Tolstoy and Pushkin: Pets of the Day


Updated 06/17/08 5:23 PM · Posted by PetSugar · 4 comments

Tolstoy and Pushkin: Pets of the Day

The former English major in me just couldn't pass these two kitties up! Tolstoy (the white one) and Pushkin came to cddlykoala from Petfinder, the Match.com for pets. My favorite detail about these felines are their activities: while one enjoys the bathtub and the other hearts feathers, Pushkin aims to "avoid Tolstoy's advances" while Tolstoy "tries to get Pushkin to love me back." Awwww, I love Read more

Leo Tolstoy Biopic Shaping Up Nicely


Updated 04/02/08 10:50 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 4 comments

Leo Tolstoy Biopic Shaping Up Nicely

Director Michael Hoffman's (A Midsummer Night's Dream, One Fine Day, Soapdish) Leo Tolstoy biopic The Last Station begins shooting April 7 in Germany with several more high-quality players on board. Helen Mirren and Christopher Plummer join Paul Giamatti, James McAvoy, and McAvoy's wife Anne-Marie Duff in the film, which is based on Jay Parini's 1990 novel. Mirren and Plummer are replacing Meryl Read more

Keira Knightley and Jude Law Take on Tolstoy


Updated 09/10/11 5:13 AM · Posted by · 4 comments

Keira Knightley and Jude Law to Star in Anna Karenina

There's been rumors of a big-screen adaptation of Anna Karenina flying around for awhile, but now it's official. Focus Features is taking on Tolstoy's iconic novel, with Keira Knightley and Jude Law set to star. The movie will be directed by Joe Wright, who previously worked with Knightley on Atonement and Pride and Prejudice; Tom Stoppard, the Oscar-winning scribe behind Shakespeare in Love, Read more