There have been news articles lately saying Emma has been taking a class at RADA, or the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Emma talks about this, and a photoshoot she did recently, in a new e.m.s. on her site.
Just five more days until Ballet Shoes comes to the big screen in the US. It is a limited engagement and only in select theaters. You can find locations in your area at http://balletshoesmovie.com/. Variety and Box Office both have articles about the movie.
And, if you still don’t know what Ballet Shoes is about, Chelsey sent us a mini review. She had an opportunity to screen it last week as a theater employee. There might be some small spoilers, so use your mouse to select the text below if you would like to read it.
At first I thought I was going to screen Cirque de Soilel, so I was quite surprised when Emma Watson’s name came up and Richard Griffiths was in the opening scene. I then saw that it was Ballet Shoes, and I got excited because I didn’t expect to ever be able to see this movie. Emma plays alongside two other girls as an orphan in 1920’s England, raised by a woman who was also an orphan herself. The plot is pretty much about the girl’s ambitions and their goals to raise enough money for their guardian. Petrova wants to be an aviator, Posey wants to fill her mother’s dance shoes and be a great ballerina, and Emma Watson’s character, Pauline, dreams of becoming an actress. Or as she says, she needs to be an actress. Emma did a great job of acting as Pauline. Of course, at first, I thought of her as Hermione, as that was all I had seen her in, but halfway through I truly believed she was Pauline. She seemed to really connect with the character and portrayed all her struggles amazingly. The other characters did great as well, but I had never seen them before so I didn’t have anything to compare them to. All in all, The movie was warm and heartfelt and had a great message. My only problem with it was that it looked and felt like a Lifetime movie. But maybe that’s good for some people if they like those movies. But I give my congrats to Emma Watson, who proved that she can be more than just Hermione Granger.
