Seldon's Blog

"TOPSY-TURVY" (1999) Review

I have very limited past experience with the world of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. I have never seen a stage production of any of their works. And I am vaguely familiar with one of the tunes featured in their most famous play, "The Mikado", thanks to the 1978 comedy thriller, "FOUL PLAY". Pathetic is it not? ( Read more... )

"PRIDE AND PREJUDICE" (1995) Review

There have been numerous adaptations of Jane Austen’s celebrated 1813 novel, "Pride and Prejudice" over the past decades. Two of these versions happened to be BBC miniseries that aired in 1980 and 1995. It has been a long time since I have viewed the 1980 miniseries. However, I recently saw the 1995 miniseries for the umpteenth time and decided to finally write a review of it. Adapted by screenwriter Andrew Davies, the miniseries was produced by Sue Birtwistle and directed by Simon Langton.( Read more... )

As far as I know, there have been at least twenty (20) television and movie adaptations of Jane Austen's six published novels. There may have been more, but I am unfamiliar with them. Below is a list of my five (or seven) adaptations of Austen's novels: ( Read more... )