As Oprah heads to cable, willher golden touch go with her? Nov 21, 2009
Alice Hoffman s book, Here on Earth, a modern reworking of the Emily Bronte classic, Wuthering Heights, sailed to No. 1 when Oprah gave it the nod. Warner Studios then turned it into the movie Practical Magic, starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman. (Boston Globe)
Twilight of Our Youth: It isnt just a tween phenomenon. Women in their 30s and beyond are addicted to Stephenie Meyers vampire saga, too, Sarah Hepola, Salon Nov 19, 2009
Like many interviewees, Kirsten sees Edward as a dashing mix of Heathcliff from "Wuthering Heights" and Mr. Darcy of "Pride and Prejudice." (HarperCollins has even rereleased "Wuthering Heights," Bella's favorite book, with "Twilight"-themed covers. Like Darcy, Edward is rich and talented but also aloof, difficult. (Harper's Magazine)
GEOMETRY OF LOVE: Triangles through the years Nov 13, 2009
Other literary triangles: Wuthering Heights, Pride & Prejudice. Movies: Casablanca Triangle type: Old flame reignited. (USA Today -- Life)
British actor tipped for Mad Max role Nov 9, 2009
Hardy, a 31-year-old rising star who recently won acclaim for a UK television production of Wuthering Heights, will star opposite Oscar winner Charlize Theron in the new movie, Mad Max: Fury Road, the Sunday Express reported. British Film Magazine editor Terence Doyle told the newspaper: "It's a major coup for Tom, cementing his status as one of our biggest emerging stars.". (The Age, Australia)
Wuthering Heights a Story of Passio... Nov 8, 2009
Wuthering Heights a Story of Passion by Bronte. Wuthering Heights a Story of Passion by Bronte ... Wuthering Heights, 1939, starred Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon as Heathcliff and Cathy in a story of love and cruelty based on a novel by Emily Bronte. (Suite101.com)
Theron 'to star in Mad Max film' Oct 31, 2009
Hardy was recently seen as Heathcliff in an ITV adaptation of Wuthering Heights and as Charles Bronson in a biopic of the notorious British prisoner. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Sunday TV: Wuthering Heights Oct 30, 2009
Surely the mother of all soap operas, Wuthering Heights was Emily Bronte's only novel and viewers who don't much care for overblown costume dramas will be forever glad of the fact ... This is Wuthering Heights, for heaven's sake everyone knows what happens. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Sunday TV: The Art of Fun Oct 24, 2009
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Hilton Als: Daniel Goldfarb on a postwar revenge plot. Sep 21, 2009
GAR: Wuthering Heights. No. ILLUSTRATION: ANDR. (New Yorker)
Critic's Corner Sep 19, 2009
Wuthering Heights 8 p.m., TCM. I can t resist William Wyler s 1939 adaptation, which plays like a moody visual tone poem. (Boston Globe)
Daily TV and radio guide Sep 19, 2009
Wuthering Heights 8 p.m. (TCM). Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon as Emily Bronte s tragic lovers. (Boston Globe)
Dan Browns worst sentences (or at least twenty of them) Sep 19, 2009
Wuthering Heights to Winnie the Pooh, they all have something to add to my life as far as I'm concerned. Kate on September 19, 2009 at 08:37 AM. (Harper's Magazine)
Hollywood finally takes notice of fangirls Sep 3, 2009
That loyalty and freely spending enthusiasm from female fans is something the publishing business is feeling in a major way, as the mostly female fans of Stephenie Meyers vampire-filled Twilight series are not only driving sales of that and other paranormal romances, but fangirls are even reading classic literature mentioned in Meyers stories, like Wuthering Heights, which has suddenly topped classics charts since its Twilight mention. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Movies)
STV drops more ITV network dramas Aug 24, 2009
STV will not be showing Wuthering Heights, The Fixer, Doc Martin, Blue Murder or Agatha Christie's Marple. It has already said it will not show other ITV dramas such as The Bill, Midsomer Murders, Kingdom and Al Murray's Happy Hour. (BBC News -- Business)
"The Time Traveler's Wife" Aug 14, 2009
Site Presented By Friday, Aug 14, 2009. "The Time Traveler's Wife". (Salon)
Virgin Diary Jul 26, 2009
A boy like Heathcliff from "Wuthering Heights," who dressed in dark clothes and wore Chuck Taylors. He was Godless with a capital 'g' -- he liked Nine Inch Nails. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
The unrivaled year for moviemaking: 1939 Jul 12, 2009
And more: Wuthering Heights, maverick producer Samuel Goldwyn s bet that moviegoers would go for Bronte if you cast beauties like Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon and hired Gregg Toland to shoot it. The all-female, all-star The Women, which puts the 2008 remake to shame. (Boston Globe)
1939: Hollywood's Best Year Revisit... Jun 30, 2009
Wuthering Heights - July 30 ... 2 a.m. Wuthering Heights. (Suite101.com)
Popular literature making its way onto summer reading lists west of Boston Jun 28, 2009
So instead of reading about Heathcliff s romantic misfortune at Wuthering Heights circa 1800, students can laugh over Bryson s present-day attempt to conquer the Appalachian Trail, while riffing on his hiking buddy s more annoying habits. I m concerned about turning reading into work, said Donna Johns, a library teacher at Newton North High School. (Boston Globe)
And the Oscar Nominees Are... Movies You've Seen! Jun 25, 2009
