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Classic films in focus: 'Great Expectations' (1946)

Director David Lean helmed two influential film adaptations of Charles Dickens’ novels, the first being “Great Expectations” ...

Interview: Actress Sally Hawkins (Submarine)

Having played larger-than-life characters in films like “Happy-Go-Lucky,” “Happy Ever Afters” and “Made in Dagenham,...

Part 3: This novel by Charles Dickens is not only famous but also unusual

Estella herself has outer beauty and strength, but her personality has been seriously weakened by excessive conceit, arrogance, and selfishness due...

Part 2: This novel by Charles Dickens is not only famous but also unusual

However, it is up to the reader to decide if this turn of events is auspicious for Pip, for as soon as he starts seeing himself through the eyes of...

Part 1: This novel by Charles Dickens is not only famous but also unusual

The story of a boy who learns about self-esteem and the price of vanity through the help of a mysterious benefactor, the taunting of a beautiful...

Book-It's leading man explains the appeal of Pip

Lee Osorio made his Seattle debut this year playing Pip in Book-It’s current production of Great Expectations. Pip’s pursuit of...

PVCC president Frank Friedman welcomes Senator Jim Webb to his campus

When Virginia Senator Jim Webb visited Piedmont Virginia Community College on January 20, he preceded his formal remarks with a private meeting...

DVD retrospective: Gwyneth Paltrow

For the weekend of January 7th, the Gwyneth Paltrow film Country Strong will be getting its wide release in movie theatres. For those who wish to...

Oprah Winfrey discovers Charles Dickens for Oprah's Book Club

Oprah Winfrey discovers Charles Dickens for Oprah's Book Club -- She has been advocating reading for several years now through her Oprah's...

'Great Expectations' at A Noise Within

Charles Dickens is known for his social concern and his neatly tied endings and "Great Expectations" is a book about class and personal...

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