Invariably astute in all things, Jane Austen got it unaccountably wrong with regard to one of her own characters, a young woman she called “a heroine whom no one but myself will much like.” That would ...

On the froth-to-grit Jane Austen spectrum, the new “Emma” in theaters this week falls very pleasantly in the region of the 1996 film version starring Gwyneth Paltrow. The latest “Emma,” marking the ...

A woman I once was in love with used to remind me regularly that not everyone enjoys the kind of privilege that we’re accustomed to seeing on television, in the pages of most magazines and even in ...

If you have any sense or sensibility, you’ll race to see “Emma.” - the latest in dozens of Jane Austen adaptations. Like 1995’s “Clueless” and the acclaimed Gwenyth Paltrow version from 1996, this ...

First-time filmmaker Autumn de Wilde might be new to the big screen, but the long-time music video director and photographer has always had a soft spot for the woman who inspired her first film, a ...

Jane Austen’s most famous novel adapted into a screwball stage comedy? It’s a screwy idea and certainly not likely to please former English profs turned critics. Adapter Kate Hamill knew as much and ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In 1995, Amy Heckerling wrote and directed what is arguably the perfect adaptation of Jane Austen ...

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Jane Austen once described the protagonist of her 1815 novel as “a heroine whom no-one but myself will much like.” She was wrong. Despite a few objectional qualities the world fell in love with ...

Majestic Repertory Theatre will complete its Eighth Season of original live theatre in the Las Vegas Arts District with Jane Austen's EMMA, an “immersive love story” adapted and directed by Troy Heard ...

There’s beauty to spare in the new screen adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Emma,” from its palatial country estates with their art-filled galleries and manicured lawns, to the exquisitely detailed ...