Gone With the Wind won eight awards, including Best Picture, defeating three other adaptations of famous novels Wuthering Heights, Of Mice and Men and Goodbye, Mr. Chips and Frank Capra's all-time rabble-rousing political drama Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. If there'd been just five slots, the roll call might have ended there. (Time.com)
Oscars 2010 To Have 10 Best-Picture Noms Jun 25, 2009
Ganis noted that 1939's 10 best-picture nominees were "Gone with the Wind," which won, "The Wizard of Oz," "Stagecoach," "Wuthering Heights," "Love Affair," "Goodbye, Mr. Chips," "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," "Of Mice and Men," "Dark Victory" and "Ninotchka.". All are generally considered classics today. (CBS News)
A Critics' View of John Ford's Stag... Jun 20, 2009
This is especially remarkable as 1939 was a , featuring Gone with the Wind, the Wizard of Oz, and Wuthering Heights, among other notable films. Stagecoach also earned John Ford the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director. (Suite101.com)
Gemma Arterton signs up for Wuthering Heights remake May 17, 2009
Rising British star Gemma Arterton is to star in a remake of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, it has been announced at the Cannes Film Festival. The 23-year-old has been cast as Cathy, while Gossip Girl star Ed Westwick will play her brooding foster brother, and love interest, Heathcliff. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
1939, the Greatest Year Ever For Mo... May 7, 2009
Wuthering Heights recieved the best treatment to date of Emily Bronte's wonderful novel. The entire cast is perfect, led by the incomparable Sir Laurence Olivier, widely regarded as the finest actor of all time. (Suite101.com)
Darcy of the Dead Apr 9, 2009
On one side he had Wuthering Heights and Sense and Sensibility and so forth, and on the other side he had things like pirates and robots and vampires ... I'm sure that as we speak someone is poring through Wuthering Heights looking for opportunities to add whatever mayhem they can to it. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Seth Grahame-Smith, Author of 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies' Apr 3, 2009
He had these lists, and on one side he had a column of War and Peace and Crime and Punishment and Wuthering Heights and whatever public domain classic literature you can think of. And on the other side he would have these phenomena like werewolves and pirates and zombies and vampires. (Time.com)
Queens of Pop Apr 2, 2009
John recounted the time when he played Wuthering Heights to his mum. "Oh Johnny, it sounds like a bag of cats," she said, but for John, his love for Kate's music was instant and we spent an entertaining hour discussing it. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Viewers Will Help Turner Classic Movies Celebrate 15th Anniversary By Programming Film Festival Mar 10, 2009
Other specials include a May installment of its "Race And Hollywood" franchise, focusing on Latino film images in May; a June directors' spotlight featuring films from such icons as Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, John Ford and Orson Wells; and a July showcase featuring 1939 classics like The Wizard of Oz and Wuthering Heights. Celebrities will also play a role on the network as actors such as Anthony Hopkins and Cloris Leachman will talk about their favorite films on the monthly Guest... (Multichannel News)
FACTBOX: Facts about the Oscars Feb 22, 2009
-- 1939 was one of the most celebrated years in American film history, encompassing such classics as "The Wizard of Oz," "Stagecoach," "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," "Ninotchka," "Wuthering Heights" and "Goodbye, Mr. Chips.". -- "Gone with the Wind," director Victor Fleming's almost four-hour blockbuster film, was the longest feature released up to that time, and it was the major Oscar winner of the year. (Reuters)
Family affair for Pitt, Jolie at Oscars Feb 20, 2009
Leigh was riding high from the success of "Gone With the Wind" while Olivier had came to the attention of US audiences with his performance as the brooding Heathcliff in "Wuthering Heights.". Olivier would have to wait for his first Academy Award however, losing out to Robert Donat for "Goodbye Mr Chips." Leigh meanwhile won for her legendary performance as Scarlett O'Hara. (Xinhuanet, China)
Awards rain down on `forever young' Heath Ledger Feb 15, 2009
Heathcliff Andrew Ledger, named after the hero in Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, was born on April 4, 1979, and grew up in Perth, Western Australia. He always liked drama at school and headed for Sydney when he left school. (Jakarta Post)
TV review: 'Oliver Twist' may steal your heart Feb 15, 2009
Miller is a sweet but credible Oliver; Tom Hardy (Heathcliff in the recent "Masterpiece" "Wuthering Heights") is icily convincing as the black-hearted Bill Sikes, Sophie Okonedo is superb as Nancy, Rhind-Tutt is reptilian as Monks and Fox is a terrific Mr. Brownlow. Anna Massey plays the kindly Mrs. Bedwin, Sarah Lancashire is a delight as the scheming Mrs. Corney, and Arnold is particularly effective as the Dodger. (San Francisco Chronicle)
A Twist and more in Dickens tale on PBS Feb 14, 2009
Hardy - he was Heathcliff in the recent "Wuthering Heights" - makes Bill both tormented and a tormentor. And we are invited to see Arnold's Dodger, who is a canny man-child, as a young Bill, before life and circumstances turned Bill into a monster. (Boston Globe)
