Jane Austen Throwdown

Earlier this month, Colin Firth (Mr. Darcy) and Hugh Grant (Edward Ferrars) turned 50 within one day of each other. Can you believe it? Give me some of the pickling juices these men are drinking! In celebration of this happy occasion, we ask you to vote for your favorite films in which these men played leading roles. You may only choose one film per actor. After you have voted for Hugh Grant scroll down to vote for your favorite Colin Firth film.

Hugh Grant as Edward Ferrars

Hugh Grant

Happy Birthday, Hugh! My favorite movie is...
	Love Actually
	Two Weeks Notice
	About a Boy
	Bridget Jones's Diary
	Mickey Blue Eyes
	Notting Hill
	Sense and Sensibility
	Four Weddings and a Funeral
	Impromptu
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Colin Firth as Mr.Darcy

Colin Firth

Happy Birthday, Colin! My favorite movie is...
	A Single Man
	Mamma Mia!
	Bridget Jones's Diary
	Love Actually
	Girl With a Pearl Earring
	The Importance of Being Earnest
	Shakespeare in Love
	Pride and Prejudice
	Valmont
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Jane Austen Warholized!

Many say Jane Austen is a pop icon, so I thought it quite fitting that she should get Warholized at Big Huge Labs. For those of you who might not understand the term, it refers to pop artist Andy Warhol who made this repeating block style of portraiture popular in the 1960's. You might remember seeing his interpretation of Dame Elizabeth Taylor which actor Hugh Grant (Edward Ferrars in Sense and Sensibility 1996) sold in 2007 for 23.7 million dolars! Who needs a movie hit when your art is just hanging around making money for you, right?

Warhol died in 1987, but his influence lives on just like Jane Austen. Hugh Grant on the other hand is still with us, but his career may have died with Lyrics and Music in 2007. Meow!