Interview: Helen Fielding on ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy’ and Her Reading Life
With “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy” streaming, the novelist talked in an email interview about what moviemakers keep cutting from adaptations of her best sellers. SCOTT HELLER Describe your ideal reading experience. I love a vacation binge-read — I read all 800 pages of “The Goldfinch” in Greece (that’s Greece, not Greek). I also … Read more
Romance Books Like ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy’ by Helen Fielding
Good news for fans of everyone’s favorite hapless British diarist: Bridget Jones is back. The wearer of short skirts, smoker of endless cigarettes and romancer of the playboy Daniel Cleaver and the stealth charmer Mark Darcy takes her fourth turn on the big screen in “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy.” The movie, which premieres … Read more
‘La Dolce Villa’ Review: Sweet Italian Nonsense
From the start, I had many questions about “La Dolce Villa,” directed by Mark Waters, most of which are easy enough to answer but stick in the mind nonetheless. Why, for instance, is the hot middle-aged dad, Eric (Scott Foley), so incredibly mad at his 20-something daughter, Olivia (Maia Reficco), for wanting to purchase a … Read more
‘Notes on Displacement’ Review: Seeking a Fresh Start in Europe
As its title implies, “Notes on Displacement” is more of a scattered assemblage of scenes than a polished documentary. It follows the director, the Palestinian artist Khaled Jarrar, over travels from Greece to Germany — by boat, bus, train and frequently by foot — as he accompanies a group of refugees from Syria seeking a … Read more
The BAFTAs Rising Star Award Has a Public Option
“The award needs to be robust, authentic and properly set up, and it also needs to be reflective of BAFTA values to champion the screen arts and support talent from whatever community, particularly those that are underrepresented,” said Jane Millichip, the chief executive of BAFTA. Speaking in a joint video call with Anna Higgs, the … Read more
Wallace and Gromit Creator Discusses the Characters, Technology and the Queen
Wallace and Gromit is something of an institution in the entertainment world. Since its introduction more than 35 years ago, the stop-motion series has won three Oscars and five BAFTAs. The two protagonists — Wallace, the cheese-eating inventor, and Gromit, the long-suffering dog — have even appeared on Royal Mail stamps. The animation series’ latest … Read more