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An American in Austen (2024) Directed by Clare Niederpruem

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Sweetheart (2021) (IMDb)

Written & Directed by: Marley Morrison

Starring: Nell Barlow + Ella-Rae Smith

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Murder at the Embassy Trailer

Miranda Green has traveled to Egypt to escape the press. She is called in to investigate a murder at the British Embassy in Cairo, when she uncovers a second crime that "could spark war across the globe. Everyone within the walls of the embassy is a suspect, but the ultimate evil force is lurking right around the corner." (Lionsgate)

Murder at the Embassy stars Mischa Barton, Mido Hamada, Antonia Bernath, Nell Barlow, Kojo Attah, Raha Rahbari, and Richard Dillane. Stephen Shimek directs. The film is a sequel to 2023's Invitation to a Murder.

Murder at the Embassy releases to theaters and On Demand and On Digital on November 14, 2025.

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First look at Bash in 4000 Miles

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I love Austen too much to really enjoy a movie so full of contempt for Pride and Prejudice's author, characters, and fans. This movie basically borrows the Lost in Austen premise of a modern fan magically finding her way into the story. Naturally, her presence affects the narrative, so before she can return to the real world, she has to set things right.

Unfortunately, the writer doesn't seem to particularly like Austen, which poisons the whole retelling. The characters are almost unrecognizable. Neither Wickham nor Elizabeth would ever consider an elopement (and if they did, it certainly wouldn't be to the chapel at Pemberely). Bingley would not have turned down Jane if she had found him in London and expressed her feelings. Darcy certainly would never chase a women around a library in a manner that can only be described as buffoonishly predatory. To someone who doesn't like P&P, these objections may seem pedantic. But given that the heroine is meant to be so nonsensically obsessed with Jane Austen (oh yeah - did I mention that this movie thinks that Jane Austen fans are completely divorced from reality?) that she won't accept the proposal of a man she loves because he isn't literally Mr. Darcy who she insists is a real person... well, that woman would care about the characterization. She'd know enough about Regency manners to be surprised that the men address the women by their first names or that Charles Bingley, a new-money first generation gentleman, somehow has become the close personal friend of the Duchess of York (yes, Fergie is literally in this movie).

I won't complain that some characters (Sir William Lucas, Aunt Phillips, Denny, the Foresters, the Gardiners, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, etc.) were cut for time. There's only so much you can fit into an 84 minute film. I would like to have seen the heroine interacting more meaningfully with the time period. Yes, we saw her struggling with her corset, but that's much less interesting than if she had encountered a single servant and had that conversation.

There was one rather touching moment between Harriet and Mrs. Bennet as the latter expressed her fears for her daughters in a world that only affords options to rich men. Aside from that, however, this movie was a disappointment. The screenwriter thought he was cleverer than the author, and that's just a bad look.

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Hallmark Is Paying Tribute to Jane Austen With February 2024 Movies — Get Details (TV Insider)

The network will be honoring Jane Austen with Loveuary with Jane Austen, a month of original movie premieres inspired by the author’s work. Four all-new original movies will premiere every Saturday, starting on February 3, at 8/7c.

It all begins with Paging Mr. Darcy, starring Mallory Jansen and Will Kemp. A love of Jane Austen’s stories helps two people to overcome their pride and admit to their belief in love. Then, on February 10 is Love & Jane, in which a woman finds guidance from Jane Austen, quite literally. It stars Alison Sweeney and Benjamin Ayres (a Chronicle Mysteries reunion!).

An American in Austen features a librarian who thinks that no man can live up to Mr. Darcy and gets an unexpected chance to find out if that’s true. The movie, starring Eliza Bennett, Nicholas Bishop, and Nell Barlow, will air on February 17. And to cap it off is Hallmark Mahogany’s  “sumptuously beautiful adaptation” of Sense & Sensibility, starring Deborah Ayorinde, Bethany Antonia, Dan Jeannotte, and Akil Largie.

To read the full article at TVInsider.com just click this LINK.