Category: Book Adaptations
Little Women (2019) – The Truest Adaptation to Louisa May Alcott
Review of Little Women (2019) – Let’s talk about that ending!
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Why the BBC Period Drama ‘North & South’ Matters
As BBC’s North & South celebrates its 15th anniversary this year, it’s time to give the period drama sleeper hit the recognition it deserves.
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Romance News Roundup: Watch the New ‘Miss Fisher’ Movie Trailer
In this week’s romance news roundup, new trailers for Miss Fisher & the Crypt of Tears and Emma are here. Plus, a new Disney romantic TV series is in the works, and Megan Follows returns to the world of L.M. Montgomery.
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15 of the Best Pride and Prejudice Adaptations, Ranked
To celebrate Jane Austen’s 244th birthday, we discuss the most well-known movie and TV Pride and Prejudice adaptations, ranking them from worst to best.
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‘Virgin River’ Netflix Review – A New Romance Series Based on the Best-Selling Books
Fans of Hart of Dixie or Gilmore Girls won’t want to miss Virgin River, a new Netflix series full of romance and idyllic small-town magic.
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Ten 2019 Period Dramas To Be Thankful For: What are You Thankful For?
From royals to lovely book adaptations, period drama enthusiasts have a lot to be thankful for in 2019.
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Watch the New Emma Trailer (2020): Full of Humor and a Promising Cast
The new Emma stars The Miniaturist’s Anya Taylor Joy, the always memorable Bill Nighy as Mr....
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Ladies in Black – See This Elegant Period Drama Full of Style
Ladies in Black Review: Bruce Beresford, the award-winning director of Driving Miss Daisy, has a new period drama full of 1950s nostalgia.
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‘The Bitter Tea of General Yen’ Review – See One of the First Interracial Romances on Screen
Directed by Frank Capra, The Bitter Tea of General Yen is a relatively forgotten pre-Code film with social relevance, religious cynicism, violence, and a shocking interracial romance between a Chinese warlord and a Christian missionary. Indeed, this is not the type of movie one thinks of when referencing a Capra classic. It’s a Wonderful Life it is not. But that’s what makes this movie so fascinating. Not only is it different from Capra’s later films, but it’s also a love story ahead of its time.
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Five Reasons You Need to Watch the Roswell TV Show 20 Years Later
Here’s why you NEED to watch one of the best supernatural shows ever created, twenty years late.
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Coming Home (1998) Review: A Solid WWII Period Drama With Fine Performances
Coming Home (1998) is an ITV miniseries based upon Rosamunde Pilcher’s coming-of-age story of the same name. The series is set during World War II (pre and post as well) in England. It follows about a decade of the life and loves and travails of schoolgirl Judith Duncan, who comes of age as war erupts.
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Watch Colin Firth in the First Trailer for the New Adaptation of ‘The Secret Garden’
The first trailer for the new adaptation of The Secret Garden is here and it looks magical! From the producers of Paddington and Harry Potter, comes a new take on the classic children’s book by Frances Hodgson Burnett with Colin Firth in a starring role.
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