COME TO THE &#39;FAIR&#39;: 19th-Century novel that became Reese ...
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The September pick of the Free Press/Magic 105.1 Book Club is an 800-page novel about a cruel woman and her stupid friend and how they rise and fall and rise again among cruel and stupid people in Regency London.
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This sweet-natured coming-of-age story manages a neat trick in our increasingly ``edge&#39;&#39;-obsessed television world: It&#39;s old-fashioned without seeming irrelevant.
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A fairy tale in realist drag, âThe Pursuit of Happynessâ is the kind of entertainment that goes down smoothly until it gets stuck in your craw.
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Actress Reese Witherspoon, who plays social climber Becky Sharpe in the big screen adaptation of William Thackeray&#39;s classic novel &quot;Vanity Fair&quot;, has revealed that she prefers life as a brunette.
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The carpeted room smelled of women&#39;s perfume, and the curtains complemented the antique furniture. A bowl of shiny apples reflected sunlight streaming through the door.
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"North River" (Little, Brown and Company, 352 pages, $25.99) &#151; Pete Hamill: The streets of old New York are getting mighty crowded with fictional characters. Contemporary authors seem more apt then ever to dip into the city's rich past to tell their tales. Among the few who stand out are E.L. Doctorow, Kevin Baker, Caleb Carr, Thomas Kelly &#151; and Pete Hamill.
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George MacDonald Fraserâs popular novels about the arch-rogue Harry Flashman followed their hero as he swashbuckled, drank and womanized his way through signal events of the 19th century.
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Reese Witherspoon makes an appealingly crafty Becky Sharp in Mira Nair's bland but color-drenched adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's 1848 novel.
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But keep that movie or game a week too long, and you&#39;ll own it (but can return it, for a fee). By MARK ALBRIGHT, Times Staff Writer.
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The Vineyard Theaterâs rare revival of J. M. Barrieâs elegantly plotted ghost story is an occasion of some interest.
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This Valentine's Day, one publisher wants you to be the one doing the bodice-ripping. Book By You says it sells thousands of personalized romance novels each year with titles such as "ER Fever" and "Pirates of Desire," where the reader is the star. It's not Bronte, but customers are going crazy for the novels that make them the main characters.
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By KRISTEN DAVENPORT, PHOTO BY JANE PHILLIPS
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More than any other character in Vanity Fair, it was Becky Sharpe who engaged director Mira Nair. &quot;I think Becky is literature&#39;s greatest character,&quot; says Nair.
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William Makepeace Thackerayâs seminal 1848 novel, âVanity Fair,â was filmed in the silent era, in 1932 with Myrna Loy, and in 1935 with Miriam Hopkins.
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Vanity Fair: Comedy-drama. Starring Reese Witherspoon, James Purefoy, Romola Garai and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers. Directed by Mira Nair.
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I>Bride and Prejudice has some interesting marriage festivities in store for its audience.
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Horror movies have a right to be tacky. Good taste really shouldn&#39;t cross anybody&#39;s mind while determining the swift arc of an ax or a cool trajectory for blood to spray. But if you&#39;re looking for ...