Pride & Prejudice (2005) Blog

Wishing all the devoted  Pride & Prejudice Fans ,  v isitors , and all the faithful  P&P Blog Readers  here today a very...

Happy 245th Birthday  to the lovely, genius and way ahead of her time, beloved English novelist, the one and only,  JANE AUSTEN ! (JA Bday image ^ by BookMania on Tumblr) Worth re-posting every year (and slightly edited and updated) for your FYI... Remembering and  celebrating her birthday  today,  Jane Austen , the woman who wrote the original  Pride and Prejudice   novel (which had been made into  several TV and Film adaptations  including the  2005 film,  Pride & Prejudice ), which was her first (can you believe  unsuccessful ?!) submission to a publisher back in  1797  ( 223  years ago) titled  "First Impressions"  (later changed to  "Pride and Prejudice" ). She revised " First Impressions " and published it entitled " Pride and Prejudice " in  1813  ( 207   years ago, 11 months ago this year!).

Focus Features is hosting a Pride & Prejudice week event starting with the P&P 15th anniversary giveaway   that’s going on now and all week this week, which includes a video Q&A with director Joe Wright ! (in Jane Austen’s Birthday week) Celebrating 15 years of the beloved classic 15 years ago, Joe Wright’s Pride & Prejudice released in theaters and bewitched audiences body and soul. To celebrate, Focus Features prepared a week full of special offerings for Insiders. Now:  Anniversary Movie Prize Pack Giveaway Monday 12/14:  Phone Wallpaper  and  Meeting Background Downloads Tuesday 12/15:  Pride & Prejudice 's Joys of Solitude and Love Wednesday 12/16:  Moderated Video Q&A with Director Joe Wright and Jacquline Coley of Rotten Tomatoes Thursday 12/17:  From Page to Picture Trivia Night Friday 12/18:  Download and play bingo  while rewatching the Joe Wright classic.

Today  Dame  Judi Dench ,    Pride & Prejudice   2005 's very own  Lady Catherine  celebrates her  86th birthday . Born  Judith Olivia Dench ,   December 9 ,  1934  in  York, North Yorkshire, England, UK . Happy Birthday Dame Judi Dench!!! Worth re-posting... Academy Award Winner  (for  Best Supporting Actress  in  Shakespeare in Love )  Miss Dench  is one of the busiest English actresses around and has done countless of films (ie.  Bond Films ,  As Time Goes By  tv series,  Mrs. Henderson Presents  with  P&P co-star   Kelly Reilly ,  Shakespeare In Love ,  Ladies In Lavender , and many other made for TV movies and feature films...too many to list here, just check out her  IMDB filmography ) throughout her very long acting career, but to us  P&P movie fans , she will always be known as the proud and domineering  Lady Catherine  (aunt of  Mr. Darcy  and patroness of  Mr. Collins ), even in her small role and brief scenes in the  P&P  05 film, her presence and appeara