About the kaiju allegation, Japanese politicians, the casting of the two films, meeting Mark Schilling, the Japanese film industry, and other topics. Satoshi Miki started out as a writer for popular TV shows, one of which is legendary in Japan. He then began directing stage plays and expanded into TV dramas and films. His style … Read more
The world has said, and the best English novel of all time is Middlemarch, although hot on its heels are two novels by Virginia Woolf, who join Charles Dickens in having the most of the top 100 British novels as seen by the rest of the world. The list was put together for BBC Culture … Read more
Originally slated for release on September 30th, Feng Xiaogang’s dark comedy will finally hit theaters on November 18th. I am not Madame Bovary (我不是潘金莲), who is highly regarded by Chinese director Feng Xiaogang, has already passed China’s film censorship board with some cuts and hit the screens November 18. The dark film about Fan Bingbing, … Read more
Weddings have a unique ability to capture audiences and provoke emotional responses. From intimate, romantic relationships to grand ceremonies and decadent parties, movie and TV weddings have inspired many of us when it comes to making our wedding plans. If you’re in a hurry, and you want to organize a perfect presentation event on the … Read more
Editor’s Note: “Take and Read” is a weekly blog that features other contributors’ thoughts on a specific book that changed their life. Good books, according to Congregation of St. Agnes Sr. Dianne Bergant and Michael Daley, “can inspire, affirm, challenge, change, and disturb.” Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Lifeby George Eliot(William Blackwood and Sons, 1871-72) … Read more
Superstar director’s rant Feng Xiaogang reducing China’s economy, legal system and government incompetence to ashes I’m not Madame Bovary, but the same can be done for those who are locked in a long-standing mockery that has coy visual effects on the story and the characters. Starring an unknown Fan Bingbing in her career-defining performance, the … Read more
Welcome to Shelf Life, ELLE.com’s book column, where authors share their unforgettable reads. If you are looking for a book that will comfort you, move you deeply, and maybe even make you laugh, consider a recommendation from the writers of our history, like you (while you are here), love books. Maybe one of their favorite … Read more
Remember when Donald Trump declared in his 2016 Presidential campaign “We’re going to win so much you’ll be sick and tired” of winning? Unfortunately, his prediction came true, but at the expense of American democracy. In his monomaniacal desire to win in his own mind and for his own benefit, he has truly harmed our … Read more
NEW YORK, July 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Middlemarch Partners, a New york-based merchant banking firm, is pleased to announce that it has expanded its portfolio of financial services and business firms with the appointment of Andrew Marquardt a Alex Kim as a Friend. In the past three years, Middlemarch has completed more than $140M of … Read more
A 1905 portrait of Emma Bovary and her daughter Berthe in Gustave Flaubert’s “Madame Bovary.”Composition by Alfred de Richemont. Illustrated by Charles Chessa. This article is adapted from “Frantumaglia,” a collection of writings and interviews by Elena Ferrante, translated by Ann Goldstein, out November 1 from Europa Editions. The middle pages were originally conceived as … Read more