Abbie Cornish quietly makes a name for herself Sep 20, 2009
Set in the early 19th century, it s a period romance starring Cornish as Fanny Brawne, an outspoken fan of John Keats s poetry. She befriends Keats (Ben Whishaw) and falls madly in love with him. (Boston Globe)
Best new fall TV: "Flash Forward" Sep 19, 2009
Jane Campion makes dazzling poetry from the doomed romance between John Keats and Fanny BrawneBy Stephanie Zacharek. Megan Fox plays one of the undead: How can you tell. (Salon)
Review: A passionate 'Bright Star' Sep 19, 2009
The great English poet John Keats once observed, "A thing of beauty is a joy forever." This opening line to his epic Endymion is the first piece of his verse that we hear in "Bright Star, "Jane Campion's fine-boned, luminous tribute to Keats and the sufferings of love ... She's as much on fire for John Keats as his beloved Fanny Brawne ... The great English poet John Keats once observed, "A thing of beauty.... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Capsule reviews: `Jennifer's Body' and others Sep 18, 2009
"Bright Star" _ In telling the story of the final years in the brief life of poet John Keats, this very easily could have been a stuffy, period costume drama. Instead, writer-director Jane Campion has fashioned a fascinating mix of contradictions. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
'Bright Star' spins a shimmering tale of love and poetry Sep 18, 2009
Abbie Cornish stars as John Keats' love interest in Bright Star. ABOUT THE MOVIE. (USA Today -- Life)
more. Friday, Sept. 18, 2009 Sep 18, 2009
Jane Campion makes dazzling poetry from the doomed romance between John Keats and Fanny Brawne ... "Bright Star" is a fictionalized version of the love affair between the poet John Keats and a woman who was, quite literally, the girl next door, Fanny Brawne ... Jane Campion makes dazzling poetry from the doomed romance between John Keats and Fanny BrawneBy Stephanie Zacharek. (Salon)
Bright Star makes a star of Abbie Cornish Sep 17, 2009
APPoet John Keats (Ben Whishaw) has a three year relationship with Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish) in "Bright Star." ... LOS ANGELES - In telling the story of the final years in the brief life of poet John Keats, Bright Star very easily could have been a stuffy, period costume drama. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Touched by the poet Sep 16, 2009
THE prestige movie sea son gets off to a beauti fully crafted start with Jane Campion's "Bright Star," which examines the brief adult life of Romantic poet John Keats through the eyes of his great love, Fanny Brawne ... THE prestige movie sea son gets off to a beauti fully crafted start with Jane Campion's "Bright Star," which examines the brief adult life of Romantic poet John Keats through the eyes of his great love, Fanny Brawne. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
TIFF 2009 Films Showcase Drama, Gre... Sep 15, 2009
Happily, with films like Bright Star, the love story of poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne, and Rabia, a strange and grizzly story of latin American immigrants in Spain, there seems to be a shift towards small, well-told stories at. And without a joker-savant like Cohen (Cohen opened Borat at TIFF 2007) or a crazy comeback like Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler, TIFF 2008) to eat up all the oxygen, there is more room for other films to breathe. (Suite101.com)
Must-see movies: We're still looking for blue skies through those falling leaves Sep 15, 2009
Writer-director Jane Campion's chamber romance about the poet John Keats (Ben Whishaw) - loved by the girl next door, Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish) - won a lot of ardent admirers in its Cannes Film Festival premiere. Will its dance card be filled with Oscar nominations come the new year. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Young Romantics Sep 14, 2009
It is 1818, and the young man, John Keats, will die in a few years, at the age of twenty-five, and soon afterward become known, despite much criticism of his work, as one of the greatest English poets since Shakespeare and Milton. Campion doesn t play up the irony that few of her characters have any notion of who the young man is. (New Yorker)
Film director Jane Campion blazes her own trail Sep 14, 2009
