I stumbled on a treasure trove of Anne of Green Gables videos on YouTube. Here you can catch the entire series, all 3 of them in 10 minute segments, starting with Anne of Green Gables (20 segments), Anne of Green Gables - The Sequel (23 segments) and Anne of Green Gables - The Continuing Story (15 segments).

Dig a little deeper and you'll find BBC gems: The Vicar of Dibley, Keeping Up Appearances, Fawlty Towers and Monty Python!! Woohoo!!

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At long last, Evelyn Waugh's book Brideshead Revisted has been adapted for the big screen. And it's about time too. E.M. Forster and Jane Austen have all found new audiences through film but poor Evelyn has languished, forgotten.

No big names here except for Emma Thompson as Lady Marchmain. Taking a cue from the BBC TV series back in 1981, Brideshead is filmed at the famous Castle Howard in Yorkshire. Look out for the TV series, now available on Amazon, which stars a very young Jeremy Irons and Anthony Andrews.

And oh! another forgotten author is also due for fame soon. I just read online that filming will soon start on Wuthering Heights. Natalie Portman who was suppose to star as Catherine as dropped out. No news yet on a replacement but Heathcliffe will be played by Michael Fassbender (Stelios in 300). This could be interesting.

Now who would you like to play Catherine opposite him, eh?

I just decided on my Catherine: Kate Beckinsale - dark-haired, beautiful, tomboy. Now to find my Heathcliffe.

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No, this is not another Hollywood blockbuster but a Bollywood epic already showing or opening in theatres in many parts of the US (D, check out if it's showing near you in Memphis), and nearly all of Asia. Jodhaa Akbar stars the gorgeous Hrithik Roshan and green-eyed Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. It's a love story set against the backdrop of the Moghul empire, between a Hindu princess and a Muslim emperor. It's in Urdu with English subtitles.

I've heard good reviews about this movie despite it's nearly 4 hour length! If it's still around this weekend, I'm going to watch it.

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I caught J.J. Abrams' latest flick last night with my movie buddy Flee and some friends. Good thing I had dinner about 3 hours earlier because I would have thrown up.

Like Blair Witch Project, handheld cameras were used for a documentary effect but it got rather nauseating half way through. Thank goodness the movie was about 1hr 20mins; another 20 mins and it would have been...quite gross!

BUT it is a great movie! If you can stomach the rolls and jerks and plan to see it, don't let anyone describe the monster to you. And the end was spot on. No Hollywood ending tied up with a nice fluffy bow. It had AWESOME effects and sound. See it in a digital theater to enjoy its full glory. I nearly jumped out of my seat at the first explosion.

Flee and I tried to calm our roiling tummies by closing our eyes for some nothing-really-happening scenes. Nope, it didn't help. What did help were the preserved Chinese sour sweet plums and mandarin oranges bought later at the 7-11. These are wonderful little balls of dried very sour or salty fruits, almost guaranteed to calm queasy moments. Funnily enough, none of the guys felt ill. Don't know if they were truly okay or just trying to be macho in the face of two white-faced females. Hmmph!

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One of my favourite books, The Time Traveler's Wife, is now a movie and will be out in June 2008. I had imagined several men in the role of Henry, including Viggo Mortensen, Hugh Jackman, Colin Farrell, Jonathan Rhy Meyers - choices probably based on general preference rather than role fit. But I forgot one, and he's perfect - soulful and intense, everything I imagined Henry to be. Claire was well cast too. Go see for yourself!

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Movie :: The Darjeeling Limited
A quirky drama-comedy starring Adrien Brody, Owen Wilson and Jason Schwartzman with a couple of surprising cameos (won't reveal them but try to spot the 3 well-known actors). I just caught this movie tonight with Flee and thoroughly enjoyed a light-hearted spiritual romp through India on the said train. Oh...a set of luggage designed by Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton was a minor character. A lovely afternoon flick, enjoyed over a pot of...Darjeeling. Haha!

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Movie :: Death At A Funeral
I watched this movie recently and LOVED it! So much that I wanted to share it here. If you enjoy first rate British humour, you have to get this DVD when it comes out at the end of February.

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Who out there is or isn't a fan of this series? I love all the characters but Sandra Oh's Christina is my favourite and I'll take McSteamy over McDreamy anyday. Haha!

Singapore is just about 1/3 of the way through season 3. And season 4 is starting next week in the US!! I'm crazy about the show (second only to my all-time favourite, The X-Files) but wish they could have handled the incident with Isaiah Washington in a better way. That left a bitter taste in my mouth, especially so after I caught his interview and heard his side of the story on Larry King. He was wrong to say what he said, but I think it got blown out of proportion and Dr Burke was sent off. What a shame!

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First it was by gender, then it was by age. The upcoming 13th season of Survivor will feature the castaways divided by race: Asians versus Hispanics versus African-Americans versus Caucasians (only the article uses color to describe the last 2 instead of the more PC racial terminology). Are the producers that desperate for ratings?

Controversy always makes for good TV but this kind of division should not even be on any producers' list. What next for the 14th season, huh? Religion?

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I've been moaning for a while at the dearth of good horror movies: ones with a good plot, twists and credible acting, with less reliance on blood, gore and dismemberment. Silent Hill has restored my faith in the genre - never mind that it had its origins as a video game.

I caught it last night with Flee, another horror fiend like myself, after a couple of hours of makeup and watch shopping followed by a scrumptious fish & chip dinner. Altogether a rather rewarding end to a hectic week.

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I just came back from a late morning show of The DaVinci Code. And while I truly enjoyed the book and was looking forward to the movie - well, I should have stayed in bed.

It was the same great story but the movie lacked the taut suspense that carried me through Brown's book. It wasn't that I knew every plot point in the story by heart; I did remember the overall plot however it's been more than a year since I read it. And so with a nearly unsullied mind, I found it...ok. All the hype that was built up around this movie just made it more of a disappointment.

So my advice? Wait till the DVD so you can watch it on a Saturday afternoon with a cup of tea at hand.

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