Film review: ‘EMMA’, by Nick Gardener from ‘Built For Speed’

Jane Austen’s comedy of manners, Emma set the template for today’s romantic comedy/dramas and even inspired teen films like Clueless. The latest cinema adaptation of Austen’s much-loved 1815 novel, starring Anna Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn and Bill Nighy, is an enjoyably spirited romp that again reveals why Emma is such an enduring story. Emma Woodhouse is introduced as ‘handsome, clever and

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What’s on ‘Built For Speed’, Friday 21st February 2020

This week on ‘Built For Speed’ we take a look at the latest cinema adaptation of Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’ which stars Anna Taylor-Joy and Bill Nighy.  We’ll also let you know about Mel Gibson’s latest film the unusual historical drama ‘The Professor and the Madman’ which also stars Sean Penn.  There’ll be many fine tunes with new Aussie and overseas

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