For the past several years, her concentration has been focused on "Bright Star," the true story of a secret love affair between British poet John Keats and the girl next door, Fanny Brawne. Based on his love letters to Fanny, Campion says it is "not a leap to believe" that his famous 1819 poem from which the film takes its title was written for Fanny. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
The Fall Films: Safe for Grown-Ups Sep 14, 2009
Ben Whishaw and Abbie Cornish in Jane Campion's "Bright Star," a romantic drama about poet John Keats and outspoken student Fanny Brawne ... The tragic love story of poet John Keats comes to the screen in director Jane Campion's "Bright star," which dazzled at Cannes. (CBS News)
Clooney, Romero dazzle at film festival Sep 14, 2009
So far, no "Juno" or "Slumdog Millionaire" has emerged as a festival favorite but the crop of movies appears to be a strong one, with Drew Barrymore making her directorial debut, Megan Fox unofficially crowned the festival "It Girl," and such illustrious figures as Charles Darwin and John Keats getting their due on film, too ... At a crucial moment in the movie, the picture went out of focus and then the characters of John Keats and Fanny Brawne appeared suspended from the ceiling like bats and... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
A look at this fall’s movies Sep 13, 2009
Bright Star For her first film since 2003 s erotic thriller In the Cut, Jane Campion has made a costume drama about the 19th-century English poet John Keats (Ben Whishaw) and the budding fashion designer Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish), who becomes a fan, a critic, and his muse. Paul Schneider plays Keats s belligerent Scottish friend Charles Armitage Brown. (Boston Globe)
The fall’s Boston-area film festivals Sep 13, 2009
A very different sort of writer, the poet John Keats (Ben Whishaw), is the subject of Jane Campion s Bright Star. And Marco Bellocchio s Vincere tells the story of one of Benito Mussolini s mistresses. (Boston Globe)
More women behind the camera at Toronto film festival Sep 13, 2009
Campion is reportedly back in contention for prizes this year with "Bright Star," about poet John Keats and his muse Fanny Brawne, while Caro is said to have a good shot with her latest film "The Vintner's Luck.". Other women screening films at the festival this year include directors Lone Scherfig ("An Education"), Rebecca Miller ("The Private Lives of Pippa Lee") and Leanne Pooley ("The Topp Twins"). (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
London festival offers Clooney fix Sep 10, 2009
Others include Campion's Bright Star, about the poet John Keats, and The Road, an adaptation of the Cormac McCarthy novel that had its world premiere last week at the Venice Film Festival. London will also celebrate the 20th anniversary of Wallace and Gromit with a career interview with their creator, animator Nick Park. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Telluride by the Sea 2009: So good, it goes to 11 Sep 10, 2009
"Four of the feature films deal with familiar real-life people Coco Chanel ("Coco Before Chanel"), Leo Tolstoy ("The Last Station"), Benito Mussolini ("Vincere") and John Keats ("Bright Star"). Plus the two short documentaries."I think it's a very audience-friendly selection," he said.Not to diminish the artistic power of the works."I think there are at least two master filmmakers represented ... "FRIDAY, SEPT. 186 p.m. Party in Founders Lobby, Patron Pass Holders Only**********COCO BEFORE... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Fall movies not to miss Sep 7, 2009
Bright Star Filmmaker Jane Campion ("The Piano") was reading a biography of John Keats when she came across information that bowled her over. Turns out before his premature death at 25, the 19th century poet had a clandestine love affair with the girl next door. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Fall movies: New Moon, other anticipated flicks coming to theaters soon Sep 4, 2009
The Sierra Vista Herald. Last updated on Thursday, Sep 03, 2009 - 02:18:28 am MST. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
The PG's Fall Movie Preview Sep 3, 2009
" Seems like a summer movie but will inspire November nightmares. 8. Doc: Tie. In "Capitalism: A Love Story," Michael Moore will ask, with a real or metaphorical megaphone, our questions, but it's impossible to deny the pull of the Michael Jackson documentary with footage from rehearsals for a show fated to never happen. 9. Brit bait: "The Young Victoria" with Emily Blunt, uniformly excellent in movies such as "Sunshine Cleaning," "Charlie Wilson's War" and "The Devil Wears Prada," as Queen... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Record film haul heads for Toronto Aug 22, 2009
