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Bridgerton, from Shonda Rhimes’ Shondaland, the studio behind Grey’s Anatomy, also has its fair share of yearning glances and soft hand-holding. The difference is that it’s incredibly horny. Based on the modern books of the same name by author Julia Quinn, the Netflix series pulls from the tropes of classic novels (hand flexes! dances!) with saucier turns from the current romance genre. Bridgerton creator Chris Van Dusen clearly knows the truth: Romance tropes are good. Romance novels a...

Premium Content Subscriber only OUR students have faced a year like no another but with class over and school out, it is time to reflect on some of their great academic achievements from this year. Byron Wright – Kadina High School With an ATAR of 87.85, Byron’s HSC results included achieving 2 Band 6 and 3 Band 5. Byron said he had enjoyed his time at Kadina High and the HSC had been a real test. The HSC was a fair challenge that I feel equal victory, in the wake of,” Byron said. By...

Ang Lee’s Emma Thompson) to the clunky critical take ( Patricia Rozema’s Mansfield Park).  Some are made-for-television misfires and some are shiny Oscar contenders, but these adaptations all have the same hallmarks: rich, eligible bachelors; blushing single ladies; stodgy parties called “balls,” where men and women face each other in lines and dance awkwardly, touching as little as possible; a meltdown, partway through, about family fortunes or social status (or, ideall...

The best TV shows and movies coming to Netflix this week Weve rounded up the best new additions this Christmas week As the countdown to Christmas begins, Netflix are adding a host of new additions to keep you entertained over the festive season. From a highly anticipated period drama, to George Clooney’s latest flick, we have rounded up the best TV shows and movies joining the streaming giant this week. Take a look: excuse me, i love you Ariana Grande embarked on her fourth concert tour last...

It has been hailed as the new Pride And Prejudice and, like Jane Austens masterpiece, period drama Bridgerton is full of romance, scandal, clever heroines and dashing young men. But the lavish Netflix show, based on Julia Quinns novels and available to watch from Christmas Day, is much sexier. Nicole Lampert compares the two... SISTERS DESIRING A SUITABLE SUITOR The aristocrats in Bridgerton would look down on Elizabeth Bennet. Pride And Prejudice was about the Bennet sisters and their need to ...

British Urban Film Festival found on the Apple TV app BREAKING NEW GROUND: B.U.F.F THE BRITISH Urban Film Festival today announced that it has launched a dedicated home of 70 official selections, including B.U.F.F award-winning titles, on the Apple TV app for customers to buy. It’s great to reach a global audience with our official selections thanks to Apple and our partners at Dicentia Studios B.U.F.F founder and festival director Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe MBE “The British Urban Film Festiv...

Shondaland’s Netflix series, ‘Bridgerton,’ offers romance and escapism, delivered on Christmas Expect dukes, viscounts, grand ballrooms, gossip, and lots of kissing. By Meredith Goldstein Globe Staff,Updated December 16, 2020, 6:13 p.m. Email to a Friend Phoebe Dynevor and Regé-Jean Page in the Netflix series "Bridgerton," adapted from Julia Quinns best-selling romance novels.LIAM DANIEL/NETFLIX In the summer of 2018, proud citizens of Romancelandia (a.k.a. the mostly online w...