Jane Austen

Bend it Like...Hagman

A day in the internal life

This slow, meditative Woolf adaptation captures Woolf's mood and her genteel era

Fashion plate

Trivial and proud of it, Clueless is an improbably entertaining time-waster

Finger painting

Ang Lee's feature-length debut Pushing Hands established his genius with characterization

Women, on the verge

Studios and audiences are embracing an overdue trend: female-empowerment films

Reruns

The Cable Guy spoofs TV culture; Moll Flanders spooks a classic novel

Ramblin' man

Emma writer-director Douglas McGrath jumps from Midland to Jane Austen

Ad nauseam

There are no technicolor yawns in the slick bulimia thriller 301 302

Avon calling

Romeo & Juliet and Looking for Richard leave audiences Bard silly

Her day

Theatre Arlington plots impressive revenge in The Heiress

Going down

Air Force One nosedives into an ocean of ennui

Respectable street

Though it doesn't entirely live up to The Heiress, Washington Square is an astute piece of social observation

Self-interest

Filmmaker Agnieszka Holland recharges her battery with a Henry James classic

After the revolution

Sexual liberation comes to the suburbs in The Ice Storm

No place like home

Thousands of Texans say they can do a better job teaching their children at home. But some local truant officers claim parents are using a massive loophole in Texas law to skip school altogether.

Shakespeare in puppy love

Noble to the core, these modern teenagers spice up an age-old romantic fantasy

The New School

Everything I need to know about the modern American teen I learned by going to the movies

Green Tea

The Arboretum offers a Harvest break

In the Spirit of Waugh

A good nine hours lighter than its TV predecessor, Brideshead Revisited gets back to the source

DVD Releases for the Week of February 5

A good nine hours lighter than its TV predecessor, Brideshead Revisited gets back to the source

Top pie

Sal's offers excellent old-fashioned Amer-Italian pizza

Right Off the Page

Sal's offers excellent old-fashioned Amer-Italian pizza

An Exercise in Pride

This writer would like to clear up a few things

R.I.P. Carter Albrecht|It's in the Air|Return to Sender

This writer would like to clear up a few things

Twisted Sisters

DTC struggles with Pride and Prejudice; some funny "girls" in Nunsense: A-Men!

Too Proud

DTC struggles with Pride and Prejudice; some funny "girls" in Nunsense: A-Men!

Romp and Circumstance

DTC struggles with Pride and Prejudice; some funny "girls" in Nunsense: A-Men!

On your Fanny

Austen adaptation gets it on, but Mansfield Park just gets to second base

Without Prejudice

Berdoll signs her Austen fanfic follow-up

Taking Pride In It

GCT tackles Jane Austen

The Great Cash-In

GCT tackles Jane Austen

Rogues' Gallery

Racists, louts and terrorists earned their place among the best of 2005

Love at First Fight

This Pride & Prejudice brings fresh passion to an old love story

Sizzle? Fizzle.

For Dirty Dancing, the second verse is even worse than the first

Cold Blooded

Neal LaBute deprives viewers the passion of Byatt's books

War Torn

The teen-agers of the topical, complex Baran find love and life don't often mix easily

Emma Goes to France

Amélie serves up a daring, moving take on Jane Austen's best-loved heroine

Stuck in Neutral

Barrymore goes Riding in Cars, but the destination is a dead-end

Pi in Your Face

Director Darren Aronofsky makes films that resemble himself: smart and abrasive

Girl Afraid

Renée Zellweger nervously Joneses for romance

The X Factor

Gillian Anderson gives a dazzling performance in The House of Mirth

Clueless

It's too easy, but here goes: This movie's a Loser. Sorry.

Empire's end

High drama and spirited romance spice up The Last September

Blue in the face

Hugh Grant plays at being a goombah, and it's an offer you can refuse

Bright Star: An Ode to John Keats Great Love

Hugh Grant plays at being a goombah, and it's an offer you can refuse

TB Blues

Hugh Grant plays at being a goombah, and it's an offer you can refuse

Without Prejudice

Berdoll signs her Austen fanfic follow-up

Marian Call On Geeks, Typewriters, a Dead Cat

Brian SmithMarian Call​Hailing from Alaska, singer-songwriter Marian Call is one odd duck. With songs that feature themes prevalent to geek culture (technology, science fiction, etc.), Call has cultivated a dedicated worldwide fan base. Her soon to be released double album Something Fierce was com ... More >>