There are also 10 films yet to reach cinemas, including Bruce Beresford's Mao's Last Dancer, based on Li Cunxin's bestselling memoir, Jane Campion's Bright Star, about the romance between poet John Keats and his young mistress, Scott Hicks's The Boys Are Back, which stars Clive Owen playing a widowed sportswriter, and Rachel Perkins's comic Aboriginal musical Bran Nue Day. Dr Harley believes that at least some of these films will attract mainstream audiences. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Can you fall back in love? Aug 20, 2009
Is love the romantic ideal that John Keats wrote about. Two souls with but a single thought, two hearts that beat as one. (Boston Globe)
Military or myth? Road extension to become Hero Way in Leander Aug 16, 2009
Lord Byron, John Keats and Alfred Lord Tennyson were other well-known poets who wrote of the lovers. The name passed the council, 7-0, with Mayor Pro-Tem Chris Fielder making the motion and John Perez making the second. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
Poet laureate Diane di Prima gets her laurel Aug 14, 2009
A lush and full laurel wreath was placed upon the head of the poet, whose right hand lay upon a volume of the collected works of John Keats, and who accepted the honor "in the name of all the poets and all the alchemists of all time.". A long list of fellow poets was read, including Catullus, Ezra Pound and Michael McClure, who was, with the city's fourth poet laureate, Jack Hirschman, among the revelers. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Bill Pohlad launches movie distribution company Aug 7, 2009
Its initial slate of films includes The Tree of Life, written and directed by Terrence Malick and starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn, as well as , written and directed by Jane Campion and starring Ben Whishaw as artist John Keats. Pohlad co-founded the firm with veteran independent movie producer Bob Berney. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Home of poet John Keats reopens after renovation Jul 23, 2009
John Keats museum reopens ... One of the original copies of the death mask of British poet John Keats taken in Rome a few days after his death in 1821, is seen in a glass case in his bedroom at the newly-refurbished Keats House, in north London ... LONDON - The London house where John Keats wrote some of his most famous poems is to reopen this week after a 500,000 pound ($800,000) renovation, city officials said Wednesday. (MSNBC -- News)
Local poets to perform9:53 am | (No comments posted.) Jul 17, 2009
Besides poetry, Lowell also wrote a biography of English poet John Keats, which took her a lot of time and effort to complete, Fisher said. It literally was the death of her, she said. (Watertown Public Opinion, SD)
HILLARY WATCHERS SAY SHE'S NOT ... Jul 17, 2009
Her new film's "Bright Star," about poet John Keats' love affair with Fanny Brawne. Opens September and screens at the Toronto Film Festival. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Bag&Baggage stages an adaptation of the tragedy outdoors at the Hughes Civic Center Plaza in Hillsboro Jul 15, 2009
The adaptation is based on original source material used by Shakespeare for "Romeo and Juliet" and includes new verse writing, selections of material from medieval writings, and adapted poetry from the writings of John Keats. Palmer said, "One of the most exciting things for me as a director and adaptor is to follow Shakespeare's own process by incorporating and editing the works of other writers and poets into a new script. For this script, I've adapted the same works Shakespeare used alongside... (OregonLive, OR -- Living)
Connelly, Bettany open film fest with Darwin tale Jul 15, 2009
Along with "Creation," the Toronto lineup will feature Jane Campion's "Bright Star," a drama about another 19th-century Brit, John Keats. "Bright Star," which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May, traces the love story of doomed poet Keats (Ben Whishaw) and a passionate neighbor (Abbie Cornish). (FOX 11, AZ)
* Scientific pursuit is no joke X if you know its purpose Jul 12, 2009
Where the poet John Keats wrote Beauty is truth, truth beauty, Bacon might have said, Utility is truth, truth utility X as long as we take utility in a very broad sense. But we dont believe Bacon, either. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
