Some Possible Upcoming Reviews!

I know I still haven't seen Amazing Grace yet, but it is still on my list of movies to watch, so hopefully soon I'll watch it and review it! I still can't wait to see it!

Last week, my mom and I went to Barnes and Noble and we bought two more DVDs.

I heard about Downton Abbey a little bit before it was announced that Masterpiece Theater was going to play it earlier this year, but I didn't know too much about it. It takes place in 1912/1913/1914, so in the Edwardian era. It's about a noble family and it's servants that live at the estate Downton Abbey. There are quite a few familiar faces to those who watch a lot of period dramas: Hugh Bonneville (Daniel Deronda), Maggie Smith (Becoming Jane, David Copperfield), Brendon Coyle (Lark Rise to Candleford), just to name a few. My mom and I just finished watching it. It was interesting, but be warned: there are some mature themes (with accompanying scenes) present in this series, but the scenes were only in the first couple of episodes.

I heard about North and South a while ago, and finally we bought it. I know that the book was by Elizabeth Gaskell, who also wrote Cranford and Wives and Daughters. I heard that it was good (and it's main character, Margaret Hale, has done well in "The Period Drama Heroine Tournament").

And I also got recently...

...the 1971 version of Sense and Sensibility. I had heard about this version, that it includes Joanna David (who was Mrs. Gardiner in Pride and Prejudice (1995)) as Elinor Dashwood, and Patricia Routledge (who was Hyacinth Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances) as Mrs. Jennings. I had only seen one version of Sense and Sensibility (the 1995 movie), so I wonder how this will compare.

Possible Upcoming Reviews!

 

I've got these two on my list of period dramas to watch.

Amazing Grace is actually something that my sister has owned for a while; she watched it and said that it was really good. When it came out in the theaters, I wanted to see it, but never got the chance (I rarely get to the movie theaters). I came upon the trailer recently and I showed it to my mom. We both want to see it now. Romola Garai, who was Emma Woodhouse in the most recent adaptation of Emma, is in it. It looks really good, and I can't wait to watch it!

Romola Garai in Amazing Grace





When my mom and I went to Borders, we were looking at the DVDs. We were looking for some bargin DVD's, but couldn't find any. Then I saw a wall that featured bargin DVD's so we went to look at it. I noticed The Buccaneers on this wall for about $15. My mom and I had both heard of it, so for $15, we bought it. I don't know much about the plot, other than it's about marriage. The costumes make use of the bustle, which should be interesting. Carla Gugino from Night at the Museum and Greg Wise from Sense and Sensibility are both in this miniseries.

I also have yet to finish Lark Rise to Candleford: Series 3. Hopefully soon, though! I have two more episodes to watch, then I'll review that. Then to wait for Series 4... the last series in LRTC :'(

I've also been working on my sewing! I know I haven't updated in the longest time about my sewing, but I have been working on it. Right now, I'm working on two projects that go together: once they're done, I'll do a post on both of them.

Hope everyone had a Happy St. Valentine's Day!