Bridget Jones: Is the rom-com heroine a 'misogynist role model' or 'inner voice of a generation'?
Since Helen Fielding created hapless, middle-class Bridget in the mid-90s, she's divided opinion. As the fourth film is ...
‘Bridget Jones’ Cast on Chemistry Reads, the Sexy Swimming Pool Scene and Chiwetel Ejiofor ‘Finally’ Getting to Show Off His Body
Mad About the Boy’ stars René Zellweger, Leo Woodall and Chiwetel Ejiofor talk about chemistry reads, the swimming pool scene ...
This week’s TV: The return of ‘The White Lotus,’ a new Bridget Jones movie, and more
Your TV GPS, a look at the week ahead in television, appears every Monday morning on BostonGlobe.com. Today’s column covers ...
In "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy," the screen icon takes on a brand new bedfellow—grief
It's a new day for the beloved rom-com heroine, and director Michael Morris says her longevity is downright radical.
Bridget Jones was an amazing role model for this one surprising reason
When her character first appeared in the 1990s Bridget Jones was a car crash, a figure of fun and definitely NOT a role model ...
Why we all need Bridget Jones more than ever
In a world where imperfections are filtered out and social media frames life as a curated highlights reel, Bridget’s ...
“Bridget Jones” Author Helen Fielding Says She Writes the Iconic Character ‘For Renée’ Zellweger (Exclusive)
Fielding first created the Bridget Jones character for a column that she wrote for British newspaper The Independent in the ...
Bridget Jones Isn’t a Postfeminist Relic
When she first appeared, in newspaper columns written by the British journalist Helen Fielding during the mid-1990s, the ...
Bridget Jones director shares Colin Firth’s emotional reaction to film
The filmmaker revealed Firth’s emotional reaction to his role in the film as he shared: “For Colin, he was on board and it ...
Walking in Bridget Jones’s footsteps
Recalling a few vital life lessons as the iconic character, now 51, returns to the dating world on Valentine’s Day in ...
This is why we all need Bridget Jones more than ever
In a world where imperfections are filtered out and social media frames life as a curated highlights reel, Bridget’s ...
Hugh Grant dissects the classic fight scene in ‘Bridget Jones’s Diary’
Hugh Grant and Colin Firth played two of Bridget's love interests in the 2001 movie 'Bridget Jones's Diary', resulting in the pair fighting in the street.