Terence Davies’s elegant film benefits from a terrific performance by Nixon, who makes the reclusive 19th-century poet seem radiant with loneliness
In this film, Cynthia Nixon has the face of someone with a secret. She plays the poet Emily Dickinson, and her face is fever-bright with irony and wit, then loneliness and fear. You can see how emotions are somehow stored in that face provisionally, being refined and saved for later – for the poetry she writes during the night. It is a face that changes as she grows older and moves along the spectrum of genius, publishing little or nothing, angry about the non-consolation of “posterity”. Terence Davies’s film and Nixon’s tremendous performance reminded me of Wh Auden saying that Matthew Arnold “thrust his gift in prison till it died”. It isn’t Dickinson’s gift for poetry that gets thrust in prison but her gift for love,...
In this film, Cynthia Nixon has the face of someone with a secret. She plays the poet Emily Dickinson, and her face is fever-bright with irony and wit, then loneliness and fear. You can see how emotions are somehow stored in that face provisionally, being refined and saved for later – for the poetry she writes during the night. It is a face that changes as she grows older and moves along the spectrum of genius, publishing little or nothing, angry about the non-consolation of “posterity”. Terence Davies’s film and Nixon’s tremendous performance reminded me of Wh Auden saying that Matthew Arnold “thrust his gift in prison till it died”. It isn’t Dickinson’s gift for poetry that gets thrust in prison but her gift for love,...
- 4/6/2017
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
A family secret, a twisted new alliance and a long-overdue declaration of love? Oh, Revenge, how we’ve missed you.
RelatedRevenge‘s Nick Wechsler Talks Emily and Jack: ‘We’re Slowly Getting There’
Let’s start with that last one, shall we? After what felt like 10 seasons — but was probably less, I’m sure — Jack finally grew a pair and told Emily how he feels about her on Sunday’s episode. “I have one certainty in my life, and it’s how I feel about you,” he said in the final, heartbreaking scene. “It’s always been you.”
I call the scene heartbreaking because,...
RelatedRevenge‘s Nick Wechsler Talks Emily and Jack: ‘We’re Slowly Getting There’
Let’s start with that last one, shall we? After what felt like 10 seasons — but was probably less, I’m sure — Jack finally grew a pair and told Emily how he feels about her on Sunday’s episode. “I have one certainty in my life, and it’s how I feel about you,” he said in the final, heartbreaking scene. “It’s always been you.”
I call the scene heartbreaking because,...
- 3/9/2015
- TVLine.com
So, you just watched your father have his head cut off. Your boyfriend recently was about one more cough away from death himself, and who knows where the hell he is now. Your home has been totaled by a tank and a herd of flesh-eating zombies. And now — somehow, someway — you have to keep yourself alive. That’s where things stand for Maggie Greene when The Walking Dead returns Sunday night for the last eight episodes of season 4. We spoke with Lauren Cohan (who also will be guest-starring soon on Archer) to get some insight into what’s going on...
- 2/8/2014
- by Dalton Ross
- EW - Inside TV
On the latest "Pretty Little Liars," Shana is revealed to possibly have been on Alison's side all along, which ... what?!
Alison/A, Emily and Shana (the spy)
Shana spins a tail to Emily about growing up in George next door to Alison's grandparents and that Ali asked Shana to come to Rosewood to look into who killed her (hence why she's friends with Jenna, since Jenna is on Ali's list). Shana says that Alison wants the girls to stop looking for her and also drops some pretty intimate knowledge about Alison/Emily's relationship, which means Emily believes her.
The rest of the Liars don't buy it -- why would they? -- figuring that "A" sent Shana to tell this story so the Liars will back off the search for Alison so that "A" can find her first.
Shana tells Emily Alison wants to meet her and Emily goes, not only...
Alison/A, Emily and Shana (the spy)
Shana spins a tail to Emily about growing up in George next door to Alison's grandparents and that Ali asked Shana to come to Rosewood to look into who killed her (hence why she's friends with Jenna, since Jenna is on Ali's list). Shana says that Alison wants the girls to stop looking for her and also drops some pretty intimate knowledge about Alison/Emily's relationship, which means Emily believes her.