I'm (not) Gonna Live Forever Jul 1, 2009
"How fevered is the man who cannot look Upon his mortal days with temperate blood, Who vexes all the leaves of his life's book, And robs his fair name of its maidenhood..."; So wrote English poet John Keats in "On Fame.". It's worth re-reading as we overindulge in the recent deaths of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett. (Townhall.com)
Stepankowsky: A chance to come together, blossom Jun 16, 2009
Two centuries ago, poet John Keats emphasized for us the importance of keeping beauty in our lives. A thing of beauty is a joy for ever, he writes in Endymion, first published in 1818. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Amid economic gloom, movies shone at Cannes May 26, 2009
Several actors gave standout performances, including teenager Katie Jarvis in "Fish Tank"; Ben Whishaw and Abbie Cornish as love-struck John Keats and Fanny Brawne in Jane Campion's "Bright Star"; Tahar Rahim as a quick-learning convict in "A Prophet"; and Christoph Waltz, who won the best-actor prize for his scene-stealing role as a multilingual Nazi officer in "Inglourious Basterds.". Pitt and Angelina Jolie swept into Cannes for the "Basterds" premiere, and Paris Hilton popped up everywhere,... (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Cannes in black and white, and brighter colors, too May 26, 2009
About the love affair between 19th-century Romantic poet John Keats (Ben Wishaw) and a quirky girl-next-door named Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish) who inspired some of his greatest writings. Written and directed by The Piano's Jane Campion. (USA Today -- Life)
Cannes crowds await jury's pick for best of fest May 25, 2009
Campion's historical romance "Bright Star," about doomed poet John Keats, also was well-received, positioning her for a Cannes rarity as well. With 1993's "The Piano," Campion is the only woman to have won the Palme d'Or. (Lompoc Record, CA)
Shock and d'Or May 24, 2009
Could Jane Campion's fresh take on the chaste romance between Romantic poet John Keats and his self-possessed young neighbour, Bright Star, pip them at the post. Does Italy's relentless chronicler of his country's past, Marco Bellochio, deserve to win for Vincere, his bravura dissection of Mussolini through the eyes of the mother of his illegitimate child. (The Age, Australia -- Entertainment)
France scents triumph as Cannes curtain comes down May 24, 2009
New Zealander Campion's "Bright Star" ode to the poet John Keats was also being touted, as was "Broken Embraces" by Almodovar, which recounts a tragic love affair between a young actress and an ageing director. Loach's comedy "Looking for Eric" -- starring soccer legend Eric Cantona -- also impressed critics, while French reviewers had high hopes for veteran director Alain Resnais for "Wild Grass.". (Yahoo! Asia News)
Cannes lineup shows darker side of mothers' love May 24, 2009
But her competition film, "Bright Star," about the sweet, if tepid relationship between a woman named Fanny Brawne and the poet John Keats, is too genteel for a year teeming with so much blistering moviemaking. The film has its admirers, but if you know what Campion is capable of, it's hard to find this more than a decorative disappointment. (Boston Globe)
Hard to call... May 24, 2009
New Zealand's Jane Campion, who won the Golden Palm in 1993 with "The Piano", is another favorite with her biopic of Romantic poet John Keats and his lover Fanny Brawne in "Bright Star", as is Spain's Pedro Almodovar and his "Broken Embraces" starring Penelope Cruz. Austrian Michael Haneke was lauded for his thought-provoking "The White Ribbon", Italian entry "Vincere" about Mussolini's secret marriage was broadly popular and Ken Loach, winner in 2006, won cheers with his upbeat and touching... (The Drudge Report)
Red carpet unfurled as Cannes festival opens May 21, 2009
On a gentler note, Jane Campions Bright Star depicts the poet John Keats in love, while Lees Taking Woodstock set on the fringes of the seminal 60s rock fest. The lineup looks strong, but festival organizers and industry attendees are apprehensive about how the global recession will affect the event. (MSNBC -- Movies)
LIVE FROM ... BLOG May 21, 2009
