Victorian Sims

I'm way too busy in my real life to adapt another imaginary one. Still I'm intrigued by the Victorian-themed virtual reality happening over at The Independent State of Caledon. Try out your own avatar if you dare!

Being Mr. Darcy

I'm a few weeks behind on this one, but love this interview with Colin Firth wondering when Mr. Darcy will die already. He says being known as Darcy feels like a nickname he just can't shake and refers to it as his "part-time burden." To his credit, he goes on to say he doesn't resent the connection, seeing as it pretty much made his career and all.

Also amused by the Andrew Davies revelation that Darcy was supposed to be full-on buck naked in the legendary lake scene.

Source: The Times UK

Oooooooohhhhh!

Have to confess, I didn't love-love the book by Phillipa Gregory, but this poster gets me excited nonetheless. Coming in February.

In A Lather!!!!

Everything Johnny Depp is involved in appears to be cinematic gold.

Case in point, check out the trailer for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

War of Words

Big time controversy about the filming of Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner, and whether or not the film's young stars knew what they were getting into -- and what it could mean for them now. Originally scheduled for a Nov. 2nd release, the film's debut has since been postponed to give the boys and their families an opportunity to leave Afghanistan, where they might face retaliation for participating in the film's controversial scenes.

Source: The Guardian

The Golden Compass

Check out this short feature about the making of Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass followed by the trailer. The movie has a Pan's Labyrinth/Narnia vibe.

I covet Nicole Kidman's wardrobe, for the record. And Daniel Craig.

Whereabouts: James Purefoy

You may know him as Marc Antony from HBO's "Rome," or perhaps he rings a bell as Rawdon Crawley opposite Reese Witherspoon in Vanity Fair. Jane Austen film fans know him as Tom Bertram, but he's also played Beau Brummell, and the Mayor of Casterbridge's nemesis. In any case, James Purefoy will soon play a humble 16th century swordsman, Solomon Kane, in an adaptation of the stories by Robert E. Howard.

From Dark Horizons:
"Kane is a 16th century soldier who learns that his brutal and cruel actions have damned him but is determined to redeem himself by living peaceably. But he finds himself dragged out of retirement for a fight against evil."