Best of 2008 and Upcoming Projects

The end of the year is fast approaching and it’s time to list the best historical movies movies and TV series we saw in the last twelve months. We decided not to consider only productions of 2008 but every movie and TV series we saw and commented here on the blog during this year. There [...]

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Nicolas Le Floch

Inspired by Jean-François Parot books, Nicolas Le Floch is the new successful historical series in French TV.
The main character, Nicolas, is a young police chief in the Paris of Louis XV (1715-1774). These are troubled times for France… With the end of the Seven Years War, the growing conflicts over the colonies and the games [...]

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News: Nottingham, Changeling, The Reader

More fresh news about Nottingham, after Russel Crowe and Sienna Miller, Christian Bale will also join the project but nobody knows if he will play Robin Hood or King Richard… Which one would you prefer ?

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0955308/

Changeling, the upcoming movie by the talented Clint Eastwood. Based in based in a true story of a mother [...]

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News: Nottingham & Dorian Gray

Back in March we talked about Nottingham, a new version of the Robin Hood legend. Since we are big fans of this charming gentleman thief, we couldn’t be more delighted. It seems this time the story is going to be a little different, we’ll have a less honorable Robin and a gentler Nottingham instead of [...]

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News: The Duchess & Nightwatching

Those who like strong female characters and the Georgian period will be delighted to know that The Duchess, a movie inspired in Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire’s biography by Amanda Foreman, will be released this year (see release dates). You’ll see Keira Knightley in the role of Georgiana, Ralph Fiennes as the Duke of Devonshire followed [...]

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News: Tess of the D’Ubervilles, Merlin & Nottingham

Filming starts this month on a new, four part adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s novel Tess of the D’Uberville. We’re mildly curious about it as the story is very sad and previous adaptations have left a sour taste in our mouths. It is not easy to make such a story of love, secrets, betrayal and double [...]

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Northanger Abbey (ITV 2007)

Adapted by Andrew Davies (Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility) it follows the book more or less closely, taking a few liberties sometimes a bit…astonishing (we’ll talk about it a little bit further). JJ Feild was perfect as a young clergyman, wise and sensible, who finds himself attracted to Catherine Morland’s cheerfulness. His good looks [...]

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North and South – 4th Episode Discussion

After much heartache Thornton finally receives the news that Margaret’s behaviour was not what it seemed. However she is the one that approaches him in the end. Do you think that Thornton wouldn’t approach her again due to his financial problems? Did Margaret’s proposal surprise you? Do you think she did it believing he didn’t [...]

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North and South – 3rd Episode Discussion

In this 3rd episode, Margaret is getting used to Milton and its people’s ways. The death of her mother will bring big changes to her life but the departure of her brother will lead to a big misunderstanding between her and John Thornton. Do you blame Margaret for not telling him about her brother or [...]

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North and South – 2nd Episode Discussion

Considering the feelings shown by Margaret at the dinner party and during the riot, did you expect her to refuse Mr. Thornton? Do you think she mislead him? Or was he too impulsive proposing right away without being sure of her feelings?

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