Thankfully the new adaptation of Northanger Abbey was done by Andrew Davies who hits all the right notes. Admittedly, this book has not been adapted as much as the others, so there is nothing stellar to compare against, but he makes excellent use of Austen’s own dialogue (not every director is able to do this), adroitly showing the [...]
Archive for January, 2008
Andrew Davies does it again
Posted in Literary Links, movies, tagged movies on January 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Persuasion – ouch!
Posted in Literary Links, movies, tagged movies on January 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I hated the new version of Persuasion, which aired on PBS last week as Masterpiece Theatre becomes “Masterpiece Classics” and an all-Jane Austen slate of programs is kicked off. Sally Hawkins is no Amanda Root, who played Anne in the 1995 movie version. She has a slumping, shuffling way of walking, gapes constantly like a fish out of water and [...]
Audio Austen
Posted in Audiobooks, Literary Links, books, tagged books on January 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
While on a roadtrip to Virginia (11 1/2 hours with minimal stops), I listened to an audio version of Sense and Sensibility, read by Nadia May (Blackstone Audiobooks; 2000). At first I thought her voice was too strident, but that impression evaporated almost immediately. She does a fine job with the different voices, crucial with [...]
Shrimp Quesadillas
Posted in Recipes, tagged Food on January 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
So, the holiday is over, and the ‘fridge is full of leftovers, most notably a bag of cooked shrimp.
Put a flour tortilla on an oiled, rimmed baking sheet. Sprinkle lightly with shredded mozzarella cheese. Top with chopped cooked shrimp, minced garlic, red onion, maybe a minced scallion; add a layer of shredded Monterey Jack or [...]
