As spotted this morning on Amazon (and reported last night by georgianaguide), The Duchess will be released on DVD December 27. This is a very poorly chosen date in terms of actually getting people to purchase copies (two days after Christmas? Brilliant.); though perhaps it will see some residual gift card action ( Read more... )

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So of course I totally forget to check the Ritz listings for this weekend on account of being laid out in bed with cramps, and it just so happens that The Duchess opened at Ritz Five yesterday >____< On two screens, no less! Now I can't see it until Monday because I refuse to pay the weekend ticket fee (which is almost twice the weekday matinee ( Read more... )

'The Duchess': Free Spirits, Tight Laces And Scandal
Keira Knightley: 'Duchess' Isn't Diana In Disguise

Good interview! She's very well spoken. Nice review also. I like the note about the corsets. The review page also has a couple of video clips from the film.

Found these on IMDB; haven't seen them posted elsewhere (unless they're on the movie site which I still haven't looked at yet!). The first is a nice shot of Georgiana's mother, the poised and elegant Lady Spencer. The second presents a most awkward grouping of the Duke, the Duchess, his mistress, and her mother. Oh, dear. Note how Lady Spencer ( Read more... )

As promised. At 9x13" this mag turned out to be slightly too large to completely fit on my scanner bed, so the very edges of the cover were cut off. The article came out alright though, with only the white margins of the page left out. Also, the paper quality is not the best (this is a weekly mag, not a monthly glossy) so I apologize if the ( Read more... )

Both Lady Georgiana
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From The Costumer's Guide


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Thanks to padawansguide doing her usual fantastic job of keeping up with things over at Costumer's Guide, we have several new views of what has quickly become my favorite hair/jewels/gown ensemble from The Duchess. Not usually a huge fan of aquamarine, but I do love color, and this is by far the most colorful piece I've seen so far from this film. It reminds ( Read more... )

Granted, the Vogue cover does have shitty hair. I'll go along on that one.

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