The red room as an X header

Variety announces the death of the actor Paul Geoffrey (1955-2024):

Paul Geoffrey, an English actor known for his roles in “Excalibur” and “Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes,” has died. He was 68. (Sophia Scorziello(

He also played Mr. Lockwood in Wuthering Heights 1992. 

A curiosity: thanks to this article in The Times we have discovered that the recently deceased actor Donald Sutherland (1935-2024) appeared in a production of Jane Eyre in 1961 at the Perth Theatre as, most probably, Richard Mason. Picture here.

Apollo Magazine showcases objects that "explore the ways in which artists and craftspeople have for millennia been inspired by music or have created music":

The Brontës’ piano (1820), John Green Firm

Brontë Parsonage Museum, Haworth

Emily Brontë is best known for her sole novel, Wuthering Heights, published the year before she died at the age of 30. But she was also a skilled pianist, probably the most accomplished among her siblings, and studied (and taught) piano in Brussels for a time. This upright piano, distinguished by a screen of purple silk that conceals the hammers and strings, is a touching embodiment of the breadth of her skillset, and a reminder that the lyrical qualities of her prose and poetry sprang from a deeply musical mind. 

High on Films ranks every Andrea Arnold film:

2. Wuthering Heights 2001

While I haven’t deeply explored Emily Brontë’s “Wuthering Heights'” beyond its basic premise and storyline, I recognize that its examination of the darker aspects of morality and its complex portrayal of forbidden love has captivated many influential artists over the years. Andrea Arnold’s film adaptation, which is largely faithful to the source material, has adeptly distilled the novel’s poetic pauses and visual elements, endowing the moorland saga with an air of mystique and offering a narrative through a distinctly masculine lens for a change. “Wuthering Heights” is a film of beautiful turmoil, with a narrative artfully communicated through minimalism. Robbie Ryan’s exceptional cinematography eloquently narrates, turning the romance between a pious Christian’s daughter and an African stowaway into a form of myth. (Shashwat Sisodiya)

Hogwarts Professor analyzes the new X header of J.K. Rowling. Right. The header:

The emphasis on red – given that this lift was originally known as a ‘red “ascending room”’ – recalls the famous ‘red-room’ in Jane Eyre, a version of Harry’s cupboard under the stairs in which an orphan is locked by their cruel aunt. We don’t need to look far for Rowling’s love of the Brontës – she has cited ‘all the Brontes’ as among her favourite authors, named both her dog and her TV production company after them and used Charlotte Brontë poems for two epigraphs in Ink Black Heart. Jane Eyre certainly seems to be one of the literary orphans after whom Harry’s story is modelled, as John Grange spelt out in Bookshelf. (Beatrice Groves)

Hollywood in Toto vindicates The Village by M. Night Shyamalan: 

Far better is a long, hypnotic nighttime confession of affection between Howard and Phoenix’s characters. The lingering mist even has a “Wuthering Heights” quality. (Barry Wurst)

Harper's Bazaar (México) recommends Regency-set novels for Bridgerton fans: 

Jane Eyre

Año de publicación: 1847.

Sinopsis: de Charlotte Brontë, una novela gótica que sigue la vida de Jane Eyre, una joven huérfana que ha tenido una infancia difícil y ha sido maltratada por sus familiares y en su internado. Tras superar muchas adversidades, Jane se convierte en institutriz en Thornfield Hall, una mansión misteriosa donde conoce y se enamora del enigmático y atormentado señor Rochester. A medida que su relación se desarrolla, Jane descubre oscuros secretos que acechan en Thornfield Hall. (Regina Barberena) (Translation)´

PopGeeks recalls the TV series Born Again 2021:

Born Again Is Korean Drama Series Released In 2020, Has 32 Episodes, And Can Be Categorized As Legal Drama, Romance, Crime And Mystery, And Supernatural Or Fantasy.

In “Born Again”, we are introduced to the three (3) main characters who are first connected through the classic Emily Brontë novel “Wuthering Heights”. In that novel a character named Heathcliff loved a woman who always remained “inaccessible” to him, in this life. After their deaths, they were finally together walking on the moors surrounding Wuthering Heights, which is a place where they shared innocent times as children and became lovers when they grew up. The tangled and mangled story of Gong Ji-chul, Jung Ha-eun, and Cha Hyung-bin begins in the 1980s. (CMoneySpiner)

La Opinión de Murcia (Spain) interviews the writer Milagros López who seems a bit confused about where she goes in her summer holidays:

Este año voy a ir al pueblo y la casa de Jane Eyre, me gustan los viajes que me permiten ver lugares literarios, casas de escritores, etc. (Javier Lorente) (Translation)

Clara (Spain) recommends classics to read this summer:

Pack Las Eternas Hermanas Brontë

Cumbres borrascosas fue de los primeros libros clásicos con los que me atreví y no me defraudó. Cuando antes te decía que las tramas, amores y pasiones de las novelas del siglo XIX no tienen nada que envidiar a las de los Bridgerton es verdad. La historia de Catherine y Heathcliff es apasionante y salvaje. Este precioso pack, además de Cumbres borrascosas, contiene Jane Eyre, Agnes Grey, El profesor y Villete (sic). Todos perfectos para leer este verano. (Laura Pérez Llorca) (Translation)

Cuba News (Cuba) interviews the actress Natacha Díaz:

Desde mi infancia tuve muchas influencias artísticas, pero lo que despertó mi interés por la actuación fue la versión cubana de la radionovela Cumbres Borrascosas (1968). (...)

Así fue como llegué a la actuación, movida por el capítulo final de Cumbres… (Abel Castillo Noriega)  (Translation)

Today.com lists quotes about sisterhood, included by Charlotte Brontë.