Sense and Sensibility review – blue-chip cast decorates Emma Thompson’s pleasurable Austen adaptation

Thirty years later, this richly enjoyable film is back with its quality lineup including Kate Winslet and Hugh Grant alongside Thompson herself Emma Thompson won a screenplay Oscar for this buoyant, vibrant, richly enjoyable adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel. Released in 1995, it was directed by Ang Lee and is a movie with the pleasures of a golden age studio picture of the kind made by William Wyler. It was the second half of Thompson’s Oscar double – she won her first one in 1993 for acting in Howards End – and she is still the only person in Academy Award history to win for acting and writing. With marvellous lightness and gaiety, Thompson found a response to Austen’s comic register, expertly marrying it up to the romance, and 1995 now looks like the golden age of Austen adaptation, having also seen the Colin Firth/Jennifer Ehle Pride and Prejudice on television and Amy Heckerling’s Emma-homage Clueless at the movies. Thompson paid due attention to Austen’s unique and toughly real...

Chester Bennington’s Unreleased Song ‘Starting To Fly’ Released

Chester Bennington's Unreleased Song 'Starting To Fly' Released. It will appear on Gray Daze's new album "Phoenix," which will be released in the summer. Gray Daze, Chester Bennington's first band, has shared the track and video for "Starting To Fly." In the video, you can see archival footage of the singer taken during the recording of this song. Sean Dowdell, the band's drummer, said that "Starting To Fly" is "a rock anthem about finding yourself and your true potential" : Starting To Fly" will be featured on Gray Daze's new album "Phoenix," which will be released on June 17th. Also on the tracklist was "Saturation (Strange Love)," released in April. "Phoenix" features Chester Bennington's daughters, ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers and Jane's Addiction member Dave Navarro, and Richard Patrick of Filter. Gray Daze lasted from 1993 to 1998, after which Bennington joined Linkin Park. In 2017, the musicians planned a large-scale reunion with concerts, but this never happened due to the death of the singer. Chester Bennington's first band Gray Daze released an unreleased song, "Saturation (Strange Love)." Along with the track, the musicians showed a clip with archival concert footage featuring the singer. Gray Daze drummer Sean Dowdell believes that many people have come to love Bennington for his unique ability to "shout notes." And in the track "Saturation (Strange Love)," this ability of the singer is shown very clearly - listeners literally feel his "anxiety and lively emotions."

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