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UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s Professional Programs has revealed the winners of its 2023 Feature Screenplay, Television Pilot and Acting for the Camera Pitch competitions.

“The Darcy Myth: Jane Austen, Literary Heartthrobs, and the Monsters They Taught Us to Love” (Quirk). It almost always goes, “Girl meets boy.

is leaving Netflix next month. So is a bunch of other stuff but mostly it's Pride & Prejudice.

Between 2000 and 2005, Michelle Ryan was best known for playing EastEnders ’ Zoe Slater.Throughout her time on the iconic BBC One soap, Michelle became embroiled in some dramatic storylines, including one which saw her character discover her real mother. In one memorable episode, Zoe found out that her older sister Kat Slater was in fact her birth mother, leading her to say the infamous line: “You can’t tell me what to do, you ain’t my mother”. In response, Kate shouted back: “Yes I am!”.

She’s married to the Royal family’s Lord Frederick Windsor but Sophie Winkleman still needs a little help when it comes to behaving like a lady on the set of Jane Austen’s Sanditon.The actress - beloved by fans for her comedic turn as Peep Show’s Big Suze - stars as King’s mistress Lady Susan in the upcoming third series of the regency era drama. In real life, Sophie, 42, is used to high society and was recently photographed sharing a raucous joke with King Charles (her husband’s second cousin) at Royal Ascot. But she still wants a tutor to help with historical royal protocols.

Prince William and Kate share some adorable and sauce nicknames for each other including one 'gentle dig' which was inspired by the late Queen, one royal author has claimed.

Spoiler alert! If you haven’t seen season 2, episode 7 of “And Just Like That”, proceed with caution. 

And Just Like ThatWe hold these truths to be self-evident — that Carrie Bradshaw doesn't know how to quit a man and that Lily York Goldenblatt is the central villain in the franchise. Thursday's latest installment of the Max spinoff series,, featured the long-anticipated return of one Mr.

Bo Goldman, an Academy Award-winning screenwriter for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) and Melvin and Howard (1980), died Tuesday in Helendale, Calif. He was 90.

GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics has named the winners of its 15th Dorian TV Awards with the final season of HBO’s Succession and ABC’s Abbott Elementary taking top drama and comedy honors, respectively. Succession star Sarah Snook also took the best drama performance trophy, while Max’s showbiz satire The Other Two was named Best LGBTQ TV Show.

Murtada Elfadl From the pre-credits screen that implores audiences, “This film should be played loud bitch,” “John Early: Now More Than Ever” announces itself as a very gay show. The comedian’s most comfortable and funniest speciality is using gay vernacular mockingly. At just over an hour in length, his first HBO special is a fleeting and sharp dissection of how Early’s “generation” behaves or misbehaves, particularly online. Known for his pairing as a writer with comedian Kate Berlant and for his role in TV’s “Search Party,” Early has amassed a devoted following without achieving mainstream stardom … yet, at least. He should have broken out as an actor. His small but memorable part as the best friend of the lead character in the 2016 movie “Other People” hinted at a casual and comfortable presence on screen. The role ought to have led to more parts toeing the line between comedy and drama. Now, in a project more reflective of his stand-up persona, Early shows a confrontational and restlessly physical presence. Whether singing covers of artists such as Britney Spears or telling jokes, making faces, pointing and dancing, the comic holds our attention.

at the is and why his face looks so familiar? Let me help you out. That's British actor Bill Nighy, and there's a better than decent chance you've seen at least one of his movies before. Among American and British audiences at least, Bill Nighy is famous for playing the roguish aging rock star Billy Mack in , the time-traveling dad in About Time, and Anya Taylor-Joy's hypochondriac father Mr.

to the TIME 100 Gala on April 26 is giving me sexed-up modern Regency vibes and I have to tell you, I am obsessed. I thought the fashion world was reaching the end of creative ways to incorporate sheer into red carpet gowns, but I am delighted to have been proven wrong. Doja's sheer lavender skirt, adorned with layers of ladylike ruffles with a visible black bikini set underneath, ended just below her bosom, giving way to a sheer black panel at the bust. The empire silhouette and bright red opera gloves are giving Jane Austen, but the .

