Bright Star

Golden Globe Nominations: Reactions From Women Film Writers and Critics

Melissa Silverstein | Posted 12.16.2009 | Entertainment


Melissa Silverstein

After the Golden Globe nominations, I reached out to several women who write and think about films to get their sense of the stories that came out of the nominations.

Jan Chapman - The Woman Behind So Many Great Films

Melissa Silverstein | Posted 11.10.2009 | Entertainment


Melissa Silverstein

One thing you will discover if you dig a little deeper on some of the most interesting flicks to have come out of Australia in the last 20 years is the recurrence of one name: Jan Chapman.

Bright Star Shines Brightly

Regina Weinreich | Posted 11.18.2009 | Entertainment


Regina Weinreich

Given the emotion of the love story, Keats with his Fanny Brawne, the movie is chaste, with a PG rating; no bodies writhing suggestively, and yet the screen quivers with repressed longing.

Toronto's Celebration of Women Filmmakers

Erica Abeel | Posted 11.15.2009 | Entertainment


Erica Abeel

My favorite from women filmmakers so far is Campion's Bright Star, a cinematic tone poem about the love between poet John Keats and girl next door Fanny Brawne.

"Bright Star" Premiere: Jane Campion, Sofia Coppola, Abbie Cornish & A Wardrobe Malfunction (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 11.15.2009 | Entertainment


The highly-anticipated John Keats bio-pic "Bright Star" had its US premiere in New York Monday night. Joining director Jane Campion were the film'...

A Poet's Love Story Comes To Theaters

John Lundberg | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living


John Lundberg

A soon-to-be-released movie by director Jane Campion explores the relationship between the great English poet John Keats and his love, Fanny Brawne. ...

Jane Campion's "Bright Star" Premieres at Cannes

Karin Badt | Posted 06.19.2009 | Entertainment


Karin Badt

Fanny lies alone on her bed with a white gauze curtain billowing, as her legs, slightly parted, tremble under her frock.

CANNES: Jane Campion's "Bright Star" Premiere With Star-Studded Red Carpet (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 06.15.2009 | Entertainment


(AP Article, Huffington Post slideshow) CANNES, France - Jane Campion figured the best way to get modern audiences to love John Keats was to present ...