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Wuthering Heights

Little Women (2019) movie review: looking askance, with love, at a classic

Thu, Dec 19, 2019
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A very welcome feminist interpretation of Alcott’s beloved novel, layered in sly, winking awareness of Hollywood clichés and the cultural pressures on women. Alive and electric, an absolute treasure.

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who are the worst couples in the history of fiction (novels, TV, movies, etc)?

Mon, Feb 10, 2014
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Please enjoy this anti-Valentine’s Day Question.

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Wuthering Heights (trailer)

Mon, Nov 07, 2011
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Well. I’ve loved Andrea Arnold’s work so far, but I don’t know what to make of this trailer.

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Jane Eyre (1943) (retro trailer)

Sun, Aug 28, 2011
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The bit of Bronte fever happening in the U.K. at the moment really isn’t anything new…

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because Hollywood is — truly and at last — creatively bankrupt

Thu, Feb 18, 2010
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It seems like everywhere I turned this week for movie news, it was all the same: So-and-so has signed on for a remake, a sequel, a prequel, a reboot, or a reimagining: Christopher Nolan is reinventing Superman… Martin Scorsese and Robert DeNiro are remaking Taxi Driver with Lars Von Trier… Wuthering Heights is getting the … more…

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