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Showing posts with label jane austen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jane austen. Show all posts

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Break Your Heart - The Regency Remix

My daughter and I both thought this fanvideo was so much fun! I love how it's been edited and it appears as if they are dancing to the modern beat of Taoi Cruz's song. And I love the heads turning and the shifting of the eyes ...playfully matched to the song!

Great job by Katie! (southcolumbiarecords)

Featuring clips from: Sense and Sensibility (1995), Persuasion (1995), Emma (1996), Mansfield Park (1999), and Pride and Prejudice (2005).




Found via Vic at Jane Austen's World!

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Aisha - images from film

Aisha, the Bollywood adaptation of "Emma" was not by perfect by any means
but the music, the fashion and the Bollywood style made it fun!

Left to right: Dhruv, Aarti, Pinky, Aisha, Arjun, Shefali, Randhir
(Frank Churchill, Jane Fairfax, new character, Emma, Knightley, Harriet, Mr Elton)



Seems the modern-day Emmas like to shop!
Cher in Clueless (Alicia Silverstone) and Aisha ...



Lisa Haydon who plays Aarti (Jane Fairfax) reminded me of Angelina Jolie.


From Elle magazine

Thinking of the other Bollywood adaptation of Austen's Bride & Prejudice,
just noticed that Aishwarya Rai is on the cover of Elle for December 2010


Source for some pics: SonamKapoor.net

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Jane Austen Tea Series - Bingley's Teas Ltd.

I just discovered the various tea blends for the new Jane Austen Tea Series that are available from Bingley's Teas Limited, thanks to Austenprose who is currently offering a giveaway (until Jan.4th)!

I would love to sample all of these delightful teas and love how the company has matched the flavours to their respective namesakes!

Bingley's Blend
Mr. Bingley is a blend of traditional afternoon teas. Classic black and green teas together offer a Light/Medium body with notes of familiarity, sophistication and charm. Oh so affable!

Mr. Darcy
Like the man himself, this elegant, dark tea, grown in rich soil, with a bold beginning yet a smooth finish has a complexity of character that will leave you wishing to know more. Distinctive notes of leather, chestnut and plum in this well respected Da Hong Pao Oolong.

Miss Elizabeth
A black tea for her strong character, sassy cranberry, and blue mallow for her fine eyes, tempered with a sweetness and more as our heroine is unlike any other and most deserving of a very special blend!

Wicked Wickham
Dashing tart flavor with a candy like after taste in a humble white tea. A tea with so much charm it may lead you into temptation! The naturally withered, Pai Mu Tan White Tea and Pomegranate are both reported to have many anti-oxidant health benefits. Wicked Wickham, how bad could he be?

Mr. Collins
You may love him, you may find him odious. However, he is moral and of good character, which is good for you... Mellow and earthy, and in all honesty an aroma to wrinkle your nose, Pu-erh is a tea for your moral and physical health that is sought after by enthusiasts. Wrinkle your nose and enjoy this oddly produced tea of traditional and well respected standing in the tea community.

Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane, the beauty and allurement of the fine grade Jasmine Green and the natural sweetness of Vanilla with Premium Ceylon Black tea. An angelic combination. Is it any wonder Bingley fell for this Angel?

Compassion for Mrs. Bennett's Nerves
At last there is compassion for what poor Mrs. Bennett suffers with her nerves! A tisane of chamomile, peppermint, passion flower, rosehips, and lavender, sooth the most agitated of moments in a delicious cup.

Other teas include:
Emma's Perfect Match
Mr. Knightley's Reserve

Treasures from the Colonel

The Captain

Marianne's Wild Abandon

Longbourn Wedding Tea

The Patience of Miss Price


Saturday, December 11, 2010

The Making of AISHA

Aisha is the Bollywood version of Jane Austen's Emma
starring Sonam Kapoor as Aisha/Emma
and
Abhay Deol as Arjun/Knightley.
It had limited release in August 2010.
It's now available on DVD.

Find out more...

Here are 2 videos behind the scenes...





Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Darcy DOES like to dance!!

Here's how it went down, one afternoon at the Gentlemen's Club...

