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Saturday, May 7, 2011

Four Kings (2012)

Brendan Fraser is set to star as "Colonel Lord Francis Nicholson, a vastly wealthy Brit who self-finances the war in the hope of creating a utopian society in what is now Canada."

Written and directed by Damian Lee of Alchemist Entertainment.

Four Kings is set against the Seven Years' War - French and Indian War (1754-1763) that essentially divided North America.

Executive produced by Todd Moyer and James Holt, the film is produced by Jeff Sackman (American Psycho) from a project developed by Telefilm Canada.

Source: Comingsoon.net

Begins production in Toronto this August.

Painting: The Death of General Wolfe on the Plains of Abraham
Quebec in 1759, part of the Seven Years' War.

Four Kings makes me recall the period drama series Marguerite Volant
which takes place after the war has ended in 1763.
(about a French family on a seigneurie after the defeat by the British)

Friday, May 6, 2011

Great Folk Art: AUDREY ECLECTIC

"In pursuit of a bygone era"

Marie Antoinette, Jane Eyre, Georgiana, Darcy, Lizzie and Jane Austen are just some of the characters featured on these lovely creations by Heather of Audrey Eclectic. I stumbled across her site via Ruth of Booktalk & More and I was so enchanted by Heather's designs that I wanted to share them here for anyone who might be interested in her charming folk art designs. And many of her products have the added bonus of being customized to your request so you will receive a unique piece created just for you by Heather!

Visit Heather at AUDREY ECLECTIC to find out more!

Marie Antoinette mug

Jane Eyre mug
love the quote on this one :)

Darcy mug

Lizzie Bennet mug

Jane Austen mug

"Lost in the Pages" mug

Customised portrait mugs

Marie Antoinette soap dispensers

Madonna

Postcards

I just wish I had some of your talent Heather,
thanks for allowing me to share your creations!

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Poll: Which of these British Monarchy films have you seen?

Taking a trip back in time to the regal courts of British kings and queens...
How many of these films have you seen?
Which ones have been your favourites?
(Top Ten results posted here)

Which British Monarchy Films have you seen?online surveys

Anne of a Thousand Days, Aristocrats, Bertie & Elizabeth, Charles II: The Power and The Passion, Edward & Mrs. Simpson, Elizabeth (Cate Blanchett), Elizabeth: Golden Age, Elizabeth I (Helen Mirren), Elizabeth R (Glenda Jackson), Gunpowder Treason and Plot, Henry VIII, King Arthur, The King's Speech, Lady Jane, Lion in Winter, The Lost Prince, Madness of King George, A Man for All Seasons, Mrs. Brown, Princes in the Tower, Shakespeare in Love, Six Wives of Henry VIII, The Other Boleyn Girl, The Queen, The Tudors, The Woman He Loved, Victoria and Albert, The Virgin Queen, Wallis and Edward, The Young Victoria

Spielberg's 'LINCOLN' - more casting news

New cast members announced for Spielberg's LINCOLN, filming this fall with release expected end of 2012.

We already knew that Daniel Day Lewis and Sally Field have been cast as Abraham Lincoln and his wife Mary Todd Lincoln.

Joining the film are Tommy Lee Jones as Thaddeus Stevens, a Republican leader and congressman from Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Robert Todd Lincoln, eldest son of President Lincoln and the only one to live past his teenage years.

Other actors on board include:

Hal Holbrook, James Spader, John Hawkes, Tim Blake Nelson, Bruce McGill, Joseph Cross, David Costabile, Byron Jennings, Dakin Matthews, Boris McGiver, Gloria Reuben, Jeremy Strong, and David Warshofsky in unnamed roles as of yet.
(via Rope of Silicon)

More info on LINCOLN

More images from 'The Three Musketeers'

Here are additional photos from the upcoming THE THREE MUSKETEERS starring Logan Lerman, Matthew Macfadyen, Ray Stevenson, Luke Evans, Mads Mikkelson, Gabriella Wilde, Juno Temple, Orlando Bloom, Milla Jovovich, and Christoph Waltz in the latest adaptation of Alexandre Dumas's 19th century novel.

Due out in October 2011.

Photos: ComingSoon.net

More on The Three Musketeers

William & Kate: A Royal Romance (2011)

Hallmark is planning to air their own tv biopic of the royal couple in August of this year (originally titled "William & Kate: A Royal Love Story"). Hopefully, it will be an improvement over Lifetime's tv movie that has already aired.

Said to be a biographical film that also explores the nuances of the modern monarchy. "The love story of Prince William and Kate Middleton, ... in the biggest royal wedding since Charles and Diana, chronicles the pair as young students at St. Andrews, William's Army training at Sandhurst Military Academy, their break-up, reunification, engagement and planning of royal nuptials, and advice from William's grandmother, the Queen," -- Barbara Fisher, Hallmark

Produced by Linda Yellen (Playing for Time, Royal Romance of Charles and Diana) and Brad Krevoy (Taking Chance).

Movie now filming in Bucharest, scheduled to air August 27 on Hallmark. IMDb

See photos of cast

(Prince William & Kate Middleton)

Dan Amboyer & Alice St. Clair

(Coincindentally, Lady Alice St. Clair-Erskine is the daughter of Peter (Lord Loughborough),
commander of the division of Scotland Yard that protects the royal family.)
(pics and peerage of Alice)

Prince Charles & Camilla

Victor Garber & Jean Smart

Queen Elizabeth II

(Jane Alexander)

Princess Diana
Lesley Harcourt

All Things Royal - An Index

I've posted a few of my favourite articles based on royalty (primarily of the British Monarchy) so for those interested, here is an index to various posts on kings and queens...

Movies based on British Royalty
index to films from King Henry VIII to Queen Elizabeth II