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Bridget Jones's Diary was released by Helen Fielding in 1996. It focuses on the life of Bridget Jones; a thirty-something 'singleton' living in London.

Starring Colin Firth and Renee Zellweger, the film of Bridget Jones' Diary provides plenty of laughs and hilariously memorable lines.

What musical shows are opening - or might be opening - in London's West End during the 2010 theatre year?

The hilarious social ineptitudes and telegraphic style of Bridget Jones' Diary had already provided a rich vein of comedy for E.M. Delafield in the late 1930s.

Depictions of the relationship between Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy--as well as Regency-era English society--vary from the deeply romantic to the downright weird.

If you're new to Chick Lit and don't know where to start, the following reading list will help you build your library.

Asking For Trouble, by Elizabeth Young, is a frothy, lighthearted romp about a London woman who hires an escort to attend her sister's wedding.

Chick Lit came on the scene back in the mid-90's and it found a ready-made market eager to devour every new title. Today it makes its mark as a cross-media sensation.

With 200 chick lit novels being published annually, the genre has obviously managed to reach women worldwide. So, what is it all about?

Find the Cotswolds movie and TV locations for the Harry Potter films, Bridget Jones, and the Cotswold hotel where Johnny Depp stayed, and see where Doctor Who was filmed.

Pride and Prejudice is one of the most famous works in the whole of English Literature. Its themes and characters seem to have transcended their own context.

Pride and Prejudice has been the focus of many movies over the past sixty years. They differ in their scope, but all breathe life into the classic romance tale.

Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice remains a perennial favourite. In recent years there have been a range of film versions to delight or annoy fans of the novel.

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Big Read survey, launched in April 2003, was initiated to determine the United Kingdom's "best-loved novel."

Many people agree that 'When Harry Met Sally' contains the most memorable romantic comedy moment.

Chick Lit, a New Genre of Books for Women by Women, is Gaining in Popularity with Titles Hitting the Bestseller Lists and Movie Screens.

If you want to be right on trend this season then it's time to put away your sexy thongs and G-strings and go for Bridget Jones-style panties and boys' shorts.

Yes, another BBC panel show but this time presented by Andy Hamilton and Reginald D. Hunter based on approving theories suggested by guest experts.

Pride and Prejudice was Austen's second published novel, and is perhaps her best-loved - certainly in the UK, thanks to Andrew Davies' BBC adaptation.

Location London by Mark Adams is the definitive guide to movies made in London. Follow in the film location footsteps of Hugh Grant, Michael Caine, Stanley Kubrick etc

Bridget Jones' started it all, and the best chick lit still comes from the UK: humorous, self-depreciating, sexy and surprisingly true-to-life.

Chick Lit is often associated with certain cliches and formulas. This article will discuss one particular cliche.

Stars have been the start of every fad and craze since time began so what's the latest - gaining weight for a movie. Which Hollywood movie stars are happy to be fatter?

Re-released on DVD, this film pokes fun at, while simultaneously praising, wedding beliefs and traditions.

Moving up the corporate ladder leads to a move up North to New Ulm, Minnesota.

In anticipation of the holiday season, special gift sets of favorite romance movies hit store shelves this month.

In 1995, Poolbeg Press published Marian Keyes' first novel, Watermelon. Its themes make it arguably the first chick-lit novel. So, why is it so often overlooked as such?

Wendy Squires has written an entertaining debut novel about a woman trying to make it in a man's world.

Check out the first image of Jim Carrey motion-captured to look like Ebenezer Scrooge in Imagemovers Digital/Disney's adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.

Miranda Hart's eponymous new sitcom makes the transition from radio to TV. Can she snag her man without tripping over him first?

A celebration of the life, love and imagination of one of Britain's most famous authors, Beatrix Potter.

Although the novel does not reach its potential, Elizabeth and Darcy's supernatural plights will surely find its readers.

As a Miami career girl sent to restructure a manufacturing plant in freezing Minnesota, Zellweger fails to generate heat in this lukewarm romantic comedy.

Going through a bad breakup and think that life will never again be normal? It happens. Here are some tried and true ways to pick up when the honeymoon ends.

"We all eat to live. Some of us live to eat." Cupboard Love is the delicious story of Laura Lockington's life-long love affair with food and feeding those she loves.

New York Fashion Week Spring 09 got off to a great start with breathtaking ready-to-wear collections from Diane Von Furstenberg and Carolina Herrera.

Andrew Davies, master adaptor, takes on Little Dorrit, Charles Dickens's timely and prescient tale of mystery, romance and money set in and around a debtors' prison.

So many romantic comedies fall short on either the romance or the comedy that few become classics.

Shakespeare's soliloquies are not just an odd dramatic convention, but part of a continuining series of dramatic techniques to express thoughts and feelings.

In a time of economic turmoil, a film about a girl and her debt problems may not be the ideal way to get the masses out of their foreclosed houses and into the multiplex.

Film-makers can't seem to produce adaptations of Jane Austen quickly enough, since her rise to popularity in the mid-1990s with the BBC's version of Pride and Prejudice.

The SFWA's choices include an extract from Camouflage by Joe Haldeman, stories by Nancy Kress, Robert J. Sawyer, two by Kelly Link, and a 'lost' Harlan Ellison novella.

New In Town uses clichés about Midwesterners and businesswomen to tell a re-packaged version of Doc Hollywood, without humor or charm. Romantic Comedy formula gone wrong.

Funke's intriguing children's series will be brought to cinemas in 2009, starring Brendan Fraser, Helen Mirren, Paul Bettany, Andy Serkis, Jim Broadbent and Eliza Bennett

Schwarz follows Charlotte's journey through her transformation of identities, her adventures, her hopelessness and her search for life's ultimate treasure: love.

This fun collection of films helps movie lovers welcome winter with a romantic spirit of adventure and excitement.

For those souls unable to stomach another bout of 27 Dresses or Knocked Up here are a few non-seasonal alternatives.

With the popularity of the Gossip Girl, It Girl and the Clique series, young adult books are becoming more widely read by adults, for their racy content and unique style.

If you are looking to be fashion-foward but require a little more coverage on the beach, then this season's trend in '50s swimsuits provides the perfect solution.

Watchmen director Zack Snyder makes the risky move of avoiding big-name stars in favor of actors known for smaller films and supporting roles.