The rest of the Liars don't buy it -- why would they? -- figuring that "A" sent Shana to tell this story so the Liars will back off the search for Alison so that "A" can find her first.
Shana tells Emily Alison wants to meet her and Emily goes, not only...
- 1/22/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Tags: Emily Owens M.D.The CWKelly McCrearyIMDb
Happy New Year, AfterEllen-ers, and happy return of our favorite dead-in-the-water yet-we-still-love-watching show, Emily Owens, M.D. Indeed, after what felt like an eternity of holiday madness and dearth of good TV, the return of uber-nerd Emily and still-so-hot Bandari and flippant-but-loyal Tyra unexpectedly filled me with warm fuzzies, like I was returning to a gang I just started to realize I really liked, even though I knew they’d be gone soon. Sort of like making good friends at the tail-end of your senior year before everyone goes off to college. It’s strange, but you’re still glad it happened.
And the pacing of this episode was so good, full of palpable suspense, peppered with just the right amount of Emily neuroses. We begin by looking at a whole spread of crazy X-rays, all of which look bad and scary.
Happy New Year, AfterEllen-ers, and happy return of our favorite dead-in-the-water yet-we-still-love-watching show, Emily Owens, M.D. Indeed, after what felt like an eternity of holiday madness and dearth of good TV, the return of uber-nerd Emily and still-so-hot Bandari and flippant-but-loyal Tyra unexpectedly filled me with warm fuzzies, like I was returning to a gang I just started to realize I really liked, even though I knew they’d be gone soon. Sort of like making good friends at the tail-end of your senior year before everyone goes off to college. It’s strange, but you’re still glad it happened.
And the pacing of this episode was so good, full of palpable suspense, peppered with just the right amount of Emily neuroses. We begin by looking at a whole spread of crazy X-rays, all of which look bad and scary.
- 1/2/2013
- by daffodilly
- AfterEllen.com
Tags: Emily Owens M.D.The CWIMDb
Hey! Want to see a Class A high school jerk get beat up by a bunch of girls and then test positive for gonorrhea? Want to see a black lesbian call out a straight white girl? Well then, step right on up to this week’s Emily Owens, M.D.
We start off episode number tres with Emily continuing to pine over Will (yawn), and Cassandra and Emily going head to head in a pop quiz created by Dr. Bendari about who knows the most about gallbladders. Nerds. Emily loses because Cassandra psychs her out about her excessive armpit sweat, which is a thing. We’ve been told multiple times that Emily was called “Pits” in high school. I really enjoy this bit though, because if you’ve never been embarrassed by excessive pit sweatage, then you’re probably not human.
We move...
Hey! Want to see a Class A high school jerk get beat up by a bunch of girls and then test positive for gonorrhea? Want to see a black lesbian call out a straight white girl? Well then, step right on up to this week’s Emily Owens, M.D.
We start off episode number tres with Emily continuing to pine over Will (yawn), and Cassandra and Emily going head to head in a pop quiz created by Dr. Bendari about who knows the most about gallbladders. Nerds. Emily loses because Cassandra psychs her out about her excessive armpit sweat, which is a thing. We’ve been told multiple times that Emily was called “Pits” in high school. I really enjoy this bit though, because if you’ve never been embarrassed by excessive pit sweatage, then you’re probably not human.
We move...
- 10/31/2012
- by daffodilly
- AfterEllen.com
And so it begins. The anticipated season of Revenge starts with an underwater view of a sunken ship "Amanda" along with the remains of a dead body. A scuba diver that discovers the ship states "This was no accident". This is the first mystery of the second season. Mysteries and the dark side seems to be the theme for season 2 of Revenge. The scene switches to another underwater shot of Emily (Emily VanCamp), tied to a post, gasping for breath as the tide comes in rising higher and higher until Emily is totally underwater. The viewer is lured to the assumption that Emily is in danger and the object of a murder attempt. Emily is facing her death and is having long buried memories surfacing in her mind. Watching from the shore are two men. One a young man with a worried expression and an older man, Satoshi Takeda (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa...
