Pride & Prejudice (2005) FAN Blog

Happy 250th Birthday  to the lovely, genius and way ahead of her time, beloved English novelist, the one and only,  JANE AUSTEN ! Worth re-posting every year (and slightly edited and updated) for your FYI... Remembering and  celebrating her 250th 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  ( 228  years ago) titled  "First Impressions"  (later changed to  "Pride and Prejudice" ). She revised " First Impressions " and published it entitled " Pride and Prejudice " in  1813  ( 212  years ago, 11 months ago this year!).

Happy 249th Birthday  to the lovely, genius and way ahead of her time, beloved English novelist, the one and only,  JANE AUSTEN ! 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  ( 227  years ago) titled  "First Impressions"  (later changed to  "Pride and Prejudice" ). She revised " First Impressions " and published it entitled " Pride and Prejudice " in  1813  ( 211  years ago, 11 months ago this year!).

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!).

Happy 244th Birthday to the lovely, genius and way ahead of her time, beloved English novelist, the one and only, JANE AUSTEN ! 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 ( 221  years ago) titled "First Impressions" (later changed to "Pride and Prejudice" ). She revised " First Impressions " and published it entitled " Pride and Prejudice " in 1813 ( 206 years ago, 11 months ago this year!).

Happy 243rd Birthday to the lovely, genius and way ahead of her time, beloved English novelist, the one and only, JANE AUSTEN ! 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 ( 221  years ago) titled "First Impressions" (later changed to "Pride and Prejudice" ). She revised " First Impressions " and published it entitled " Pride and Prejudice " in 1813 ( 205 years ago, 11 months ago this year!).

Happy 242nd Birthday to the lovely, genius and way ahead of her time, beloved English novelist, the one and only, JANE AUSTEN ! 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 ( 219 years ago) titled "First Impressions" (later changed to "Pride and Prejudice" ). She revised " First Impressions " and published it entitled " Pride and Prejudice " in 1813 ( 204 years ago, 11 months ago this year!).

Happy 241st Birthday to the lovely, genius and way ahead of her time, beloved English novelist, the one and only, JANE AUSTEN ! 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 ( 218  years ago) titled "First Impressions" (later changed to "Pride and Prejudice" ). She revised " First Impressions " and published it entitled " Pride and Prejudice " in 1813 ( 203  years ago, 11 months ago this year!).

Happy 240th Birthday to the lovely, genius and way ahead of her time, beloved English novelist, the one and only, JANE AUSTEN ! 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 ( 217  years ago) titled "First Impressions" (later changed to "Pride and Prejudice" ). She revised " First Impressions " and published it entitled " Pride and Prejudice " in 1813 ( 202  years ago, 11 months ago this year!).

Happy 239th Birthday to the lovely, genius and way ahead of her time, beloved English novelist, the one and only, JANE AUSTEN ! 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 ( 216 years ago) titled "First Impressions" (later changed to "Pride and Prejudice" ). She revised " First Impressions " and published it entitled " Pride and Prejudice " in 1813 ( 201 years ago, 11 months ago this year!). 

Happy 238th Birthday to the lovely, genius and way ahead of her time, beloved English novelist, the one and only, JANE AUSTEN ! Worth re-posting (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 ( 215 years ago) titled "First Impressions" (later changed to "Pride and Prejudice" ). She revised " First Impressions " and published it entitled " Pride and Prejudice " in 1813 ( 200 years ago 11 months ago this year!).  Jane Austen was born on this day back on December 16th, 1775 (she would've been 238 years old!!! today...) to the local rector, Rev. George Austen (1731-1805), and Cassandra Leigh (1739-1827)....

The 2011 Golden Globe Awards Nominations were announced LIVE earlier this morning at The Beverly Hilton. The King's Speech (including a nomination for  Colin Firth in the Best Actor category) lead with 7 nominations and Inception got 4 nods ! Unfortunately, none of our P&P '05 actors in their latest films were nominated for a Golden Globe Awards this year. Only a few of their co-stars did. However, Judi Dench did get nominated for her role in Return to Cranford miniseries, Romola Garai for Emma , and The Pillars of the Earth scored three nominations including for Hayley Atwell and Ian Mcshane . Here are the following 2011 GG nominees ... In  Motion Pictures... BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA BLACK SWAN THE FIGHTER INCEPTION ( Talulah Riley co-stars) THE KING’S SPEECH THE SOCIAL NETWORK  BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA Jesse Eisenberg, THE SOCIAL NETWORK Colin Firth, THE KING’S SPEECH James Franco, 127 HOURS Ryan...

