NEXT UP, "JANE EYRE" SET IN THE AFRICAN BUSH: After my trip this afternoon to see Mira Nair's very pretty but somewhat narratively incoherent "Vanity Fair", with an utterly inexplicable Bollywood dance sequence led by a visibly pregnant Reese Witherspoon, I wandered through the IMDB. Did you know there's a Mormon version of "Pride and Prejudice?" A forthcoming full-scale Bollywood version of "Pride and Prejudice?" Even more inexplicably, Alexis Bledel is apparently appearing in that last one. Any other bizarre influences in literary adaptations are welcome for discussion.
On an unrelated note, can someone (anyone) explain to me why there were piles of "Passion of the Christ" DVDs available for purchase at Toys R Us in Times Square? I haven't seen the film, but by all accounts, it's very much not suitable for childrens' viewing.
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