The Duchess of York, Fergie, took part in a rare TV interview where she agreed to join the This Morning team as an agony aunt to share advice on matters of the heart. Holly Willoughby, 42, extended the invitation for Fergie to join the team after hearing about the royal's new book.The 63 year old Duchess appeared on Thursday's This Morning to discuss her new romance novel, A Most Intriguing Lady, which is the second book published by the royal. Her first, Her Heart for a Compass, was released in 2021.The novel is said to be “Jane Austen meets Peaky Blinders with a little bit of 50 Shades”.

He has 10,000 a year — and a smoldering gaze. There have been countless Jane Austen film and TV adaptations over the years, starring countless actors as the handsome men who steal the hearts of the books’ heroines.

Ready to roll with the homies again. Stacey Dash would totally be down for a Clueless sequel — as long as director Amy Heckerling was involved.

Masterpiece has released a trailer for the upcoming final season of Sanditon, the drama inspired by Jane Austen’s final, unfinished novel, that was adapted and created by Andrew Davies and produced by Red Planet Pictures.

glove.Opera gloves, the classic Victorian accessory once considered mandatory for proper etiquette, are no longer reserved for galas and ritzy society events. A-listers are now embracing the ladylike, elegant formal accessory in a variety of fabrics for drama on the red carpets, outings and social media.Fit for a princess, Kate Middleton looked regal in Alexander McQueen, a recycled gown she wore to the same event in 2019, and black gloves extending up to her bicep at the BAFTAs on Sunday.But the trend isn’t limited to royalty, Jane Austen films and “Bridgerton.” Last week, Anne Hathaway wore long leather gloves with a Valentino gown for the Berlinale opening of her film “She Came To Me.” And Jennifer Coolidge channeled old Hollywood glamour by pairing black gloves with diamonds à la Marilyn Monroe at the Critics’ Choice Awards last month.“I have been in the glove industry for the last 33 years, and it’s certainly the biggest revival since the ’50s,” Deborah Moore, CEO of Dents of England, a purveyor of gloves since 1777, told The Post.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer The 81st Golden Globe Awards are heading back to Sunday night. The film and TV celebration, which officially kicks off awards season, has staked January 7, 2024 for its next telecast, Variety can report exclusively. The show pivoted to a Tuesday this year to avoid an NFL game leading up to the NCAA National Championship showdown. In addition to reclaiming the traditional Sunday slot, producers behind the Globes are entertaining multiple offers from potential distribution partners, sources familiar with the talks said. Both TV networks and streamers are in the mix to air the next installment, one of the sources added. This includes NBC, the network which has broadcast the show since 1996. That year, “Sense and Sensibility” took home best drama, and Emma Thompson, the winner for best motion picture screenplay, delivered a memorable speech in character as Jane Austen. It’s not surprising that streamers are interested in the Globes, as the major platforms look to diversify their viewing experiences with live programming. In January, Netflix announced a multiyear deal to host the Screen Actors Guild Awards (which goes on service starting in 2024, and this year will be live-streamed on Netflix’s official YouTube channel).

Publisher Puffin Books, an imprint of Penguin Books, has edited Roald Dahl’s books in an effort to reflect a more inclusive language. Titles like James and the Giant Peach, Matilda and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory have been altered by modifying words that are now deemed offensive.

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-nominated director Whit Stillman (Metropolitan) is turning his hand to big budget rom-com adventure TV with The Splendid Affinities, a series set across Paris, Madrid and London.

