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A new image from the teaser clip of Keira Knightley as the title character, Anna Karenina is attached in the UK's Movie Preview Guide's promo trailer of 2012 UK movies , which included a couple teaser clips from Joe Wright 's upcoming film Anna Karenina (starring Pride & Prejudice stars Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen ). Her co-star Jude Law as Karenin (Anna's husband) was featured as well. [Thanks to Kathy via Twitter for the video and gif links] I've made a quick screen captures of Keira and Jude 's new images (from the teaser clips) below...

Just discovered this new vlog (video blog) series on YouTube titled The Lizzie Bennet Diaries (which just started earlier this month, April 9th ). At first, I thought this looks like another typical YouTube video parodies about P&P (and other Austen related viral videos on YouTube such as Jane Austen’s Fight Club ), but being a P&P fan and all, I watched it anyway, as the idea of seeing one of my favorite fictional literature characters Elizabeth Bennet in a video diary (would love to see Mr. Darcy Video Diary ...now that and with Mr. Darcy would make me an instant avid watcher, lol) like this Lizzie Bennet Diaries is a great idea. It got me curious and piqued my interest. I was pleasantly surprised that it was really well-done. I thought it was an interesting and brilliant idea to start a modern version of Pride and Prejudice , vlog/YouTube style ...and it's something quite different, fresh, entertaining, and very funny. With episodes uploaded on Mondays and Thur

  There's a new behind the scenes video interview (thanks to Renee Movie on Twitter for the info) with Rupert Friend ( Pride & Prejudice , The Young Victoria , 5 Days of War ), who plays producer David B. McKenna in Renee . The movie is currently screening in a couple film festivals (including Florida Film Festival ), and will be screening for free in Houston (free tickets were given away Wednesday and are sold out!) this weekend (Saturday, April 28th ), and is said to be finalizing a distribution deal (according to the official facebook page). No announcement of a trailer and theatrical release date for this film (which is slated for a 2012 release ) as of yet. "Renee" The Movie , was filmed entirely on location in Orlando , Florida . The indie drama is based on the true story of Renee Yohe , whose battle with drugs, depression, addiction and cutting led to the creation of the charity group To Write Love On Her Arm s . FYI: David McKenna and R

A few updates and news brief round up on the following Jane Austen Movies coming to TV, DVD, and in theaters soon, later this year, or sometime early next year.

Now showing in limited release (and available to download today on iTunes ) is Citizen Gangster (formerly titled Edwin Boyd , which I just noticed the title change after seeing the trailer just now, lol...) starring Scott Speedman  (who recently co-starred with Rosamund Pike and Paul Giamatti in Barney's Version ) and Kelly Reilly . Synopsis WWII vet Eddie Boyd is torn between providing for his young family and an unfulfilled dream of becoming a Hollywood star. He discovers a way to do both, but his dream leads him down a path of danger and tragedy. Watch the Citizen Gangster trailer and see trailer screen captures , and an official still of Kelly (as Doreen Boyd) with Scott Speedman (as Edwin Boyd below )...

According to Deadline , Kelly Reilly has joined the vampire film titled Innocence adapted from Jane Mendelsohn 's 2000 teen novel. Here's the article via Deadline : Kelly Reilly Goes For Blood & Joins ‘Innocence’ Kelly Reilly has joined the Hilary Brougher-directed vampire film Innocence,  adopted from Jane Mendelsohn’s 2000 teen novel with a screenplay by Tristine Skyler. Innocence  centers on a moody teenager who discovers her elite private school is home to a vampire gang. Reilly, who appears in the Sherlock Holmes franchise as Dr. Watson’s wife Mary and recently wrapped Robert Zemeckis’ Flight with Denzel Washington , plays a school nurse with a dark side . The film is produced by Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler’s Killer Films along with Bankside Films. Reilly is repped by ICM and by Troika in the UK.

