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(1) Andrea Mandell, Anne Hathaway Turns on British Charm in 'One Day;' It's a big step for an actress whose career has made dramatic strides since 'The Devil Wears Prada.' USA Today, Aug 19, 2011.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2011-08-18-anne-hathaway-one-day_n.htm
Note:
(a) The English surname Hathaway (Middle English hathe ‘heath’ + weye ‘way’) refers to a path across a heath.
(b) The report says she "left her assistant, her boyfriend and Labrador Esmerelda behind for the long European [movie] shoot."
Esmerelda is the name of her pet Labrador. See
sandor.fagyal, Anne Hathaway with her Labrador Esmeralda. Aug 5, 2008 (blog).
http://www.europuppyblog.com/item/2008/08/anne-hathaway-with-her-labrador-esmeralda
Esmerelda is a female given name, from Greek noun for “emerald.”
(c) spiky (adj):
"1: of, relating to, or characterized by spikes <spiky barbed wire>
2: sharply irritating or acerbic (as in temper or manner)"
www.m-w.com
(d) Dinard
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinard
(a commune in Brittany, France)
(e) emotive (adj): "appealing to or expressing emotion <the emotive use of language>"
(f) in spades. The Phrase Finder, undated.
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/in-spades.html
(The lyrics of First Day of My Life, by Bright Eyes
http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/first-day-of-my-life-lyrics-bright-eyes/bfe6891d953117ca48256f7f00108398
* Bright Eyes (band)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bright_Eyes_(band)
(American; 1995-present)
(g) In print, there is a side bar to the main report above:
Claudia Puig, 'One Day' Delves Into Two Lives; Inspired casting, writing, add depth.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2011-08-18-one-day-anne-hathaway-jim-sturgess_n.htm
The movie name is One Day, because in the book it is based on the writer visited the the man and woman on July 15 every years, from 1988 to 2011.
(2) However, Wall Street Journal pans the movie.
Joe Morgenstern, 'One Day': A Stutter-Stop Affair to Forget; Talented cast, filmmaker get trapped in tedium. WSJ, Aug 19, 2011.
online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903639404576514413680538704.html
Note:
(a) There is no need tor ead the review, if you do not intend to see the movie.
(b) stutter step (n): "a momentary hesitation or false step by a runner (as in [American] football) done to fake a defender out of position"
(c) An Affair to Remember
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Affair_to_Remember
(a 1957 film starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr)
(d) An Affair to Forget (disambiguation)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Affair_to_Forget_(disambiguation)
An Affair to Remember came first. Then copycats followed, with a twist (modifying "Rember" to "Forget")