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Agathe Robinson is beset by two classic problems: horrible writer’s block and a woeful inability to find a good man. No wonder she’s so wild about Jane Austen. But, despite the title of Laura Piani’s fresh romantic comedy “Jane Austen Wrecked My Life,” the heroine of this story isn’t totally at the mercy of the beloved Regency-era author’s work.

Her problems might be classic, and very much like the kind pulled out of “Emma” or “Pride and Prejudice,” but Piani doesn’t push too hard to make Agathe’s (Camille Rutherford) experiences fit firmly inside an Austenian plot, and the result is less outright homage than sprightly companion. That doesn’t stop Agathe from announcing early on that she’s “not living in the right century!”

Though, given what this century has thrown at her, we can hardly argue with such a statement. In Piani’s film,...

"I'm very, very good at screwing up." Sony Pictures Classics has revealed an official US trailer for an indie film titled Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, a fun romantic comedy from France also titled Jane Austen a gâché ma vie. This first premiered at the 2024 Toronto Film Festival last fall, and just played at the 2025 Santa Barbara Film Festival, and already opened in France in February. Arriving in US theaters this May. A desperately single bookseller, lost in a fantasy world, finds herself forced to fulfil her dreams of becoming a writer in order to stop messing up her love life. The film follows Agathe, a hopelessly clumsy yet charming young woman who works in the legendary Shakespeare & Co. bookshop in Paris. She dreams of being writer but also having a romantic relationship like those in Jane Austen's books. Will she be able to pull off both? The charming indie stars Camille Rutherford,...

Acclaimed director Greta Gerwig reportedly "bummed" over Netflix's The Chronicles of Narnia plans.

Per Matthew Belloni's What I'm Hearing newsletter, the award-winning Barbie director was noted as being "clearly bummed" about Netflix's plans to skip a theatrical release for the upcoming The Chronicles of Narnia feature film. While Gerwig's concerns have been voiced in reportedly amicable conversations with Netflix, the streaming giant doesn't appear willing to waver on their streaming-first release strategy for the latest feature film adaptation of C. S. Lewis' iconic novels.

Related 'I Have to Remind You...': Original Narnia Star William Moseley Addresses Potential Return in Netflix Reboot

The Chronicles of Narnia star William Moseley reveals if he would be interested in appearing in Greta Gerwig's forthcoming Netflix reboot.

The original The Chronicles of Narnia novels by C. S. Lewis began with 1950's The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and spanned six sequels,...

The Brief.

Kieran Kinsella

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On 28 February North American fans of British TV can get their hands on two new Acorn Media DVD releases:French Fields and The Brief. Fans of PBS may be familiar with the former while the latter was an ITV show that was produced by the Inspector Morse team. Both offer great value for money and we were fortunate enough to get a sneak peak at both of these box sets.

French Fields

The late Anton Rodgers was a much loved funny man who made his name relatively late in life when he starred in the popular sitcom Fresh Fields alongside Miss Marple star Julia McKenzie. French Fields is a hilarious spin-off from that show in which accountant William (Rodgers) and...