Judi Dench attended the " The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel " New York Premiere at Ziegfeld Theatre on April 23, 2012 in New York City. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel starring Judi Dench ( Skyfall ), Bill Nighy ( Wrath of the Titans ), Penelope Wilton ( Downton Abbey ), Maggie Smith ( Downton Abbey ), Tom Wilkinson ( Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol ), Celia Imrie ( Titanic 2012 ), and Dev Patel ( Slumdog Millionaire ). Directed by John Madden ( Shakespeare In Love ) and based on a British best-seller from “ Tulip Fever ” author and “ Pride & Prejudice ” screenwriter Deborah Moggach , the film boasts a lineup of veteran actors with a story centering around an entrepreneurial Indian executive who decides to start up a first-rate home for elderly British retirees. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel opens in limited release in the U.S.  on May 4th ! The film is already showing in UK Cinemas (since February 17th ) and other countries in Europe . It debuted

There's a youtube video (thanks to Matthew Macfadyen Italian Fan Page on FB for discovering the unlisted video link) showing the behind the scenes clips (we've never seen before) and images (we've seen before) from Joe Wright 's upcoming film Anna Karenina starring Pride & Prejudice stars Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen . It looks like we finally have our first glimpse of Matthew as Stepan "Stiva" Arkadyevitch Oblonsk y . The clips and images of what looks like a ballroom dance scen e aren't clear, but you can still see Keira (in a long black dress, similar to the one you see in the official still above ^) and Matthew (in white shirt with red sash and black trousers). You can see Matthew with Keira starting at 0:20 seconds through 0:40 seconds of the video...and another one with only Matthew at around 0:47 seconds . Also, extras (are seen along with AK cast and crew including director Joe Wright - scroll down on this post

Various entertainment news and media have reported that Academy Award Nominee Carey Mulligan ( An Education ) got married this weekend ( Saturday , April 21st ) to her own Mr. Write (according to The Sun ) in Mumford & Sons ' frontman Marcus Mumford in Somerset, England in front of approximately 200 guests , including family and friends. Sienna Miller , Jake Gyllenhaal and Colin Firth were among the guests, the Daily Mail reports. No words were mentioned of her former P&P co-stars , if they were in attendance such as her good friends Keira Knightley (who also co-starred with her in Never Let Me Go ) and Rosamund Pike (in another film,  An Education ). Looks like our Kitty Bennet (the giggly and adorable with dimples, 4th Bennet sister in Pride & Prejudice film) has grown up and found herself a handsome husband, Mrs. Bennet would be proud, lol... Congrats to the newlyweds Carey Mulligan & Marcus Mumford (photo via Hot News )... Mr. & Mrs. M

Another movie I saw recently was the current 4th-time #1 , Box-office-smash-hit-wonder , and one of the most talked about films of 2012, The Hunger Games starring Jennifer Lawrence , Josh Hutcherson , Liam Hemsworth , Donald Sutherland , Elizabeth Bank s, Stanley Tucci , Woody Harrelson , and Lenny Kravitz . Here's part of my The Hunger Games review...

I recently saw Rosamund Pike 's latest film, Wrath of the Titans and I posted my my full Film Review: Wrath of the Titans in my other blog, In The Mood For Movies , where I post my general movie reviews (of the movies I've seen in theaters). Here's part of my review where I mentioned Rosamund Pike as Queen Andromeda ...

The Hunger Games ( Donald Sutherland co-stars) continue to impress and dominate its winning streak at  #1 amongst its current domestic competition on its 4th weekend 's Box Office Chart with an estimate of  $21.5 Million (for a total of $337 Million domestic total , thus far with $194 Million Foreign total ). It's worldwide total (thus far) passed the $500 Million mark with $531+ Million . Meanwhile,  Wrath of the Titans ( Rosamund Pike co-stars) continued its drop from #4 to #7 with $6.9 Million in domestic (with a current domestic total of $71.3 Million ), but is doing pretty good overseas with a $188 Million Foreign total (currently...actuals will be updated soon) and a worldwide total of $259.3 Million , according to Box Office Mojo .   Four-in-a-Row for 'The Hunger Games' Weekend Report: The Hunger Games held off The Three Stooges and The Cabin in the Woods while Lockout languished in ninth place... Read FULL STORY via Box Office Mojo

Tamzin Merchant attended (with her boyfriend and  The Mystery of Edwin Drood co-star Freddie Fox ) the 2012 Olivier Awards at The Royal Opera House Sunday ( April 15, 2012 ) in London, England. The lovely couple Tamzin and Freddie are currently seen on On TV Tonight in 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood' on PBS Masterpiece Classic Check out some new photos of Tamzin Merchant & Freddie Fox posing at the red carpet below...

