No, dagnabit, it’s NOT a good idea
It’s not! Unless you’re going to DO IT RIGHT!
BECOMING JANE: Having run out of novels written by the not-very-prolific Jane Austen to adapt into hit art-house romantic-comedies, what better idea than to make a movie about the 19th-century author herself starring the charming Anne Hathaway? (Aug. 3)
A better idea? Don’t put out a Made Up Story and try to shine us on that it’s anything close to a “true story.”
Thanks to Alert Janeite Jessica Irene for the link.












