The Yorkshire Post talks about new films or TV series shot in Yorkshire. There's a passing mention of the upcoming
Mammoth Screen's adaptation of Wuthering Heights:
More is to come. In 2009, look out for an ITV adaptation of Wuthering Heights, a Channel 4 drama trilogy inspired by the Yorkshire Ripper murders called Red Riding and The Damned United, a film about the doomed manager of Leeds United, Brian Clough. (Annalise Culid)
We have received confirmation from the WGHB Press Office that the
reported broadcast dates in the US are correct:
In winter 2009, MASTERPIECE CLASSIC returns with a feast of new adaptations:
January 18 and 25
Wuthering Heights (2.5-hour mini-series) at 9pm ET on PBS
A thrilling new adaptation of Emily Brontë’s haunting classic, which chronicles the
passionate spiritual bond between Heathcliff, an abandoned Gypsy boy adopted by
the Earnshaw family of Wuthering Heights, and the family’s daughter, Cathy. Published in 1847, the novel was condemned by one critic as “abominably pagan”
for the dark passion throbbing in the heart of its irredeemable hero-villain. Tom Hardy (The Virgin Queen) is Heathcliff, newcomer Charlotte Riley is Cathy, and Burn Gorman (Bleak House) is Cathy’s brother Hindley.
Nevertheless, the ITV has not confirmed the April broadcast in the UK:
Unfortunately we are unable to offer any scheduling information at this time. Sorry I cannot assist further on this occasion.
ITV Viewer Services
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the theatrical version by April de Angelis is on stage at the Chichester Theatre Festival.
The Chichester Observer talks with Amanda Ryan:
"I have not done as much theatre as I have done TV and film," Amanda says. " In my last job Shameless I was very very clear that the next job I would do would be theatre. It was a couple of years since I had last done any, and I was longing to do some.
"I wanted the rehearsal process. I wanted something really challenging. I had been doing Shameless which is such a big cast. You are called every now and again to do a scene. It's great fun, and it is bold work with a lovely cast and crew. But it was a bitty and sporadic.
"I really wanted to fully use myself, to find something that is totally all-consuming, and I couldn't have wished for a better part than this.
It was proper graft, and I loved every minute of the rehearsal process."
Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë's only novel, is considered a classic of English literature and one of the greatest romantic stories ever written. The stage version comes from award-winning playwright April de Angelis, the story of the wildly-passionate but doomed love between Heathcliff and Catherine - a passion which eventually destroys them both.
"It was kind of daunting, the thought of taking on this iconic character from literature that people know so well and have so many expectations about, but I approached it like you would any other character.
"I began to really look at all the qualities that Catherine has – very attractive qualities. She is a very free spirit, she is very impulsive. She is wild and she runs wild through the moors. She is a child of the landscape that she comes from, and she is different.
"And she is passionate" – which means that you have got to throw yourself into her character: "She flies into tempers all the time. You have got to be inside that. I am of the feeling that acting is about putting yourself immediately in the situation and surrounding yourself with all the impulses and emotions."
Booktrade informs about the recent disclosure of the
British Book Design and Production Awards 2008. Editions by Classical Comics, including
Jane Eyre, are mentioned:
Following on from the success of their first book, Henry V (which won a Silver IPPY this year), the second book in the series, Macbeth Original Text, has scooped a first prize at Wednesday night's ceremony for the British Book Design and Production Awards 2008.
The event was a great success overall for Classical Comics. Macbeth Original Text was the winner of the Secondary Education category and was also Highly Commended (2nd place) in Literature; while Henry V Quick Text achieved the shortlist for the Secondary Education category. The award for Macbeth, presented by Gyles Brandreth, marked a significant achievement - not only for the book itself, but also for the company as both gain recognition from the mainstream book industry.
Following the success of its pioneering three-tier dialogue treatments of Shakespeare's Henry V and Macbeth, Classical Comics continues its series of graphic novel adaptations of literary classics with the publication of multi-text versions of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, and Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
All three of the latest books, plus Macbeth, have been nominated for the 2009 Cybil Awards.
Charlotte Bronte's classic Jane Eyre is brought to vibrant life by legendary artist John M Burns. Perhaps best known for his daily newspaper comic strips (such as The Seekers, Modesty Blaise, Danielle, and George and Lynne), John has also worked on Dan Dare, Judge Dredd, and Trueno; he co-created Bendatti Vendetta for the Judge Dredd Megazine, and is lead artist of Nikolai Dante. John's sympathetic treatment of this classical romance from 1847 perfectly matches Amy Corzine's inspired script adaptation.
The Hour,
The Stamford Times and
The Hickory Daily Record comment the recent release of the
Studio One Anthology boxset which includes Wuthering Heights 1950.
In the blog world: dragonclouds posts several Jane Eyre 2006 icons on the
LiveJournal thornfield community.
Categories: Comics, Jane Eyre, Movies-DVD-TV, Theatre, Wuthering Heights
January 18 and 25 at 9pm ET on PBS!!!! :-) Can someone record it for me please? I don't live in US!
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