Bridgerton. The Netflix series was such a hit, in fact, that we're being blessed with a prequel about young and her rise to power. (Because this is a Bridgerton story, you can expect a lot of romance too.) The limited series doesn't have a release date yet, but we expect Netflix to make an announcement soon.This PBS Masterpiece period-drama, adapted from Jane Austen's unfinished final novel, thanks to Bridgerton's popularity. The two Regency-set series share a lot of similarities, including smoldering romantic leads and plucky heroines who challenge societal norms. Watch the third—and final—season to find out why it's gained such a cult following.

This stunning Georgian mansion looks like it has been plucked straight from a Jane Austen novel.

THE BBC’s adaptation of Pride and Prejudice made a huge splash in 1995 – who can forget that iconic scene where Mr Darcy emerges sopping wet from a lake? The dramatisation of Jane Austen’s famous novel was brought to life by screenwriter Andrew Davies. Prior to the TV series coming out, another version of Pride And Prejudice was written for the BBC in 1980 by the late Fay Weldon, who “died peacefully” yesterday morning aged 91.  Tributes flooded in to honour the award-winning author, who also penned The Life And Loves Of A She Devil, Praxis and Puffball.

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Audible has struck a deal with Indian production outfit The Foundry, bringing podcast adaptations of the likes of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Pride and Prejudice to the platform in India.

The upcoming third season of Sanditon will be its last, Masterpiece has announced.

EXCLUSIVE: We understand that Disney has commissioned an original musical feature from Bend It Like Beckham filmmaker Gurinder Chadha and Paul Mayeda Berges, inspired by a dynamic princess from Indian history.

Emma Thompson and Kenneth Branagh were only married for six years, but the scandal that led to their split made headlines for decades.

Reflecting on a dark time. Emma Thompson opened up about her split from ex-husband Kenneth Branagh, who had an affair with Helena Bonham Carter during their marriage.

Masterpiece has released images from the upcoming season of its Jane Austen adaptation Sanditon.

adaptation of Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park, in which she famously went toe-to-toe on screen with Harold Pinter who was playing her uncle Sir Thomas Bertram. Now she has made a really impressive debut as a writer and director with this study of Emily Brontë, intelligently played by the Franco-British star Emma Mackey. It’s beautifully acted, lovingly shot, fervently and speculatively imagined, although Mackey’s portrayal, excellent as it is, may be smoother around the edges and less windblown than the real thing.

Jane Austen’s literary works have inspired many successful film and television adaptations, including the 2005 iteration of Pride & Prejudice.

Jane Austen book that sold for a record price is to go on display in a British museum after its American buyer insisted it stay in the UK. The unique first edition of 'Emma' sold for £375,000, the highest amount for any printed work by the novelist. The three volume book - which carries the handwritten message "From the author" inside - will be displayed at Chawton House in Hampshire.

It will take some time before the monarch on British currency changes over.

“Fire Island,” Hulu’s LGBTQ+ ensemble dramedy from writer and star Joel Kim Booster and director Andrew Ahn, will be recognized at the 32nd annual Gotham Awards with its Ensemble Tribute. In addition to Booster, the acclaimed Searchlight Pictures release co-stars “Saturday Night Live” Emmy nominee Bowen Yang alongside Conrad Ricamora, James Scully, Matt Rogers, Tomás Matos, Torian Miller, Nick Adams, Zane Phillips and Margaret Cho.

Fire Island” will receive The Gotham Film & Media Institute’s ensemble tribute during the 32nd annual Gotham Awards ceremony, Variety has learned exclusively. The announcement comes during the Gotham Week Conference, which concludes Sept. 23 in Brooklyn. The “Fire Island” cast includes Joel Kim Booster, Bowen Yang, Conrad Ricamora, James Scully, Matt Rogers, Tomás Matos, Torian Miller, Nick Adams, Zane Phillips and Margaret Cho. Directed by Andrew Ahn and written by Booster, the LGBTQ romantic comedy follows best friends Noah (Booster) and Howie (Yang) as they embark on a summer adventure with their eclectic group of friends to Fire Island Pines. Inspired by Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice,” the film explores queerness through a diverse, multicultural lens.