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Great Expectations (1989) Review

Before I start this Great Expectations 1989 review, I'd like to get a couple important things out of the way. Firstly, I would like an explanation from the period drama world as to why I was never told that this…

By Lizzie Hexam November 10, 2023Period Dramas8 Comments

Bookishness Period Dramas

Sense and Sensibility Dream Cast

This is the project, darkly hinted at in my last post, that I have spent so much time and effort on: a Sense and Sensibility dream cast. I know, I know, we already have two good versions of S&S, and…

By Lizzie Hexam October 20, 2023Bookishness, Period Dramas4 Comments

Miscellaneous Period Dramas

The Masterful Storytelling of Mary Poppins

This post is an entry in the 100 Years of Disney Blogathon at Silver Scenes. (Please note that everything I say in this post pertains to the 1964 Disney movie of Mary Poppins, not the original books by P.L. Travers,…

By Lizzie Hexam September 15, 2023Miscellaneous, Period Dramas4 Comments

Period Dramas

My Top 4 Favorite Les Misérables Recordings

Being a nerdy member of the Les Misérables fandom, I've naturally listened to numerous different recordings of the musical. Although I don't think there is any perfect album, and my "dream cast" would be a conglomeration of various casts, there…

By Lizzie Hexam August 15, 2023Period DramasNo Comments

Period Dramas

Jane Eyre (2011) Review

For some books, like Emma, I read through to the end, closed the book, and wanted to watch a movie version pretty much right away. This was not the case with Jane Eyre. In fact, it was years after I…

By Lizzie Hexam July 25, 2023Period Dramas5 Comments

Period Dramas

Sense and Sensibility (2008) Movie Review

Read my reviews of the 1971, 1981, and 1995 Sense and Sensibilitys here, here, and here respectively. In the interest of being upfront, I may as well tell you right away that this review is not likely to be completely…

By Lizzie Hexam June 20, 2023Period Dramas2 Comments

Period Dramas

Sense and Sensibility (1995) Movie Review

Read my reviews of the 1971, 1981, and 2008 Sense and Sensibilitys here, here, and here, respectively. I may as well start off this review of the much-acclaimed and much-beloved 1995 Sense and Sensibility by revealing to you all that this…

By Lizzie Hexam June 13, 2023Period DramasNo Comments

Period Dramas

Sense and Sensibility (1981) Movie Review

Read my reviews of the 1971, 1995, and 2008 Sense and Sensibilitys here, here, and here respectively. It seems that the BBC doesn't always quite know when to stop...or else they just have a surpassing fondness for Sense and Sensibility,…

By Lizzie Hexam June 6, 2023Period DramasNo Comments

Bookishness Miscellaneous Period Dramas

Now we pledge ourselves to hold this barricade…

I did not have the foresight to prepare a post for this occasion, so this will be exceedingly short. I merely wish to bring to your attention the fact that today is Barricade Day, the day of the June Rebellion…

By Lizzie Hexam June 6, 2023Bookishness, Miscellaneous, Period Dramas2 Comments

Period Dramas

Sense and Sensibility (1971) Movie Review

Read my reviews of the 1981, 1995, and 2008 Sense and Sensibilitys here, here, and here respectively. As I may have mentioned before, I very much enjoy comparing different movie versions of a story I like. Sense and Sensibility is no…

By Lizzie Hexam May 30, 2023Period DramasNo Comments