News about Louisa May Alcott

The latest Barbie film features homeless people in the background, but no one has been paid, according to DailyMail.com. Extras were paid to dress as homeless people to help with the scene in Tongva Park in Santa Monica, which is notorious for its vaping difficulties. 'Normally, film production units would charge between $300 and $1,500 to individuals, street vendors, or homeless people,' a source told DailyMail.com.'

Louisa May Alcott, who wrote the semi-autobiographical book in 1868, is likely did not identify as a woman, according to the Louisa May Alcott Society's president. Dr. Gregory Eiselein, who appeared in the New York Times, is "certain" that the author of the popular book is not non-binary and that she does not conform to 'a binary sex-gender model.' Peyton Thomas, a trans man and novelist, goes on to state that Alcott was transgender.

BRIAN VINER: Christmas films come in a variety of forms. It's A Wonderful Life (C4, Christmas Eve) and White Christmas are two of the cherished classics with a distinct festive theme, as shown below. There are others we associate with the season jolly because they're a yuletide fixture: The Great Escape (C4, Christmas Day) and The Magnificent Seven (BBC2, Boxing Day). But there is another category: top-notch films that are not commonly thought of as holiday fare, but in which Christmas looms large. Here's my Top Ten, with each of them a holiday treat and one way or another, all available to watch over the next few days. Merry Christmas!

Little Women, Louisa May Alcott's literary coming of age story, has been reimagined in a sweeping new Korean drama of the same name. (Viewed as main and inset). The sisters navigate a turbulent terrain torn between family allegiance and their own desires in a gritty way. The latest series, directed by Kim Hee-won and available on Netflix, has received praise from viewers who compared it to Oscar-winning film Parasite.