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 Cathe...