Welcome to the January 2009 meeting of the Risky Regencies JANE AUSTEN MOVIE CLUB! This is where we meet on the first Tuesday of every month to discuss adaptations of Jane Austen’s works, and other Regency-interest film and TV productions. … Continue reading →

Our next four “meetings” of the Jane Austen Movie Club will be: February 3: THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL (1934 — Leslie Howard) March 3: THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL (1982 — Anthony Andrews) April 7: THE MADNESS OF KING GEORGE May 5: SHARPE’S … Continue reading →

As regular Risky Regencies readers know, on the first Tuesday of every month, we discuss a film or TV adaptation of Jane Austen, or some other Regency-interest film. We have now run through all the commonly-watched Austen adaptations (and a … Continue reading →

For this month’s JANE AUSTEN MOVIE CLUB, we have an election!!! Okay, not exactly. But we are voting! So fulfill your patriotic duty (to the great nation of Austenland) and vote on the following issues: With which Austen adaptation heroine … Continue reading →

Welcome to a surprise meeting of the Risky Regencies JANE AUSTEN MOVIE CLUB! (Janet, I hope you feel better soon!!!) Today we’re discussing the new movie THE DUCHESS. Based on the Amanda Foreman biography of Georgiana, the Duchess of Devonshire, … Continue reading →

Welcome to the October meeting of the Risky Regencies JANE AUSTEN MOVIE CLUB! Today we’ll be talking about BRIDE AND PREJUDICE. So please, chime in a say what you liked, what you didn’t like, and how much you enjoyed seeing … Continue reading →