- 10/10/2012
- by jbonadona@corp.popstar.com (Julia Bonadona)
- PopStar
SciFiMafia.com was recently invited to a question and answer conference call with Emily Rose, Eric Balfour, and Lucas Bryant, stars of the oh-so-excellent Syfy series Haven, whose Season 3 premieres tonight at 10/9c. Executive Producer Lloyd Segan was also along to add some helpful behind-the-scenes insights.
The actors had just finished Season 3 shooting earlier that day. They clearly enjoy spending time together as well as talking about the show, and are an absolute joy to talk with, so the following is an only slightly edited version of the entire transcript of the call.
Not included is the SciFiMafia.com question and answer, which we posted last week, and some of the more spoilery questions and answers have been withheld. Enjoy, and don’t forget to watch the season premiere tonight, which we previewed for you earlier today.
NoReruns.net: Could you talk about what it’s like doing your stunts for the show?...
The actors had just finished Season 3 shooting earlier that day. They clearly enjoy spending time together as well as talking about the show, and are an absolute joy to talk with, so the following is an only slightly edited version of the entire transcript of the call.
Not included is the SciFiMafia.com question and answer, which we posted last week, and some of the more spoilery questions and answers have been withheld. Enjoy, and don’t forget to watch the season premiere tonight, which we previewed for you earlier today.
NoReruns.net: Could you talk about what it’s like doing your stunts for the show?...
- 9/21/2012
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
It was yet another happy-go-lucky outing for reality star Emily Maynard and her Bachelorette-winning fiancé, Jef Holm. Heading into Malibu, Calif., boutique, Sofia Bananabeat , the newly engaged pair "was super nice and laidback," an onlooker tells People. "They [seemed to be] having fun just trying on clothes and hanging out." At one point, a young girl recognized the duo. "The little girl told Emily how much she loved her," says the source, adding, "They were so down to earth and took several photos with the young fan." - Jennifer Garcia Next: Lindsay Lohan Has a Mellow Night Out with Pals...
- 8/13/2012
- PEOPLE.com
Emily gets breakfast in bed from her mom. Her daughter Ricki doesn’t want to come in, obviously because her life is infiltrated by cameras.
Chris Harrison announces the next round of dates in The Competition For Emily’S Heart. The first date card goes to Chris, which is strange. She finds him really cute though, and claims that he’s been on the top of her list since she saw his hot face. But in order to get to their date, they have to climb up the side of a building. Chris gets all “aw, shucks, I’m nervous but I’m also really attractive,” and Emily’s just even more smitten until The Lightning Comes. Wow, these are sick special effects.
So they get to the top of the building and Chris clearly thinks about macking all over her face, which I don’t think Emily would object to…...
Chris Harrison announces the next round of dates in The Competition For Emily’S Heart. The first date card goes to Chris, which is strange. She finds him really cute though, and claims that he’s been on the top of her list since she saw his hot face. But in order to get to their date, they have to climb up the side of a building. Chris gets all “aw, shucks, I’m nervous but I’m also really attractive,” and Emily’s just even more smitten until The Lightning Comes. Wow, these are sick special effects.
So they get to the top of the building and Chris clearly thinks about macking all over her face, which I don’t think Emily would object to…...
- 5/29/2012
- by Terron R. Moore
- TVology
It’s numbingly odd, the ways in which Emily Maynard—who’s done this sort of thing before—naively treats The Bachelorette, as if this is some sort of courting that every ugly person gets to do, too. It’s a nice thought, for her to believe that these 25 guys are each attracted to her and would really like a piece of her heart, but that’s ignoring the real situation here, the one that Ryan stopped just short of blatantly screaming to Emily on the season’s first solo date: if you put 25 guys in one room to compete for a girl, it does not matter one single fuck who the girl is. At all. You could put 25 guys in one room and tell them to compete for a pile of dog shit and you’ve still got a battle on your hands. No one cares about the object...