She picked a tough topic for her latest, a stiff-upper-lip romance about British poet John Keats and the woman who inspired him ... Friday morning begins with the first screening of Jane Campion's Bright Star, a tragic romance set in the early 1800s about British poet John Keats and young Fanny Brawne, who served as his muse during his too-short life ... "I think it's one of the unbelievably cool years ever. For somebody like myself, Johnnie To's new Hong Kong movie (Vengeance)? Okay, forget... (USA Today -- Life)
Cannes: Lars von Trier and Jane Campion ... they're ba-a-ack! May 19, 2009
Speaking of long-hibernating art-film directors, reticent New Zealander Jane Campion is finally back in action at Cannes with "Bright Star," a lush period piece (surprise, surprise) which stars English pretty boy Ben Whishaw as doomed pretty-boy poet John Keats. of the Guardian sees it as a likely Palme d'Or winner: "Campion brings to this story an unfashionable, unapologetic reverence for romance and romantic love, and she responds to Keats's life and work with intelligence and grace." however,... (Salon)
Campion shines May 18, 2009
But speaking at the 62nd festival as her film about the poet John Keats premiered, she gave a clarion call to other women to "put on their coats of armour" and become film directors. She called the studio structure "an old-boy system", adding: "It is difficult for them to be able to trust women. We know the game.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Ovation for film that crosses language barriers May 18, 2009
Meanwhile, Jane Campion's keenly-awaited Bright Star, a Romeo-and-Juliet romance about the poet John Keats that stars Ben Whishaw and Abbie Cornish, has screened in competition to warm reviews. Variety called it "a beautifully made film", and noted that the New Zealand-born, Australian-resident director had made an impressive return to the screen. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Abbie's the true Bright Star shining at Cannes May 18, 2009
she may be playing the part of poet John Keats's homely lover in Bright Star, but Abbie Cornish is stunning in her red carpet appearance at Cannes ... Her red carpet appearance is at odds with her role in Bright Star, in which she plays Fanny Brawne, the plain lover of 19th-century poet John Keats ... she may be playing the part of poet John Keats's homely lover in Bright Star, but Abbie Cornish is stunning in her red carpet appearance at Cannes. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Campion a bright star at Cannes May 16, 2009
Bright Star is about the love affair between poet John Keats, who died of tuberculosis in 1821 at the age of 25, and his young neighbour Fanny Brawne. English actor Ben Whishaw plays Keats and Australian Abbie Cornish plays Brawne. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Cannes race gets serious as heavyweights step up May 16, 2009
The Romeo-and-Juliet romance about poet John Keats vied for the top honour at Cannes Friday as the film festival displayed its taste for extremes ... Displaying the festival's taste for extremes, the New Zealander's Romeo-and-Juliet romance about poet John Keats had its gala release on the same day as a blood-and-gore talee of vampire love and lust. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Cannes call for women directors May 16, 2009
" Her first feature film in six years, it follows the intense love affair between the penniless poet John Keats and his outspoken neighbour, the beautiful Fanny Brawne. "I felt like I had entered another planet," says Campion, who stumbled upon Keats and Fanny's story when she read Andrew Motion's biography of the poet. "The history of their relationship caught me unaware. It was so exciting, so painful. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Up launches Cannes film festival May 14, 2009
Bright Star - a period drama about poet John Keats - and Fish Tank, a domestic drama starring Michael Fassbender, complete the British contingent in the main competition. Fassbender, who won plaudits for his portrayal of hunger striker Bobby Sands in Hunger last year, also has a role in Tarantino's film. (BBC News -- Europe)
Yachts Land at Cannes Sans Buyers as Filmmakers Court Scarce Distribution May 14, 2009
Movies with early buzz include s Bright Star, about the romance between 19th century poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne, said Michael Schaefer, senior vice president of acquisitions at Summit Entertainment, an independent producer and distributor based in Santa Monica, California. The festival begins with Up, the 3-D feature from s Pixar, the first animated film to open Cannes. (Bloomberg)
The line-up in pictures May 14, 2009
