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...

Jussie Smollett Is Ready To Make His Directing Debut

It seems that Jussie Smollett is ready to make his directing debut. Check out the latest reports about the man below. The Shade Room said: 'Looks like #JussieSmollett is ready to make his directing debut! BET+ has picked up Jussie’s “B-Boy Blues,” which is set to debut on the streaming platform June 9. The project is a film adaptation of a novel by #JamesEarlHardy, and follows the unlikely lovely story of Mitchell Crawford, a college-educated journalist from Brooklyn, and Raheim Rivers, a bike messenger from Harlem. The film taps #MonaScottYoung as a producer, and features actors #BroderickHunter, #Ledisi, #TimothyRichardson, and #BrandeeEvans.'   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by The Shade Room (@theshaderoom) Someone said: 'Gurl he already made his directing debut,' and a commenter posted this: 'I’m glad he has another opportunity to make a living.' A fan said: 'No thanks because the storyline is probably based on lies,' and a commenter posted this message: 'Kim, there’s people that are dying!!!!' Someone else said: 'They hate on you till you winning again.' It seems that there are new things happening in Jussie Smollett 's case. Check out the latest reports below. TSR notes: 'Whew chile, looks like #JussieSmollett wants either a new trial in court or a not-guilty verdict for allegedly lying to cops.' TSR said: 'If you remember, jurors found Jussie guilty of five felony counts of disorderly conduct back in December. Well according to @TMZ_tv, Jussie’s defense team just filed new documents asking the judge to reverse the verdict.' 'In docs, Jussie claims the court violated his constitutional rights when it prevented his defense team from actively participating in the jury selection process. His defense goes on to claim prosecutors showed a pattern of racism in selecting jurors.(SWIPE)' TSR notes. Someone said: 'This still going on? He’s guilty. Goodbye let’s move on already,' and one other follower posted this: 'hile atp let it ride. I forgot all about it and we have bigger fish to fry .' A follower said: 'I still wanna know like how he even came up with it like what happened for him to want to do that.'

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