The Mystery of Edwin Drood starring Matthew Rhys ( The Edge of Love ) as John Jasper , Freddie Fox ( The Three Musketeers 3D ) as Edwin Drood , and Tamzin Merchant ( Jane Eyre and Pride & Prejudice 's own Georgiana Darcy ) as Rosa Bud premieres tonight on PBS Masterpiece . The Mystery of Edwin Drood Airing April 15, 2012 on PBS   Check local listings By all appearances, respected choirmaster John Jasper (Matthew Rhys, Brothers & Sisters ) should have a quiet life in the small village of Cloisterham. But the serenity is pierced by Jasper's opium-fueled dreams and surreal fantasies. At Jasper's despairing epicenter is his obsession with his nephew Edwin Drood's fiancé, Rosa Bud . When the handsome and cheerful Drood arrives for a visit with Rosa Bud, Jasper's previously hidden longings are slowly and unnervingly revealed. Simultaneously, orphan twins Neville and Helena Landless arrive from Ceylon to receive the charity of the community.

Today marks the 100th Anniversary of the actual sinking of RMS Titanic ( April 15th, 1912 - April 15th, 2012 ) RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton , England to New York City . The sinking of Titanic caused the deaths of 1,514 people in one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history. ( Read more RMS Titanic info via Wikipedia ) Downton Abbey 's creator/writer Julian Fellowes ' Titanic ( 2012 ) TV mini-series concludes tonight with the final episode three. ABC's schedule for Titanic (2012) TV Mini-series SATURDAY APR 14 8|7c & SUNDAY APR 15 9|8c P eter Wight , (aka Pride & Prejudice 's very own Mr. Gardiner ) co-stars in this mini-series as Joseph Rushton (along with Celia Imrie , who plays his wife Grace Rushton ). Titanic is an extraordinary re-telling of the doomed voyage that cleve

As this weekend marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of RMS Titanic (it all started at 11:40 PM on this day, April 14th, 1912 , when it hit an iceberg and sank the next day), Downton Abbey 's creator/writer Julian Fellowes ' Titanic ( 2012 ) TV mini-series world premieres tonight on ABC with episodes 1-2  starting at 8 PM ET .  Episode 3 will air tomorrow night ( April 15th was the actual Titanic 's 100th Anniversary ) at 9 PM . ABC's schedule for Titanic (2012) TV Mini-series SATURDAY APR 14 8|7c & SUNDAY APR 15 9|8c P eter Wight , (aka Pride & Prejudice 's very own Mr. Gardiner ) is one of stars of this mini-series as Joseph Rushton (along with Celia Imrie , who plays his wife Grace Rushton ). Titanic is an extraordinary re-telling of the doomed voyage that cleverly weaves action, mystery and romance over four hours and two nights of programming. Shot in Budapest, Hungary, it features both fictional and historical characters

The Hunger Games ( Donald Sutherland co-stars), once again, is a box office champ retaining its #1 spot position (for the third week in a row, passes $300 million on its domestic total gross, thus far) at this Easter  weekend's Box Office Chart with an estimate of  $33.5 Million ( Actual : $33.1 Million ), whereas  Wrath of the Titans ( Rosamund Pike co-stars) dropped from #2 to #4 with $15 Million ( Actual: $14.7 Million ) in domestic, but remains at #1 overseas (on its second week), according to Box Office Mojo . 'Hunger Games' Three-peats, Passes $300 Million Over Easter Weekend Report: The Hunger Games claimed first place once again and passed a major milestone. Meanwhile, American Reunion was a slight disappointment... FULL STORY From Deadline : ‘Hunger Games’ Passes $460M Global Box Office: #1 Domestic Again Through Easter; ‘American Reunion’ And ‘Titanic 3D’ Open Strong Overseas Where ‘Wrath Of Titans’ #1 The Hunger Games grossed $

Wishing all the P&P fans , readers , and visitors of this blog (especially to all of you who celebrate Easter with your family and friends) a wonderful, fun, and blessed... Happy Easter!!!

