Wuthering Heights: definitely filming

First of all, here's more evidence that even though we know very little about, Andrea Arnold's Wuthering Heights is already filming. This is what Deadline says about Kevin Loader, the producer:

Kevin Loader (currently on location with Wuthering Heights) (Tim Adler)

Well, that's certainly good news.

The Oxford Times mentions Wuthering Heights - the novel - in connection with another film:

First love also impinges upon Benoît Jacquot's Deep in the Woods, a fact-based saga that features impressive performances by Isild le Besco and Nahuel Perez Biscayart as the 19th-century doctor's daughter and her feral seducer, who run away together into the forest only for their relationship to come under scrutiny during a sensational court case. Replete with allusions to Wuthering Heights, as well as such features as François Truffaut's L'Enfant sauvage (1970) and Werner Herzog's The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974), this is a fascinating study of passion, superstition, class and psychological disturbance. (David Parkinson)

More on Wuthering Heights and the arts, as this is what The Portland Press Herald says about Veronica Cross's paintings:

Cross might not be screaming emotional oaths over Heathcliff's blazing gables, but even her ostensible silence swells with anticipation: "Onward" declares one canvas and "Until Again" whispers another. The only other canvas with words (of the 15 in the show) waits as well: "With Bated Breath." (Daniel Kany)

The Orange County Register reviews at length the Jane Eyre musical currently on stage in Fullerton.

[...] But whatever the case, much of what's good in FCLO Music Theatre's world premiere staging of the show at Plummer Auditorium has more to do with what director Jan Duncan and company have been able to do with York's story, dialogue and lyrics and Williams' music. (Duncan receives credit as the show's adapter.)
FCLO's staging features great acting, splendid singing and fine dancing, a firm grasp of the score by music director Lee Kreter and a sumptuous visual look by costumer Mela Hoyt-Heydon and set designer Wally Huntoon. [...]
Caldretti is extremely likable and sympathetic as the adult Jane, showing the young woman as sensible and level-headed yet hopeful and optimistic. Her singing style combines the traditions of musical theater with the power of pop-music belting.
Hart, who has appeared on Broadway in "Les Misérables" and "The Scarlet Pimpernel" and memorably with FCLO as the twin leads in the musical "Jekyll & Hyde," owns a superbly expressive tenor that's perfect for operetta (the above roles and this one too) while expressing the turmoil raging within his character.
Hart also has the purity and heroism of film actor Richard Chamberlain and, as one would expect of the man who has played both the dashing Pimpernel and the primitive Hyde, a touch of panache.
Though FCLO veteran Richard Kinsey is featured as Rochester's shady associate Mason as well as in a bit part as Jane's childhood headmaster, the bulk of the show's roles are supporting character parts. The closest to a third star is Anthony Carillo, whose high-pitched voice and tense, hidebound manner are perfect for the egocentric, petulant young minister, St. John Rivers.
In the show's dozens of bit and supporting roles, Duncan's sizable, 22-person ensemble does a superb job, proving multitalented and versatile. Heydon's sumptuous costumes add period authenticity and Huntoon's modular set convincingly creates Rochester's family estate, the plush yet gloomy Thornfield Hall.
Williams' music is pleasant enough but largely indistinct, his work yielding a serviceable score that's occasionally rousing or romantic. Jane's stirring solo "Something Here" reveals her growing attraction to Rochester, while "Hail the Miss Wilsons" shows her as an unremarkable gray mouse alongside the nobility's elegance and colorful finery.
Perhaps the closest thing to a solid hit is Jane and Rochester's "Common Ground," a passionate ballad in which first Caldretti sings, then Hart, before the two join for a stirring duet. York sometimes comes across with a fine lyric or two, such as Jane singing that she's haunted by Rochester's "aching human soul."
The household staff's shenanigans in "Prosperity's Got a Price" and in "Everything Put In Its Place" recall similar material in "Les Misérables," and that's part of this show's problem.
If this score can be faulted, it's for wanting to be one of the other similar shows it tries hard to emulate. So whether you judge "Jane Eyre" successful or not will probably depend more upon your personal theatrical tastes than anything else. (Eric Marchese) (Read the full review here)

You can also see some pictures of the production here.

The Del Mar Times carries an article on local author Melissa Lowes, who is quite a Brontëite:

Lowes, who has also had a few short stories and an essay on Charlotte Brontë published, said she hopes to soon publish more work. (Marlena Chavira-Medford)

We believe that this is her essay on Charlotte Brontë. And on her website she includes Villette among her favourite books.

A member of the staff at CMT.com is reminded of Jane Eyre by Taylor Swift's song You Belong with Me. The Brainerd Dispatch's fine arts student of the week says her favourite book is Jane Eyre. Associated Content has an article on The Evolution of the Gothic Hero: Rochester and Osmond. And The Jewish Week mentions the Brontë family in an article about another literary family: Israel Joshua Singer, Isaac Bashevis Singer and Esther Singer Kreitman. The Anne Brontë Blog has a post on William Weightman. Voyager... Lire... writes in French about The Professor.

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