- 5/22/2012
- by Terron R. Moore
- TVology
Previously on Pretty Little Liars, one twin child stabbed another twin child in the heart because of an argument about a Cabbage Patch Doll or something. Or perhaps that was only a story Alison told on the Halloween that she got murdered the first of many times. Also on that Halloween Alison was blackmailed by someone named "A," who has now whittled the population of Rosewood down to about ten residents. Four of those residents recently nicked "A"'s cell phone, and handed it over to a gay hobo named Caleb for some of his patented telecommunications sorcery.
The Liars have gathered together in Spencer's kitchen to see what kind of stuff Caleb was able to recover from A's cryptographic cell phone. Hanna is acting ferrety about handing over the flash drive because as soon as she does, the sniper outside Lucas' bedroom window will put a bullet right through Caleb's brain helmet.
The Liars have gathered together in Spencer's kitchen to see what kind of stuff Caleb was able to recover from A's cryptographic cell phone. Hanna is acting ferrety about handing over the flash drive because as soon as she does, the sniper outside Lucas' bedroom window will put a bullet right through Caleb's brain helmet.
- 1/24/2012
- by Heather Hogan
- AfterEllen.com
Editor's note: Of all the shows we heard the most buzz about last year that we didn't already cover, the most buzzy had to be ABC Family's Pretty Little Liars. While the show doesn't have any gay male characters — yet — we've heard there might be something in the works. And since our sister site AfterEllen.com already covers the show, we've decided to share their coverage with our readers because we suspect a lot of you just might be interested in this sudsy thriller.
Check back tomorrow for the recap!
The best thing about the bizarro way ABC Family chops up its TV seasons is that we don’t have to wait half a year to get back to our favorite shows. Why, it’s only been three months since we last saw our favorite Liars huddled around Ian’s hanging body, discussing things like, “Who murdered him? How deep did his creepy run,...
Check back tomorrow for the recap!
The best thing about the bizarro way ABC Family chops up its TV seasons is that we don’t have to wait half a year to get back to our favorite shows. Why, it’s only been three months since we last saw our favorite Liars huddled around Ian’s hanging body, discussing things like, “Who murdered him? How deep did his creepy run,...
- 6/14/2011
- by Heather Hogan
- The Backlot
After last night’s shocking and suspenseful episode of ABC Family’s Pretty Little Liars, I’m starting to suspect that Emily’s old neighbor Toby isn’t who he appears to be!
I have to say, Pretty Little Liars is quickly becoming The guilty pleasure of the summer! While last week’s episode was jammed pack with sex, alcohol, cheating and lies, the mysteries got even more scandalous in episode four!
When we last left our four little liars, Hanna (Ashley Benson) drove her boyfriend’s car right into a rock and crashed, while Spencer (Troian Avery Bellisario) shed her “good girl” image by submitting her sister’s old history paper to her teacher since she hadn’t even started the project! In the romance department, Emily (Shay Mitchell) was still coming to terms with her complicated feelings for Maya (Bianca Lawson), just as Aria (Lucy Hale) and Mr.
I have to say, Pretty Little Liars is quickly becoming The guilty pleasure of the summer! While last week’s episode was jammed pack with sex, alcohol, cheating and lies, the mysteries got even more scandalous in episode four!
When we last left our four little liars, Hanna (Ashley Benson) drove her boyfriend’s car right into a rock and crashed, while Spencer (Troian Avery Bellisario) shed her “good girl” image by submitting her sister’s old history paper to her teacher since she hadn’t even started the project! In the romance department, Emily (Shay Mitchell) was still coming to terms with her complicated feelings for Maya (Bianca Lawson), just as Aria (Lucy Hale) and Mr.
- 6/30/2010
- by HL Intern
- HollywoodLife
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