Great Expectations

Gillian Anderson Wants To Believe Again

Posted 03.29.2012

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Gillian Anderson isn't quite done with "The X-Files." While promoting "Great Expectations" (April 1 and 8 on PBS), Anderson said she hasn't turned...

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Gillian Anderson: I Was Offered A Role On 'Downton'

Posted 03.15.2012

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Gillian Anderson was offered a part in "Downton Abbey." Yep, Agent Scully almost went toe-to-toe with the Dowager Countess. In a new interview wit...

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PHOTOS: The Mistakes Dickens Didn't Want You To See

Nicole Villeneuve | Posted 04.08.2012

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Unlike for some of his other novels, Dickens didn't use planning notes for Great Expectations. The pages of the manuscript are dense with corrections.

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The Little-Known Story Behind A Christmas Carol

Noah St. John | Posted 02.19.2012

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In the fall of 1843, a British novelist found himself facing financial uncertainty. Although his previous novels had sold moderately well, his family bills were mounting and the mortgage was due.

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'Great Expectations' Gets A Makeover

Posted 11.21.2011

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While Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations" has become a sacred piece of literature, for its 200th anniversary, it looks like it will be getting a bit...

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PHOTOS: Helena Bonham Carter Plays Literary Villain

Madeleine Crum | Posted 01.04.2012

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The sweetheart (or miscreant, depending on the flick) of period piece films, Helena Bonham Carter is making a silver-haired return to the silver scree...

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Fail Thee Well

Barbara & Shannon Kelley | Posted 11.20.2011

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What if the surest indicator of your future success -- of living a happy, meaningful, and productive life -- is how good you are at failing?

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What The Dickens Is Up With This Bounty Of Dickens Adaptations?

wordandfilm.com | Posted 09.04.2011

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If those fireworks you saw this weekend seemed to pack a little more, er, firepower than usual, that may be because there were two birthdays to commem...

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The Most Badly Bungled Classic Book-To-Film Adaptations

flavorwire.com | Posted 06.20.2011

Read More: Beowulf, The Greatest Story Ever Told, Great Expectations, Book to Film Adaptations, The Time Machine, The Scarlet Letter, The Count of Monte Cristo, Alice in Wonderland, The Turn of the Screw, All for Love, Bad Book Adaptations, Books News

The wacky, flatulent 3-D family comedy version of Gulliver’s Travels hits DVD today, and no doubt all of you Jonathan Swift fans have already picked...

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Helena Bonham Carter Eyeing Another English Classic, More Zany Costumes Coming?

Posted 06.14.2011

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Helena Bonham Carter likes to play dress up. She may be about to land a role that'll land her another fun wardrobe. Variety reports that the Oscar-...

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WATCH: Sassy Gay Friend Takes On 'Gay Expectations'

Posted 05.25.2011

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It feels like ages since we last saw Sassy Gay Friend, our favorite recurring character from The Second City Network, but he's back and sassier than e...

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'Great Expectations' Stage Adaptation: A Daring New Take On The Classic

The Independent | Posted 05.25.2011

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Relocating "Great Expectations" to Calcutta is a bold move. Arifa Akbar discovers how a playwright rose to the challenge....

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Holiday Round Up From Kids Off the Couch

Sarah Bowman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Once the kids get out of school, they'll be chiming for something to do. Here's what looks like fun to us.

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High Spirits and Expectations at A Noise Within

Melinda Brocka | Posted 05.25.2011

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Both Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit and Charles Dickens' Great Expectations a Glendale's A Noise Within were hilarious, extremely well-acted and included creative use of props and wardrobe.

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Oprah Book Club Pick Off To Slow Start

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — When she learned that Oprah Winfrey had a new book pick coming, Cathy Langer of the Tattered Cover store in Denver ordered hundreds o...

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Oprah Picks 2 Dickens Novels For Book Club

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Better set some time aside for Oprah Winfrey's latest book club pick. The talk show host has selected a pair of Dickens classics, "A...

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Top 10 Troubled Men In Literature

The Guardian | Tony Parsons | Posted 05.25.2011

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Troubled males have always fascinated me. Nothing gets under my skin quite like a boy or a man -- or a male bear, like Rupert -- who is working throug...

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Charles Dickens Characters Have A 'Secret Queer Side,' Says UK Professor

The Telegraph | Stephen Adams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pip and Herbert from Great Expectations are among those who really have homosexual leanings, the study by Dr Holly Furneaux of Leicester University cl...

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Charles Dickens Biography Gives A Fascinating New Take On Author's Life

The Los Angeles Times | Tim Rutten | Posted 05.25.2011

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[I]f you're looking for just one literary life to give as a gift in this holiday season, you won't go wrong by choosing Michael Slater's " Charles Dic...

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