The following 5 distinguished gents were present:

Both Fitzwilliam Darcys (1995 & 2005), John Thornton, Edward Rochester & Robert Crawley

As the gentlemen were enjoying their cigars and port, the conversation led to how they all had at one time or another been accused of not being amiable simply because they had not been inclined to dance on occasion. Upon further discussion, it turns out that the gentlemen in question all shared an interest in dancing but not of the ballroom style. Once they discovered that they all were secretly fond of hip-hop, they wasted no time in strutting their stuff.

Featuring: Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen, Richard Armitage, Toby Stephens, Hugh Bonneville



Afterward, one of the gents suggested that they should show their fancy new moves to their respective spouses in order to finally dispel their "brooding" stereotype but the idea was unanimously dismissed. After all, they do have a reputation to uphold...

Unknown to the men, their secret did get out
and their wives had their own fun...

Not to be outdone by their husbands, the wives of the men at The Gentlemen's Club had heard whisperings of the men's now infamous dance moves. The two Darcys, Rochester, Thornton and Crawley had wanted to keep their secret love for hip-hop under wraps but the ladies had tracked down the video and enjoyed a hearty laugh. Of course, the women had something to prove now - that ballroom dancing wasn't their only genre of dance either...

Elizabeth Bennett (1995 & 2005), Margaret Hale, Jane Eyre, Cora Crawley

Featuring: Jennifer Ehle, Keira Knightley, Daniela Denby-Ashe, Ruth Wilson & Elizabeth McGovern




Austen men like to boogie!

After hearing of the jolly good time had by Darcy, Thornton and pals doing their hip-hop at The Gentlemen's Club, some Austen leading men decided to try a dance of their own! Their specialty turned out to be groovy moves from the 1980's...

Mr. Knightley, Capt. Wentworth, Edmund Bertram/Knightley, Col. Brandon, Henry Tilney

(Featuring: Jeremy Northam, Rupert Penry-Jones, Jonny Lee Miller, Alan Rickman, JJ Feild)




Merry Christmas everyone!

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

From Prada to Nada (2011)

Sense and Sensibility - the latina version...

Synopsis [from Collider]:
Jane Austen’s classic novel set in modern-day Los Angeles. Two sisters, one a young beauty who chooses passion over logic, the other a law student whose fixed moral compass keeps her from following her desires, are uprooted from their luxurious home when their father suddenly passes away. Out of money and out of options, the women move into their Great Aunt Aurelia’s modest, but lively home in the Latino-centric Boyle Heights neighborhood where they find themselves thrown into a world that, despite their heritage, seems completely foreign. Over time, they discover the beauty of the culture they once fought so desperately to hide. And in the process they find the one thing that had eluded them: love.


Saturday, June 26, 2010

Aisha - song trailer


Aisha, the upcoming Bollywood film based on Jane Austen's Emma
has released a second "song trailer"

You can watch it on facebook

-> More information on Aisha


Movie Posters

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Aisha (2010)


We get a peek at the upcoming Bollywood film based on Jane Austen's Emma starring Sonam Kapoor as Aisha and Abhay Deol as Arjun.

"Aisha is a girl with a simple diktat - everyone's business is her business. Arjun is a boy with even a simpler set of beliefs - Aisha should mind her own business. Caught in the Delhi upper class world with its own set of social rules, Aisha navigates her world with a great sense of style and even greater optimism. Caught in her web are her best friend Pinky, the small town girl Shefali, the west Delhi boy Randhir and the hunk Dhruv. Aisha will make sure everyone dances to her tune. And all Arjun wants to do is disentangle that web and get Aisha out of an impending sticky mess. Who will succeed and who will succumb? Welcome to Aisha's fabulous world where playing cupid is as easy as 123...if only that Arjun would stay out of her way!"

Release date: August 6, 2010 in India
(MTA - I thought it was going to be released in North America on that date, no known dates yet)
Images from the film
-> Official website (click on mailbox for updates)
-> Aisha on Facebook
-> Listen to songs from Aisha (playlist)
-> music review of Aisha soundtrack
-> Watch behind the scenes videos
-> IMDb


1. Song trailer here
2. Official trailer below
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