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Can Redeeming Love be made into a movie?

It’s going to be tough, but apparently after decades of reluctance, Francine Rivers has given her approval for a movie.  She’s always been reluctant because she feared surrendering such a sensitive book into the hands of others, but apparently she has found the right partners with Cantinas Entertainment, who will soon begin developing a script and casting for a movie, which will likely be made for television.

I can understand Ms. Rivers’ reluctance. Redeeming Love is a powerful, gritty, and difficult experience even to read….it will be hard to translate this subject onto the screen. I have to admit a touch of reluctant skepticism. I am not sure there has ever been a novel that tackles the themes of self-loathing, despair, and ultimately a shining, glorious redemption so beautifully. My hunch is that this is easier to do via the pages of a novel than on film,  but I’m willing to be convinced.

The fact remains that television and the cinema reach more people than novels. If Redeeming Love finds a new audience through this movie, that is all to the good! I wish this project well, and will keep folks updated as more information is released.

Who Remembers Poldark?

I was a huge fan of the BBC mini-series back in the 1970’s. It was a fantastic, stormy, moody romantic period drama that probably launched my interest in the genre. The production values weren’t terrific and it hasn’t aged terribly well, but a NEW Poldark is in the works.

And what happened to the original Ross Poldark? Robin Ellis has retired to France, where he lives in an old manor house and maintains a lively blog of his rustic cooking and his many cats. I’m glad to see he will have a couple of cameo appearances in the new BBC version, which will air sometime in late 2015.

For your viewing pleasure, I have attached a picture of Aidan Turner, the new actor portraying Ross Poldark.
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More Downton Abbey is on the way! It returns in late September in the UK, but American viewers must wait until January.

Here is a sneak peek at the trailer

I’m counting down the days….

Here is a really lovely video, folks.

This one is lovely and inspiring….or maybe I just saw it when I was in a particularly sentimental moment (I have a lot of those.)  The first part of the dance is a little odd, so slide forward until about the 1:30 minute mark to see some amazing stuff. Enjoy….and dance like no one is watching!

Death Comes to Pemberley….

For those of you who simply can’t get enough Pride & Prejudice, the BBC has filmed a 3-part mystery based on the fabulous novel by P.D. James.  It will air this month in the U.K., and sometime next year for those of us in the states.

Here’s the blurb:

Elizabeth and Darcy, now six years married and with two young sons, are preparing for the lavish annual ball at their magnificent Pemberley home. The unannounced arrival of Elizabeths wayward sister Lydia, however, brings an abrupt and shocking halt to proceedings when she stumbles out of her chaise screaming that her husband Wickham has been murdered.

Darcy leads a search party out to the woodlands, and when they discover the blood-smeared corpse, not of Wickham, but his traveling companion, suspicion is at once aroused. The dramatic and unnerving events of the evening have shattered the peace, both of the Darcys and of Pemberley, and as the family becomes caught up in the ensuing murder investigation, a mysterious web of secrets and deceit will threaten all that the Darcys hold dear.

And here’s the trailer!

I think I many be the last person on the planet to see this video…..but it is too cute not to share!

More Downton Abbey is on the Way!

Season Four of Downton Abbey begins airing this month in the U.K. Folks in the U.S. will have to wait until January 2014, but here is a delicious sneak peek!

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The British will be getting to see it this fall…..I’m afraid that we in America will need to wait for January…..but here is a sneal peek!

I can’t wait!

Bill and I will be traveling for a while, so blogging will be light for the rest of the summer, but please take four minutes out of your day to watch the video below. It is sheer, unabashed joy….the kind of video that makes you happy to be part of the human race:

A fun video for your day: