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Merchandise Monday – Pride and Prejudice: Keepsake Edition

10 Monday Feb 2014

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Woohoo!!!

Okay, I know you shouldn’t start an article with “woohoo” but I am so excited I just had to “woohoo”.

There is a new version of Pride and Prejudice out on Blu-ray!!!  It is the Pride And Prejudice: Keepsake Edition Blu-ray and includes new featurettes.

The mini-series is the granddame of period costume dramas.  In my opinion, if this version of Pride and Prejudice hadn’t been made then Downton Abbey and other period costume dramas would never been made.  This film has inspired countless other period costume dramas and for good reason.

In 1995, the BBC and A&E collaborated in to bring Jane Austen’s clasic 1813 Regency romance Pride and Prejudice to television.  It stars Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy (((swoon))) and American Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth “Lizzy” Bennet.

I remember watching it on PBS and being mesmerized.  The costumes and the music were wonderful.  It was charming and captivated and you could lose yourself in Regency romance for a few hours.  The story was told almost just like the book which is always admirable.  And who can forget the Pemberly pond scene!!! Okay.  So, that wasn’t in the book but in my mind, Jane Austen would have approved of that little bit of delicious artist licesne.   I just had to buy the VCR version of the series.  It was 5 tapes long and was $89!!  That was a lot of money for 1995 but so worth it.  Shoot, that is a lot of money for 2014!  And then it came out in DVD and I bought that and that was worth the money.  The Blu-ray came out but I never got around to getting that version but it was always on my Christmas list.  But I will certainly be getting this version.

The Blu-ray extras include ” ’Pride and Prejudice:’ A Turning Point for Period Drama,” “The Definitive ’Pride and Prejudice,’” “Love or Money? Courtship and Marriage in ’Pride and Prejudice,’ ” “The Music of ’Pride and Prejudice,” “Lifestyles of the Wealth in Early 19th Century England,” “Technical Restoration,” and “Lasting Impressions.”

“Pride And Prejudice: Keepsake Edition” Blu-ray Set is $29.99 and available at Shop PBS.  And if you act quickly, you can get 20% off until 11:59pm PT on 2/10/14.

~~~ Happy Shopping ~~~

Beverly Sees Death Comes To Pemberley Filming

03 Saturday Aug 2013

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Filming of Death Comes To Pemberley may be over in York but it is in full swing in Beverly.

Origin Pictures producer Eliza Mellor said: “We were looking for a Georgian courtroom to film in and this one in Beverley was the best we saw.

“While on location in Beverley, we are filming some of the most important scenes of the drama, including the trial of George Wickham, which decides his  fate.

“We’ve had a wonderful time filming in Yorkshire and had such a warm welcome  from everyone, which we are very grateful for.”

The courtroom scene is being filmed at the Beverley Guildhall, which was the traditional seat of government in the town from 1501 until the late 20th century.

PERIOD DRESS: From left, actors Pete Szoradi, Rebecca Lindley, Paul Davis, and Anthony Ramwell. Pictures: Kate Woolhouse

PERIOD DRESS: From left, actors Pete Szoradi, Rebecca Lindley, Paul Davis, and Anthony Ramwell. Pictures: Kate Woolhouse

​ON LOCATION: The cast and crew at Beverley's Guildhall.

Death Comes To Pemberley is the three-part TV mini-series adaption of P.D. James’ novel of the same name and picks up six years after Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.  It will air on BBC One around Christmas.

I’m still hoping to see a picture of Mr. and Mrs. Darcy together.  Anyone in Beverly have a camera and want to surprise me?  🙂

http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/BBC-TV-stars-shoot-Pride-Prejudice-sequel/story-19604745-detail/story.html#ixzz2atKk3MPd

Death Comes To Pemberley York Filming Finished

02 Friday Aug 2013

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Actor Matthew Rhys, who is currently starring in ITV’s Cold War drama The Americans, outside St Williams College during the last day of filming in York

The filming of the TV mini-series Death Comes To Pemberley finished its filming in York yesterday.  Actor Matthew Rhys, who plays Mr. Darcy, was snapped outside St Williams College in all his Darcy finery.  No doubt he was doing something involving his pride or his prejudices.  (Or did he overcome those character flaws already?)

Death Comes To Pemberley is based on the P.D. James novel of the same name.  It tells the story of Mr. and Mrs. Darcy (Fitzwilliam and Elizabeth) five years after Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice left off.  The TV mini-series is scheduled to be shown around Christmas in the U.K.  (I shutter to think how long it will take for U.S. audiences to finally see it.)

Actor Matthew Rhys, who is currently starring in ITV’s Cold War drama The Americans, outside St Williams College during the last day of filming in York

http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/10585298.Filming_of_BBC_drama_in_York_wrapped_up/

Downton Abbey: Meet the new cast – Joanna David

17 Wednesday Jul 2013

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Downton Abbey:  Meet the new cast – Joanna David

Joanna Davis is a seasoned actress with roles in two BBC period adaptations – Mrs. Gardiner in Pride and Prejudice (my favorite version!!!!) and Mrs. Bayham Badger in Bleak House.  Her work spans over 44 years and is varied.

She will play The Dutchess of Yeovil, a house guest at Downton Abbey.

 

http://www.hellomagazine.com/film/2013071613528/downton-abbey-new-series-4/

Mr. Darcy Makes an Appearance in the Serpentine

12 Friday Jul 2013

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Before there was Downton Abbey, there was Pride and Prejudice.  (((Sigh))) Be still my Austen loving Downtonian heart – Mr. Darcy.  Not just any Mr. Darcy: Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy in the A&E/BBC mini series.  Who could forget the now classic scene where Mr. Darcy dives in to the pond as Pemberly and emerges in all his glory in a wet white linen shirt.  (((Sigh)))  It makes me tingley just thinking about it.  🙂Colin Firth

And leave it to the Brits to immortalize that classic scene in the form of a 12 foot Mr. Darcy statue in the Serpentine lake in London’s Hyde Park as a promotion for the launch of a new TV channel, UKTV’s Drama, rebroadcast of 1995 BBC miniseries “Pride and Prejudice”.  And I have to say that I LOVE IT!!!  What could be better than taking a swim in your favorite park alongside a Mr. Darcy statue???  Apparently even the swans in the Serpentine love Mr. Darcy also.  Who knew???

The statue took three men two months to complete can be seen in London for a few more days before it tours the U.K.  First a stop in Scarborough for a dip in the sea and then a long visit to Lyme Park, a.k.a. Pemberly until February 2014.

View a video regarding this:  http://gu.com/p/3h6ak