“Behind every man now alive stand 30 ghosts, for that is the ratio by which the dead outnumber the living.”
~ Arthur C. Clarke
More to come!
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“Behind every man now alive stand 30 ghosts, for that is the ratio by which the dead outnumber the living.”
~ Arthur C. Clarke
More to come!
The strangest sight you’ve ever seen
The Monster Tree on Hallowe’en …
~ Ray Bradbury, The Halloween Tree
More to come!
T h i s * i s * H a l l o w e e n
Goblins on the doorstep,
Phantoms in the air,
Owls on witches’ gateposts
Giving stare for stare,
Cats on flying broomsticks,
Bats against the moon,
Stirrings round of fate-cakes
With a solemn spoon.
Whirling apple parings,
Figures draped in sheets,
Dodging, disappearing,
Up and down the streets,
Jack-o’-lanterns grinning,
Shadows on a screen,
Shrieks and starts and laughter
This is Halloween!
~ Dorothy Brown Thompson
Stay tuned for something special…
In other Emma news, a new Jane Austen horror mashup novel hit Kindles last week. Emma and the Vampires, written by Wayne Josephson, takes another stab at the novel of manners-meets-horror movie literary genre.
Aisha, starring Sonam Kapoor, opened this past weekend to fairly positive reviews and strong box office receipts. Opinions on this film adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma ran the gamut from “meh” to glowing. Have you seen it? What did you think? Was it the Clueless rehash some people expected? Does it matter?
Bits and bobs from around the net relating to Aisha‘s premier:
During the month of August, Austenprose.com is hosting a tribute to legendary Regency romance novelist Georgette Heyer. Join Laurel Ann and the gang for thirty-one days of Georgian-by-way-of-the-20th-century fun!
Here’s another interview with Aisha directory Rajshree Ojha, this time presented by Yahoo! India. In the piece, Ojha addresses the fact that viewers will be consciously comparing the film to previous Emma adaptations…
“I am prepared for all the comparisons that are going to come my way but ‘Aisha’ is very Indian. If you remember Jane Austen said ‘Emma’ is a heroine only she is going to love. As a filmmaker when I read something I imagine it and that inspires me to make a film. A good literature, if you adapt it well makes a very good film,” says Ojha.
And for those interested, here’s the Aisha IMDB entry.
IndianExpress.com recently published an interview with Aisha director Rajshree Ojha, highlighting both the challenges she’s faced as a female director in Bollywood and the striking social parallels within Emma’s and Aisha’s worlds.
Hope everyone’s having a great weekend. Happy Fourth of July!