The strangest sight you’ve ever seen
The Monster Tree on Hallowe’en …
~ Ray Bradbury, The Halloween Tree
More to come!
This is Halloween…
T h i s * i s * H a l l o w e e n
Goblins on the doorstep,
Phantoms in the air,
Owls on witches’ gateposts
Giving stare for stare,
Cats on flying broomsticks,
Bats against the moon,
Stirrings round of fate-cakes
With a solemn spoon.
Whirling apple parings,
Figures draped in sheets,
Dodging, disappearing,
Up and down the streets,
Jack-o’-lanterns grinning,
Shadows on a screen,
Shrieks and starts and laughter
This is Halloween!
~ Dorothy Brown Thompson
Stay tuned for something special…
Michael Gambon nominated for Emmy; Emma vampire mashup released
In other Emma news, a new Jane Austen horror mashup novel hit Kindles last week. Emma and the Vampires, written by Wayne Josephson, takes another stab at the novel of manners-meets-horror movie literary genre.
Aisha opens to generally favorable reviews
Aisha, starring Sonam Kapoor, opened this past weekend to fairly positive reviews and strong box office receipts. Opinions on this film adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma ran the gamut from “meh” to glowing. Have you seen it? What did you think? Was it the Clueless rehash some people expected? Does it matter?
Bits and bobs from around the net relating to Aisha‘s premier:
- Anna’s Review
- Bollywood Ticket: Skip Aisha
- Aisha…an average movie
- Bollywood Spice Review
- Hindustan Times: Emma-Spotting in Delhi
- Wall Street Journal Friday Reviews: Aisha Dazzles Critics
- Bollywood Hungama Review
- Times of India Review
- SiFy Review
- Deccan Herald Aisha Review
- Digital Spy: Kapoor delighted by Aisha success
- The New Emma: Clueless in Bollywood (The New Yorker Blogs)
- The Hollywood Reporter: Q&A with Sonam Kapoor
- Progressive and Fresh: A discussion with Aisha director Rajshree Ojha
- Aisha image collection
Interview with Aisha director Rajshree Ojha – again!
Here’s another interview with Aisha directory Rajshree Ojha, this time presented by Yahoo! India. In the piece, Ojha addresses the fact that viewers will be consciously comparing the film to previous Emma adaptations…
“I am prepared for all the comparisons that are going to come my way but ‘Aisha’ is very Indian. If you remember Jane Austen said ‘Emma’ is a heroine only she is going to love. As a filmmaker when I read something I imagine it and that inspires me to make a film. A good literature, if you adapt it well makes a very good film,” says Ojha.
And for those interested, here’s the Aisha IMDB entry.
Interview with Aisha director Rajshree Ojha
IndianExpress.com recently published an interview with Aisha director Rajshree Ojha, highlighting both the challenges she’s faced as a female director in Bollywood and the striking social parallels within Emma’s and Aisha’s worlds.
Hope everyone’s having a great weekend. Happy Fourth of July!
Aisha Music Video
It’s been out for a few days, but I thought it was cute enough to post anyway. 😀 Here it is, a tune from the Aisha soundtrack with video clips from the film… “Suno Aisha”…
The film stars Sonam Kapoor as the eponymous main character. It’s set to release in August. It’s also shaping up to be a humongous Clueless ripoff, but that’s okay. 😉
Aisha trailer is out!
An Aisha teaser is out! The film is still set for an August 6 release.
Keep up with the latest Aisha promotional activities at the official site, on Twitter, and on Facebook. Those who are registered with the official website have been receiving digital postcards introducing the various characters from the film…
Those interested in reading more about the production might enjoy this short Times of India piece featuring young co-producer Rhea Kapoor: