehle has a nice mention.

The Philadelphia Story - featuring a strong performance by Jennifer Ehle in the Tracy Lord role - may have fared better, but it was still accused of being too populist, being a 'soft option' and of succeeding, according to musicOMH.com critic Lisa Hunt, despite, rather than because, of Kevin Spacey's presence in the cast.

Important dates #2

Just to help us keep tabs of the various release dates and whatnot.

April 12th: The River King region 4 DVD released by Network Video in Australia

April 25th: The Camomile Lawn region 1 DVD to be released by Amazon for North America

June 12th: Melissa region 2 DVD to be released by Play.com in the UK

Around June: Road to the Sky to be released internationally?

June 13th: Macbeth starts at New York's Delacorte Theatre

July 9th: Macbeth closes

July 17th: The River King region 2 DVD to be released by Play.com in the UK

DVD release dates are notoriously unreliable, so keep checking back for additions (though we'll blog any noteworthy changes).

Holly Bolly*

Not a mention of Ms Ehle in this Rahul Bose interview by The Hindu, but there's some insight into the Indian-American collaboration.

But clearly, what he's really taken up by is Santosh Sivan's English film `Road to the Sky,' a film set in 1937. It is a story of friendship between a Malayali boy (Bose) and a British tea planter, who wants to build a road that will open the spice route to the village, in the backdrop of the Indian freedom struggle. "The greatest filmic experience of my life is `Road to the Sky.' No question. What was not special about that film? It's a Hollywood production. But thank God there are still some companies in Hollywood that make sensible cinema. American producers can be a nightmare. They have tremendous control over a film, unlike in India where the director calls the shots. But these guys were anything but the stereotype. They were compassionate and passionate. They were involved yet not interfering. And I'm the lynchpin of the film," he says Obviously he had great fun filming for it: "Six thousand feet, two degrees centigrade at night, playing squash every evening after shooting. I was in heaven! Away from the madding crowd, journalists," he says with a wide smile.

*alright, so it's not Bollywood. Work with us here.

Festen photo

Muchas gracias to the commenter who tipped us off about this photo from the Festen premiere. You can have a look at the whole cast of "bold-face name" guests at the Broadway.com album.

Cute as

Mary has just made these spiffy little affiliation buttons which you can stick on your site if you love us.

We're gonna catch a big one

Adorable. This is by Kelly Bennett (!) of the Winston-Salem Journal on April 8th, entitled Rosie the riveter: a bear, an adventure, and all told in a British accent. No photo since the article's from a database.

Rosemary Harris (above), a longtime stage actress in London and New York who is most recently known for her role as Aunt May Parker in the Spider-Man movies, read yesterday from We're Going on a Bear Hunt to preschoolers at the Special Children's School in Winston-Salem. Harris was participating in Young Children's Week, celebrated by the National Association for the Education of Young Children to promote early-childhood education. Harris and her husband, writer John Ehle, live part of the time in Winston-Salem. Their daughter, Jennifer Ehle, attended the N.C. School of the Arts. Geni Cameron (right), an assistant teacher at the Special Children's School, and preschool students Ava Schreier, 2, and Brady Warlow, 3, sit riveted by the story.

Festen festivities

Jennifer Ehle attended the opening night of Festen, which stars Julianna Margulies. Turns out Glenn Close was there too.

Margulies’ Close friend, Glenn , led the glitter brigade on opening night....

Others in attendance: Tony winner Jennifer Ehle , Lady Macbeth-to-be (this summer in the park opposite Liev Schreiber)...

Wanna go halves?

Or...tenths? There's a great deal for the entire Arkangel Shakespeare set of audio CDs. It's got recordings of every single one of Shakespeare's plays - Jennifer Ehle is Miranda in The Tempest. It's only $400 Australian (new sets are $600+).

Top secret

A-grade journalism from Vickey Lalwani of Mumbai on the web. This is from January 3rd.

Santosh Sivan began shooting yesterday on an English film titled Kerala (working title) — a film starring Rahul Bose, Nandita Das and two British actors.

Sivan is also the cinematographer of the film. The film is being jointly produced by Los Angeles-based Echo Lake Productions, Adirondack Pictures of New York and Santosh Sivan Productions.

Kerala is set in the pre-1950 period and contains lots of passion and conflict. Some actors from the Malyalam industry will also make the grade, and there will be a dialogues in Malyalam too.

According to sources, “The film will be entirely shot in Munnar and it was difficult to convince the British actors to shoot there.”

We called Nandita Das, but she was busy. “I am in a meeting in Cochin. I can’t talk to you right now,” she said hurriedly. Rahul Bose was forthcoming.

He said, “Yes, I will be working with Nandita Das. But I am sorry that I can’t tell you about my character in the film, except for the fact that it’s a pivotal one. I have been sworn to secrecy and I can’t break anybody’s trust.”

Blog buzz on Macbeth

The Playgoer is keen on the cast, but not the play:

I have to admit to some eager anticipation over what's brewing at the Delacorte this summer for Shakespeare in the Park.

