For Small Island Part 2

Coming on PBS Classic is Small Island Part 2 on April 25. (check your local listings for the exact time and date.)
If you have missed part 1 go to the PBS Website or click this link. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/smallisland/watch.html

Bostan

Master

After Sharpe's Peril last week, this week on PBS Masterpiece Classic (Check your local listings for exact date and time) is Anne Frank. Airing on April 11, Sunday or for some April 10 Saturday. Hosted by Laura Linney. For more information click here http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/annefrank/index.html

or go to the side of this page and click on the picture.

Watch online on the PBS website from April 12 - May 11.

The Plot:

For Jewish teenager Anne Frank (Ellie Kendrick), her diary is her one true friend and confidant. In it, she records the thoughts of a typical teen — only set against a backdrop of encroaching evil in Amsterdam during World War II. Stowed away behind a bookcase in a secret annex with her family and others to flee the Nazis, Anne experiences her time in hiding as an adventure. And, amidst closed quarters and random bomb blasts, Anne faces friction with family, a desire for independence and the first stirrings of young love. As Anne's identity solidifies, so does her resolve to be a writer — her diary a tangible and remarkable record of a young woman's first-hand observations of the Holocaust, and the innate goodness she still sees in people. Drawing on Anne Frank's own words in the most accurate-ever adaptation of the revered memoir, Masterpiece presents The Diary of Anne Frank on Holocaust Remembrance Day, 2010.

Bostan!

April

April O' April. Well i just can't believe March is done. It's amazing how fast the year is flying by already. Well i really liked this picture above. Thought it was really beautiful.
For my characters i have picked:
Anne Elliot from Persuasion by Jane Austen
and
Anne Latimer from North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell.
Any more A names???
Thanks !!!!

Sharpe's Peril

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Airing on April 4th on PBS Masterpiece Classic. Hosted by Laura Linney. Following story of Sharpe's Challenge. One episode of 120 min. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/sharpesperil/index.html = for more infor

and it will be online to watch from April 5th to May 4th.

(Check your local listings for exact day and time.)

Plot:

Colonel Richard Sharpe (Sean Bean, The Lord of the Rings) may have a nose for mischief, but his only interest now is returning to England. But before he goes, he is prevailed on for one last, seemingly straightforward duty — safe transport of some property across central India. The "property" in question turns out to be Marie-Angelique (Beatrice Rosen, 2012), who Sharpe quickly pegs as petulant, spoiled and selfish. The journey, through more than 600 miles of hostile territory, will prove to be riddled with surprises and rebellion and bring Sharpe, his comrade-in-arms Patrick Harper (Daragh O'Malley) and their ragtag troops into a dark conspiracy and one climactic, perilous battle. Sharpe's Peril is based on the characters created by novelist Bernard Cornwell. (One episode; 120 minutes; TV-PG)

The Last Station (2009)

Sadly i really wanted to see this movie but it is rated R. But for me it looks really interesting and it looks like a really great story. Running time is: 112 min. and like i said it is rated R. Byt the way its pretty cool that James McAvoy and Anne-Marie Duff are in this movie together

The link for the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTh-vQho7UU

The Plot:

A historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy's struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things

(The cast is pretty amazing!)

The Cast:

James McAvoy	...	Valentin Bulgakov
Christopher Plummer	...	Leo Tolstoy
Helen Mirren	...	Sofya Tolstaya
Paul Giamatti	...	Vladimir Chertkov
Anne-Marie Duff	...	Sasha Tolstoy
Kerry Condon	...	Masha
Patrick Kennedy	...	Sergeyenko
John Sessions	...	Dushan

Bright Star (2009)

This movie really interests me and i really want to see it. It did make it to the academy awards and was nominated but it didn't win. But still being nominated is really a big accomplishment.

Here is the link for the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTetIodauIM

Rating: PG

Length: 119
And the plot:

London 1818: a secret love affair begins between 23 year-old English poet, John Keats (Ben Whishaw), and the girl next door, Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish), an out-spoken student of high fashion. This unlikely pair begin at odds, he thinking her a stylish minx, while she was unimpressed not only by his poetry but also by literature in general

And the cast:

	Ben Whishaw	...	John Keats
	Abbie Cornish	...	Frances 'Fanny' Brawne
	Kerry Fox	...	Mrs. Brawne
	Paul Schneider	...	Charles Armitage Brown
	Edie Martin	...	Margaret 'Toots' Brawne
	Thomas Sangster	...	Samuel Brawne
	Gerard Monaco	...	Charles Dilke

Best Costume

The Young Victoria to home best costume again for the Academy Awards. I think it did well in that area because they really deserved it. For a smaller budget film it is so amazing that they made it the the awards. It amazed me like how Precious made it from Sun dance to theaters.

Congrats!