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Show Notes

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Segment: Upcoming Movies

Pride & Prejudice
Official website

Jane Austen fans will be happy to hear that the new Pride & Prejudice is looking like a winner. It's set in a slightly different time-period than the much-loved A&E version. This version is different enough to make it worth seeing the story retold. The Bennet sisters are played by Keira Knightley (Elizabeth), Rosamund Pike (Jane) and the noteable new girl Jena Malone (Lydia). Donald Sutherland plays the complaisant Mr. Bennet. The luscious Mr. Darcy is played by Matthew MacFadyen and Mr. Collins by Tom Hollander, both of whom you might know from the movie Enigma. Judi Dench is perfect for the role of Lady Catherine de Bourg. Roger Ebert liked it, too!


The Libertine
Official website

The synopsis makes it look like the story of Byron... a rake! A Rogue! The story of the Earl of Rochester, a 17th century poet who was not appreciated until after his death. I hold to my opinion that there has never been a bad Johnny Depp movie so.... this one looks like a winner!


Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire
Official website

Harry needs no introduction but having seen it, I can say that it was fantastic, with more romance now that the kids are growing older. Hermione looks great at the ball and Fleur is suitably haughty. And Harry looks stupendous in a tux, while Ron's is a bit... shall we say ruffled?


Legend of Zorro
Official website

Alejandro De LaVega is now a daddy. His beautiful wife, Elena, and their precocious young son, Joaquin, are his most precious possessions... but duty calls and he continues to put on the mask. The mask of Zorro! *insert flaming Z here* But since Alejandro won't give up the mask, Elena dumps him! Then she starts dating some stuffy French count! Of course, he's got to be bad. .. While the plot and dialogue here are not really all that, we still get great eyefuls of the sezy swordsman in black and his ethereal Latin beauty.


Shopgirl
Official website

Claire Dains makes an appearance as a girl torn between a younger struggling musician and an wealthy older divorcee (Steve Martin). I'm a big fan of Claire from as far back as My So-Called Life and such, not to mention Romeo and Juliet...

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Segment: Book Review
Hard Day's Knight by Katie MacAlister
Rating: 7/10


Wacky first-person romance at Renaissance Faire, with MacAlister's own personal tone. Lots of laughs, if a bit silly.

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