Liev Schreiber? Now, Jennifer Ehle?? Moises Kaufman directing??? Sign me up. Then again, though... it's Macbeth. Oh well.

Thumbs up from Rocco of What's good / what blows in NY theatre:

BUCKLE YOUR SEATBELTS
In light of all the RACHEL CORRIE drama surrounding the New York Theatre Workshop, I'd like to point out the more subtle political statements being made four blocks away at The Public Theatre. The Public usually does a fine job of mixing artistic integrity with commercial responsibility. But the coming months will bring a variety of productions that I'm excited about for several reasons.
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MACBETH by William Shakespeare

politically: This play is about a man who kills the king.....in Scotland....a long long time ago.

artistically: Moises Kaufman's name attached as director, should be enough, but it only gets better from there. Liev Schreiber will be playing the title role, and brit, Jennifer Ehle (Tony winner for THE REAL THING) will be Lady Macbeth. This is gonna be HOT!

Finally, a post by a would-be auditionee for Macbeth. And here's the audition advert for Macbeth in Playbill. A bit too late unfortunately, they finished on Tuesday 28th.

Hold on, another casting advertisement which sheds some light on how they might interpret Macbeth.

Casting: Jordan Thaler/Heidi Griffiths. Runs: June 13-July 9. Please prepare one brief monologue from any by William Shakespeare OR any Modern Classic play (Chekov, Ibsen, Miller, Williams, etc.) The following roles are cast: Macbeth: (Cast) Liev Schreiber, Lady Macbeth: (Cast) Jennifer Ehle. Seeking - Duncan: 50s. The King of Scotland. The impotent successor to a line of warrior kings used to taking by force anything not theirs by right, he must rely on countless warlords to do his dirty work for him. His world is held together by violence and fear not nobility and valor. This role may double. MacDuff, Lennox and Ross: Mid 30s-40s. Scottish lords. Theirs is a world of action, not thought, where arguments are won and lost through physical confrontation, not negotiation. Martial to the point of physical brutality. They understand how to create a sense of civilization by killing and conquering, but are far from civilized themselves. Some of these roles may double. Malcolm, Donalbain: Late 20s-early 30s. Duncan's sons, princes groomed and educated to be the heirs to the throne. They embody a more dimensional future of rule - power combined with the conscience of thoughtful leadership. Men "whose blood and judgment are so well commeddled that they are not a pipe for Fortune's finger to sound what stop she please." They are not just "passion's slave." Banquo: 30s. A young warrior in his prime. He is the one person who seems genuinely capable of upsetting MacBeth's meteoric rise to power. He is stronger and sexier than the older lords he has grown up emulating. Snapping at their heels, he seems to possess all the qualities of a natural leader in this world: edge, sinew and physical power. This role may double. Three Witches: 20s-50s. Not the hook-nosed, wart-faced creatures of Christian mythology. Rather, they are the remnants of an older, less warlike society. They are vagabonds, refugees who have been dispossessed by the constant shifting boundaries and power in their world. Disenchanted scavengers, they have survived because they possess intelligence, tenacity and wit. These roles may double.

Interesting (surprising) take on the witches and Duncan. [edit: looks like this has been bumped from the page. Have a look at the cache]

Rosemary Harris reads Henry VIII

BroadwayWorld reports that Rosemary Harris will be celebrating the Bard's birthday by taking part in the groundbreaking ceremony at the Lillian Booth Actors' Home on April 17th.

Also, on IMDB, it says she's "attached" to Spider-Man 3.

Hungarian River King DVD release

On April 11th, according to IMDB. Plus CinEmpire has some film stills.

And more reviews from Amazon.

Pride and Prejudice update

Alas, not a sequel, just a renovation of the BBC's Pride and Prejudice website. There's a biography of Ms Ehle and other players, backstage photos, wallpapers and other goodies. The episode guide includes video clips from the series. UK residents can also enter a competition for a free anniversary edition DVD.




(Just had to throw that one in. Sigh.)

By the way...

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Sunshine blog review

From She thinks therefore she is:

Sure Ralph Fiennes's acting was seamless and well done, especially considering he played a different role for each generation. But, I was really truly most impressed by the talents of both women who played Valerie Sors, younger (Jennifer Ehle) and older (Rosemary Harris). They were truly the heart of the film.

Pride and Prejudice photo on eBay

This photo's being auctioned at eBay, expiring April 6th.

Breaking news!

This just in from the BBC. I'm speechless!

Andrew Davies has been commissioned by the BBC to adapt the sequel to Pride and Prejudice, following the recent discovery of Jane Austen's long-lost manuscript by Professor A. Fewell of the University of Phoenix.

Both Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle have agreed to reprise their roles as the proud and prejudiced lovers. They will be accompanied by several other members of the 1995 Pride and Prejudice cast.

The new mini-series, tentatively titled Pride and Prejudice: the Golden Years, is said to cover Elizabeth and Darcy's married life. Rumour has it that Davies plans to begin from the couple's nuptial night, which has already drawn disapproval from Austen purists.

Davies and Austen were unavailable for comment.