There are no bounds for English literature. Ellen Page has decided to play one of its most famous characters, Charlotte Bronte’s “Jane Eyre.“

Bronte’s classic 19th century romance is a story of a mousy governess who softens the heart of her surly employer Mr. Rochester, only to discover that he’s hiding a terrible secret.

I am sure we all know that “Jane Eyre” is one of the most adapted novels in English literature, with at least 20 previous film or TV versions. Most recently, the BBC made it into a miniseries that won three Emmys last year. The last bigscreen adaptation, in 1996, was directed by Franco Zeffirelli and starred Charlotte Gainsbourg.  

I am sure one more “Jane Eyre” won’t hurt.  The character is quite different from Ellen Page’s “Juno.”

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The winner is Bill!  Congratulations!  Bill you won:

1 copy of the Kurt Cobain About A Son DVD

1 copy of the book Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana (the book that the interviews with Kurt were taped for)

1 copy of the CD Soundtrack to the film

Bill send me an email. So, I can get the prizes to you!

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“You’ll feel like you’re literally seeing the world through [Cobain’s] eyes.”— Washington Post

“The movie that’s moving audiences to tears.” – Rolling Stone

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Universal Pictures and Dark Horse present Hellboy: The Golden Army , the NEW 16-page comic that details the rise of The Golden Army in the upcoming action-thriller Hellboy II: The Golden Army!   Written by Mike Mignola, from a story by Hellboy II director Guillermo del Toro, the prequel comic features three different collectable covers (Hellboy, Abe and Liz), and will be distributed at conventions and events leading up to the film’s release on July 11, 2008.  

Go to this link to check out the new comic book.  

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You are all probably wondering what is the next collaboration for the “No Country for Old Men” team of Joel and Ethan Coen and Scott Rudin. It looks like the transfer of yet another Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s work into a film. Columbia Pictures has acquired screen rights to the bestselling Michael Chabon novel “The Yiddish Policemen’s Union,” with the Coens writing, directing and producing with Rudin.

Chabon establishes a contemporary state of affairs where Jewish settlers are about to be displaced by U.S. government’s plans to turn the frozen locale of Sitka, Alaska, over to Alaskan natives. Against this backdrop is a noir-style murder mystery in which a rogue cop investigates the killing of a heroin-addicted chess prodigy who might be the messiah. But before the Coens embark on this fable they will shoot “A Serious Man” for Working Title and Focus.

I don’t know if you know this, according to Variety: “No Country” has become the highest-grossing film for the brothers, and the pic is nominated for eight Oscars. The Coens are up for four of them, and their trophy haul so far includes WGA, SAG, DGA, PGA and BAFTA awards.

“Yiddish” is the third Chabon novel that Rudin is translating to the screen. The first was “Wonder Boys,” and Rudin is working on a Paramount-based adaptation of Chabon’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay,” which Chabon wrote for the screen.

Go Chabon!!!

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Time magazine named J.K. Rowling Runner-up, #3 2007 Person of the Year. (Good picking Time!)

In an interview with Time, J.K. Rowling speculated writing an 8th installment of “Harry Potter.” Only this time it would cover another character saying she’s told the story of Harry Potter.

But don’t get your hopes up because Rowling says it’s only speculation. Perhaps 10 years from now, she’ll think different and write the 8th book.

Currently, she is working on an adult novel and a political fairy tale.

Check out 10 questions Rowling answers about Harry Potter at Time magazine’s web site.

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Are you interested in reading the whole of “Dirty Billy? I am criticizing the Yankees while they do the propaganda of my novel at www.rayabernathy.com. This Cubs-Nats-Boston fan will do the needful by posting free samples from Chapter 12 of the book at www.rayabernathy.com for the left part of the week.

In today’s episode, you can watch how Mary Kay’s brother is teaching her to play the percentages while betting on foul balls at an Atlanta Crackers game. You will also see that how she ascertains from her grandfather to die from TB of the kidneys and also how to go to heaven by managing alive snakes.

In addition to this, you can see whether they sell beer to little girls at Ponce de Leon ballpark and what happened to the politicians and ministers who grumbled on the gambling and drinking anger in the cheap seats. Watch the every moves of the episode and get through the great pleasures of entertainment. So, don’t miss the episode that is going to be shown on www.rayabernathy.com.

If you like what you have read now then you can purchase the whole of “Dirty Billy” online that is going to cost a very low rate of a bud and a plate of Boog Powell barbecue at Camden Yards.

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Is Peter Jackson planning on another Ring movie? EW.com recently reported that Hollywood is trying to iron things out regarding the “Lord of the Rings” prequel, “The Hobbit.” The prequel was notably delayed with the disagreement between director Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema co-chairman Robert Shaye. But now, they may finally be getting into a resolution.

No agreements has been confirmed as of the moment, but sources close to the talks are saying that there may be some hope. A deal may be reached that could help usher J.R.R. Tolkien’s maiden Middle-earth masterpiece to screens before the end of the decade.

It was The Hobbit, after all, that first introduced the world to the lovely and terrifying universe of Middle-earth. The novel is set about 60 years before Lord of the Rings, and for many readers who dove into Tolkien’s work as kids, it retains a warmer glow in memory than the daunting and sometimes slow-moving trilogy.

Its hero is one Bilbo Baggins, an unassuming homebody hobbit who gets dragooned by one wizard and 13 dwarves into an adventure during which he relieves a dragon named Smaug of an ill-gotten treasure and the wicked Gollum of a certain all-powerful ring.
Only a few LOTR cast members make return appearances in this earlier tale. But the story has precisely the same themes — of loyalty and unexpected bravery — that made the Rings series huge.

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Solomon Kane, a movie based on the classic book by Robert E. Howard, is about to come to life on the big screen. The 16th century Puritan swordsman will be played by James Purefoy, the actor known for his role in the hit series, “Rome.”

The movie, written and to be directed by Michael J. Bassett, is being produced by Samuel Hadida of Paris-based Davis Films and Paul Berrow of Prague-based Wandering Star. It will start shooting later this year.

The producers are planning a “Solomon Kane” trilogy. The title character is a soldier who learns that he had been damned by his brutal actions. In order to redeem himself, he swears to live a life of peace, but is forced to fight when a dark power threatens the land.

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Well, it’s finally here. For those of us who were sucked into the mystery of Donnie Darko, and have been wondering what happened to director Richard Kelly’s follow-up, since it’s disasterous opening in Cannes 2006, Southland Tales has been given an official release date. November 9 is for those in North America (albiet in limited release), and us in the UK can see it in December (maybe, depending on its reception, I suspect). And, as you can see, the official trailer is out.

And I have to confess, the trailer has raised my hopes. Sure, it may be a director biting off way more than he can chew, by filming a multi-genre piece with multiple characters and strands (the main problem for those in Cannes last year). But the trailer shows a well crafted film, displaying the kind of grandeur (delusional or not) that may suggest something quite important. The light approach taken to this apocalyptic scenario suggests the kind of wit Kurt Vonnegut excelled at (Kelly wrote an unproduced adaptation of Cat’s Cradle a while back). The casting is interesting enough in itself. The Rock… oh, sorry, Dwayne Johnson, is an actor and spy, Sean William Scott, the dunce of Hollywood, is a responsible cop, Sarah Michelle “Buffy” is an entreprenurial porn star, with Mandy Moore, Justin Timberlake, Jon Lovitz, and Kevin Smith all providing support to this bizarre ensemble, which makes the film worth checking out already.

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