Often in the visual representations of Jane Austen ’s works, the media employs props or artifacts as visual cues to Austen’s themes of flawed impressions , misconceptions , and false interpretations . For example in Austen’s Emma , Harriet’s sketch serves as a means to reveal how the other characters feel about Emma’s friend. Mr. Elton flatters Emma’s representation of her subject rather than remark on Harriet. Mr. Woodhouse’s sensibility and his need for fires in all the hearths shows through when he says that Harriet has been subjected to the elements when she is portrayed without a shawl. Even Mr. Knightley gives the viewer a clue to how he feels about Emma’s efforts to raise Harriet up in Society. Upon observing the sketch, he says that Emma has made Harriet “too tall.” The resetting of the miniature of Captain Benwick in Persuasion serves as a the perfect symbol for Captain Harville’s and Anne’s “debate” over the constancy of females and males in love. In Mansfield

Keira Knightley is on the cover (via Keira Knightley Fan ) of the April 2012 issue of Interview Magazine , in which she was interviewed by her A Dangerous Method director David Cronenberg . Interview Magazine has Keira Knightley 's several images from the photoshoot for her magazine cover and interview/article , which you can read Keira Knightley's full INTERVIEW here !  Here's an excerpt of Keira 's INTERVIEW (where she talks about her upcoming Anna Karenina film. She also talked about her  two other films A Dangerous Method and Seeking A Friend for the End of the World )... Also, scroll down to see several new images of KK from the magazine below...   KEIRA KNIGHTLEY INTERVIEW by David Cronenberg [Photography: Marcus Piggott, Mert Alas | Interview Magazine ] Discreetly, quietly, and with the sort of delicate earnestness that she does most things, Keira Knightley has emerged as one of her generation's preeminent period

Downton Abbey 's creator/writer Julian Fellowes ' Titanic ( 2012 ) TV mini-series will world premiere this month on ABC on Saturday April 14th and Sunday April 15th (the actual Titanic 's 100th Anniversary ). As previously posted here last January, P eter Wight , aka Pride & Prejudice 's very own Mr. Gardiner (who also appeared in Atonement with P&P co-stars Keira Knightley and Brenda Blethyn ) is one of stars as Joseph Rushton (along with Celia Imrie , who plays his wife Grace Rushton. Celia Imrie is a one of the frequent co-stars of P&P actors having co-starred with Rosamund Pike in Love in A Cold Climate , with Judi Dench and Penelope Wilton in the upcoming The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel film in May, and Calendar Girls with Penelope Wilton to name a few) of the new, upcoming four-part TV mini-series Titanic (2012), which was written by Oscar and Emmy Award winner Julian Fellowes ( Gosford Park , Downton Abbey , The Young Vict

The website for Seeking A Friend A Friend For The End Of The World starring Steve Carrell and Keira Knightley is now officially LIVE online and is updated with some new contents such as overview , story , cast & crew (see Keira Knightley's cast Bio here ), photos (with images stills from the film), videos (the trailer is available, thus far), in depth , and news . There are some interesting info under in depth section, check out the following: Making Final Plans and Playlists Actors and filmmakers consider what they would do if tomorrow was the end. Seeking a Cast for THE END OF THE WORLD Lorene Scafaria pulled together a remarkable cast to give the apocalypse a humorous, human face. For the role of the more free-spirited Penny , the filmmakers sought out Keira Knightley . The actress recalls, “My agent sent me the script. I thought it was one of the most strangely optimistic pieces that I’d read, and I instantly said, ‘Yeah, I wan

The Hunger Games ( Donald Sutherland co-stars) easily retains its top spot position at this weekend's Box Office Chart with an estimate of  $61.1 Million ( actual $58.5 Million ) box office gross, whereas  Wrath of the Titans ( Rosamund Pike co-stars) debut at a distance #2 with $34.2 Million (actual $33.4 Million , 30 million less than its predecessor Clash of the Titans ). UPDATE : While, its U.S. BO weekend debut was underwhelming,  'Wrath' Opens a Bit Better Overseas (via Box Office Mojo ) Wrath of the Titans easily took first place at the overseas box office this weekend , though most of its major debuts don't compare well against those of Clash of the Titans . Wrath of the Titans earned $78 million from 60 markets this weekend , which added up to a worldwide debut of $112.2 million . Its top market was Russia, where its $14 million debut was an improvement over Clash of the Titans 's $11.8 million. UPDATE #2 (4/5/12): Wrath o