The Sydney Morning Herald thinks that Mia Wasikowska is one of 'Australia's top chances for Oscar nominations' although it is considered a 'long shot'.
If there is a major surprise when the Academy Award nominations are announced early Wednesday morning (AEDT) Australian actress Mia Wasikowska could be the reason.
A few weeks ago the best actress Oscar prospects for the Canberra-born 22-year-old's critically-acclaimed, but quickly forgotten, starring role in Jane Eyre were as healthy as the Costa Concordia cruise ship.
The tide recently turned.
One of Wasikowska's champions, ironically, is the woman most likely to win the best actress Oscar, Meryl Streep.
The US star used a portion of her acceptance speech after winning the Golden Globe last week to remind the world about Wasikowska's performance as Jane Eyre in the new adaptation of the classic Charlotte Bronte novel.
"How about Mia Wasikowska in Jane Eyre?" Streep, a short-priced favourite to win the third Oscar of her career for playing former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady, asked the A-list crowd at the Globes that included many Academy-voting members.
Wasikowska remains at long-shot odds of 100/1 and would have to squeeze out one of the five actresses who appear set to receive nominations: Streep; Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn); Viola Davis (The Help); Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs); and Tilda Swinton (We Need to Talk About Kevin). [...]
Wasikowska is Australia's only chance at picking up an acting nominee. . .
Examiner's Kevin Thomas thinks Jane Eyre might be nominated in the following categories: Best Musical Score and Best Costume Design. And according to him the film would also be a runner-up for Best Art Direction. While
The Hollywood Reporter's Scott Feinberg only sees it nominated for Best Costume Design although he reckons it should be a contender for Best Musical Score.
And this is how
The Daily Beast describes Michael Fassbender's Rochester:
the moody, sideburned Rochester in Jane Eyre (David Ansen)
The Celebrity Cafe takes a look at Michael Fassbender's filmography.
Jane EyreThe classic tale of Jane Eyre has been told over and over again in countless TV and movies. Sometimes it appears that Jane Eyre is a fixture of literature and dramatic arts. Casting Fassbender in this latest edition and adaptation was somewhat controversial. The role of Mr. Rochester has been played by so many actors and it has been believed that Fassbender was too handsome. Despite the criticism the film was able to create a Rochester who had so much broody moods that you forget how handsome his face is. Even in the scene where Fassbender asks Jane if she found handsome you don’t think about what he looks like. This is a good example of why Fassbender's is one of those actors who does not rely on his looks even though he totally could. (Jackie Morrison)
The Huffington Post briefly discusses Andrea Arnold's Wuthering Heights:
I saw three very impressive films at Sundance yesterday and was reminded why I'm here. The first, Wuthering Heights, helmed by the formidably talented and charming director Andrea Arnold (Fish Tank), was tough and as much of an inundation on the viewers as the blizzard outside. It is a challenging and unapologetic film to say the least, but does everything Indie cinema should in leaving you thinking about it for hours and possibly days. (Liliana Greenfield-Sanders)
Another writer for
The Huffington Post is not so thrilled though:
5:10 p.m. My second movie at Sundance is Wuthering Heights, which caused me to have fond memories of my first Sundance movie, Elena. Wuthering Heights is pretty. Wuthering Heights is a really long movie and it feels even longer. There should be a term for this, like the wind chill or heat index: "Wuthering Heights has a running time of 128 minutes, but the length index is going to make it feel more like 140 for all you folks out there." (Mike Ryan)
In the meantime,
Variety brings up memories of Wuthering Heights 1939:
The great Sir Laurence Olivier complained in his memoir that his producer, Samuel Goldwyn, was constantly nattering at him over his performance in "Wuthering Heights' and that he rarely heard from his director. (Peter Bart)
The New Hampshire Sentinel Source wonders what to do with the books when you are 'getting rid of stuff'. Here's a problem common to book lovers in general and Brontëites in particular:
I found, as I picked up book after book, that my own history was embedded in the pages. Which edition of “Jane Eyre” would I keep? The pretty one, or the one I had first devoured? The pretty one went in the box. (Sarah Spykman)
This
Salon writer doesn't seem to share the love for Jane Eyre, at least not for the main character:
The stress was mounting. One evening, after patiently listening to my jealous wheedling, he left for a reading alone. I pitched “Anna Karenina” at the door, then passed the rest of the night with a bottle of Malbec and one of my very favorites: “Wide Sargasso Sea.” Ever read that one? The heroine gets so crazy over the loss of her husband’s love she sets herself on fire, along with Thornfield Hall, the home of the much less endearing Jane Eyre. (Katie Crouch)
TheIndependent.com has apparently found the reason why people don't enjoy reading Jane Eyre (don't they really?):
There's a reason that people don't generally like reading classic novels like "Jane Eyre" or "The Grapes of Wrath." It's because they've been beaten to death in classrooms across the nation, so that reading them has become a chore, not something to be enjoyed.
As Mark Twain said, "Classic: A book which people praise and don't read." (Olivia Exstrum)
The Sydney Morning Herald paraphrases from Jane Eyre:
Between me and my children there is, to paraphrase Rochester in Jane Eyre, a string: knotted in my chest to another string in their little ribs. Too far apart, for too many days, and it may snap - leaving me ''bleeding inwardly,'' as Rochester puts it. Standard parental love, really. (Damon Young)
It is a while since we last saw a sports chronicle mentioning the Brontës. Well, the
Denver Post certainly makes up for the long time:
Alistair Cooke should have been the TV host. Herman Melville could have written the scripts. Think football's version of "Wuthering Heights" and "The Count of Monte Cristo" back to back.
The AFC and NFC championship games Sunday were masterpiece theater. (Woody Paige)
So how was the book? posts about Agnes Grey. And Flickr user
JL La Rouge shares a picture of Top Withins.
The
Brussels Brontë Blog has a post on an 1855 Jane Eyre play co-written by Alphonse Royer and Victor Lefèvre.
Romantique Innocence By Nailah D'arcy writes about the novel and
La Piccola Ricamatrice (in Italian) is stitching something inspired by Jane Eyre (to be revealed soon, we hope).
Inspired Ground thinks Jane Eyre 2011 has one of the best movie locations of last year and
A Girl and a Gun: A Cinematic Blog gives the film 3 1/2 stars.
Finally,
BookieMonster is giving away three copies of Jane Eyre 2011.
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