Becoming Jane News

2007

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A biographical portrait of a pre-fame Jane Austen and her romance with a young Irishman. Read more

Starring	Anne Hathaway, Leo Bill, Lucy Cohu, James Cromwell
Director	Julian Jarrold
Genres	Drama, Romance

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Becoming Jane premiere has no leading lady
- 05 Mar 2007
Sunday night saw the premiere of historical biopic Becoming Jane, which focuses on the relationship between Jane Austen and Tom Lefroy. But although the leading man - played by James McAvoy - took to the red carpet with his real-life partner Anne-Marie Duff, Anne Hathaway, who plays the literary heroine, was nowhere to be seen. "Ms Anne Hathaway is currently filming in British Columbia," McAvoy told Empire. "I'm sure she's away being brilliant somewhere." According to her co- Read more
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Brideshead Revisited
- 29 Sep 2008
Time to revisit Brideshead. It’s hard to believe it’s been a quarter of a century since the landmark Granada TV series won accolades and huge viewing figures. Back then Charles Ryder was most people’s introduction to Jeremy Irons (The French Lieutenant’s Woman came out the same year). Claire Bloom, Diana Quick, John Gielgud and Anthony Andrews’ teddy bear gave the show an unmistakable pedigree. And it lasted nearly as long as it would take to read Waugh’s... Read more
Keira Knightley film opens Venice festival
- 30 Aug 2007
The 64th Venice Film Festival opened in style yesterday as the stars of a forthcoming adaptation took to the red carpet. Keira Knightley, James McAvoy and Vanessa Redgrave were all present to celebrate the debut screening of their new movie, Atonement, which is based on a novel by British author Ian McEwan. The film tells the story of a young girl whose active imagination leads her to make an accusation which changes the lives of all involved. The director, Joe Wright, previously helmed Pride &a Read more
Norbit bounces to number one
- 15 Mar 2007
Eddie Murphy comedy Norbit, which features the actor in a fat suit, hit the number one spot this week at the UK box office, bringing in over £1.96 million during its first week of release. The chart, supplied by ACNielsen EDI, saw two other new entries in the top ten; Becoming Jane reached number four, while violent thriller Outlaw followed in fifth place. British comedy Hot Fuzz fell to number two after reigning at the top since mid-February, ahead of comic book adaptation Ghost Rider,... Read more