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News by Gillian Tasker

19th October

  • The Picture of the Late Victorian Novel – a Movie-making Revival?

    The Picture of the Late Victorian Novel – a Movie-making Revival?

    by Gillian Tasker

    >It has been a busy few weeks for British film-making. Firstly, filming in London started for the forth-coming "The Picture of Dorian Gray", an adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s infamous novel, and last week, Guy Ritchie and his cast held a press conference revealing details of "Sherlock Holmes". Both original books were written in the late 1800s, which prompts me to ponder upon the appeal of the late Victorian novel to current movie making? "The Picture of Dorian Gray" is direc... (continued) [read more]