Ben Whishaw and Abbie Cornish star as the English poet John Keats and his lover Fanny Brawne. This year's event will open with Up, the latest feature from animation powerhouse Pixar. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Cannes lifts off with ‘Up' May 14, 2009
Jane Campion, who won the Palme d'Or with The Piano in 1993, brings Bright Star based on the romance between 19th century poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne. Other highlights include Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock about the rock festival and Lou Ye's Spring Fever made in defiance of a five-year ban from film making imposed by China for his previous movie Summer Palace, also in Cannes. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Cannes Looking 'Up' As Festival Turns Lighter May 14, 2009
Tarantino returns with "Inglourious Basterds," starring Brad Pitt in a "Dirty Dozen"-style World War II saga, while Campion's period drama "Bright Star" has Ben Whishaw as British poet John Keats. Von Trier's "Antichrist" features Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg in the story of a troubled marriage that turns far worse during a trip to the woods, and Loach is back with "Looking for Eric," in which former soccer star Eric Cantona plays himself as the personal hero of a postman whose life is... (KFOXTV.com, TX)
THEY'RE BACK: Cannes' favorite sons and daughters May 12, 2009
This time she returns to the 1800s with Bright Star, a romance about British poet John Keats and his muse, a girl next door who inspired him until his untimely death at 25. Meanwhile, Almodovar leads a strong Spanish presence with Broken Embraces, a comedic neo-noir starring his own muse, Penelope Cruz, in the role of a fading femme-fatale actress. (USA Today -- Life)
Campion film to debut at Cannes May 11, 2009
Cornish plays Fanny Brawne, the love interest of the poet John Keats (played by Ben Whishaw) while the New Zealand actress Kerry Fox - who starred as the writer Janet Frame in Campion's An Angel At My Table - plays Fanny's mother. Also in contention for a gong at Cannes is the debut feature film from writer and director Warwick Thornton. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
GRSF sonnet contest returns May 7, 2009
For those looking for inspiration, Armstrong suggests reading sonnets by poets such as John Keats, William Wordsworth, Robert Frost, David Wojahn, Molly Peacock, Ron Wallace, Elizabeth Barrett Browning and, of course, Shakespeare. It helps give you the rhythm, Armstrong said. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Cannes Fest names 20 films in competition Apr 28, 2009
Jane Campion, the New Zealand director whose The Piano took the Palme dOr in 1993, is back with her new film Bright Star, about 19th century English poet John Keats love affair with his muse Fanny Brawne. Denmarks Lars von Trier, who won a Palme dOr for Dancer in the Dark in 2000, will try for another top prize with Antichrist, a horror movie that depicts Satan, rather than God, as the worlds creator. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Art house stars shine at this year's Cannes fest Apr 28, 2009
New Zealand's Campion, who became the first woman to win the Palme d'or in 1993 with The Piano, brings her new film Bright Star, based on the three-year romance between early-19th-century poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne. It stars Ben Whishaw and Abbie Cornish. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Home-grown cinema forges ahead Mar 22, 2009
Three notable directors are returning with highly touted Australian films (or co-productions) - Jane Campion with Bright Star, about the romance between the poet John Keats and his mistress Fanny Brawne, Bruce Beresford with , based on the bestselling memoir by the Chinese dancer Li Cunxin, and Scott Hicks with The Boys Are Back In Town, a drama with Clive Owen as a single father. There are also high hopes for Robert Connolly's political thriller Balibo, about the killing of five newsmen in East... (The Age, Australia -- Entertainment)
Lust in the dust jackets Feb 14, 2009
John Keats is untouchable on yearning. Sitting under the plum tree in his friend's Hampstead garden in the immaculate early summer days of May 1819, charmed that the violets were not yet withered and newly smitten with his lively 17-year-old neighbour, Fanny Brawne, the 24-year-old pretty much said all that needs to be said on the subject of yearning. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