Ok, it's been so long since I last posted and updated more about this. So, here we go...time to bring this back! Continuing a series of articles here for our Frequently Asked Questions (aka P&P 2005 for Dummies ) section answering at least most of your questions ...    The first 45 were already posted over a year ago or so. 5 More FAQs with Q&A are posted here. READ on! All you ever wanted to know about the 2005 Oscar ® Nominated film, Pride & Prejudice (the cast, characters, and more!) ...

If you missed the new adaptation of Jane Austen 's Emma (starring Romola Garai as Emma and Johnny Miller as Mr. Knightley ) that was just shown on PBS' Masterpiece this past Sunday or don't like watching episodes online...well, you're in luck, the DVD is released today! Buy the DVD! See Emma Online You can watch all 3 episodes of Emma through Tuesday, March 9, 2010, Eastern time.

Tonight, the 3rd and final episode of a new adaptation of Emma is showing on PBS' Masterpiece! at 8 PM ET. Though PBS is showing all 3 episodes starting at 5 PM ET. Check your local listing for times in your area. Here's the description for episode 3: What was intended as a day of fun turns into a day of agony for everyone on the Box Hill excursion. Things come to a head when, egged on by Frank, Emma behaves very badly, insulting Miss Bates. Emma is berated by Knightley and realizes that her behavior was shameful. She tries to repair things with Jane and Miss Bates, but Jane will not see her. Miss Bates tells her that Jane has cried all night and decided to accept a job as a governess. Meanwhile, Knightley goes to stay with his brother in London — he will be away for a while. When Frank's aunt dies, the Westons expect him to propose to Emma — but his actions set in motion a chain of events that both shock Emma and make her realize something that has been in pla...

Tonight, episode 2 (of 3) of a new adaptation of Emma is showing on PBS' Masterpiece! at 9 PM ET. Here's the description for episode 2: Emma teases Mr. Knightley about Jane, but he remains tight-lipped. Meanwhile, Frank and Emma plan a ball, and Emma wonders whether she might be in love with him. With her matchmaking officially abandoned, Emma feels cooped up and bored. Mr. Knightley suggests a day trip to Box Hill for a change of scene. He also tells Emma that he suspects Frank and Jane are secretly in love. Emma rebuffs the suggestion — she can personally vouch for Frank's indifference to Jane. Also, as previously posted...Read more below!

Tonight, a new adaptation of Emma is showing on PBS' Masterpiece! Here are the schedule and synopsis... January 24-February 7, 2010, 9pm Emma Three episodes (Episode one 120 minutes; episodes two and three 60 minutes) A new adaptation of Jane Austen 's comic tale of a headstrong young woman's failed matchmaking schemes. Starring Romola Garai ( Atonement ), Michael Gambon ( Wives and Daughters ) and Jonny Lee Miller ( Mansfield Park ). Watch the trailer below... [source: PBS ] Sypnopsis A fresh and fiercely funny new three-part adaptation of Jane Austen 's comic masterpiece, starring Romola Garai ( Atonement ) as the "handsome, clever and rich" Emma Woodhous e, a young woman who dominates her small provincial world of Highbury. Misguidedly believing that she is a skilled matchmaker, Emma repeatedly attempts to pair up her friends, often with dire results. Jonny Lee Miller ( Endgame , Eli Stone, Mansfield Park ) plays Mr. Knightley , Em...

Cranford   and Pride & Prejudice co-stars Judi Dench (aka Lady Catherine ) and Claudie Blakley (aka Charlotte Lucas ) return in (the sequel of their previous Masterpiece hit mini-series Cranford ) Return to Cranford . It premieres on PBS' Masterpiece Classic starting January 10th (Episode 1) and January 17th (Episode 2), 2010 . Next, 2 Encore Presentations of the recent Jane Austen Adaptations/remake of  Northanger Abbey with P&P 's Carey Mulligan co-starring as Isabella Thorpe , Persuasion with Sally Hawkins playing Anne Elliot , and a fresh new adaptation of Jane Austen 's Emma with Atonement 's Romola Garai playing the title role and Mansfield Park 's Johnny Lee Miller co-starring with her as Mr. Knightley .  Here's the schedule of the following... PBS' Masterpiece Classic This winter and spring , Masterpiece classic returns with signature period dramas , hosted by actress Laura Linney . December 20, 2009-January 3, 2010,...