MOVIES
A Downton Abbey that
fills the big screen
By Stephanie Zacharek
as a person who has seen barely a flicker of
Downton Abbey on television, I can’t predict whether the
movie spin-off—directed by Michael Engler and written
by the show’s creator, Julian Fellowes—will be everything
longtime fans have hoped for. But as a one-off, it’s a feath-
erweight delight, like the prettiest pink-and-white cake on
the tea tray.
It’s 1927, and the denizens of Downton are in a tizzy:
King George and Queen Mary are planning a trip through
Yorkshire, and they’ll be stopping off for one night at the
estate. They’re bringing all their own servants, which up-
sets the Downton staff, presided over by the ever-sensible
Mr. Carson and Mrs. Hughes (Jim Carter and Phyllis Logan).
But the impending visit sets off china-rattling reverberations
throughout the rest of the household, too: Lady Mary Talbot
(Michelle Dockery), now in charge of managing the house,
worries that everything will go wrong, and Lady Edith (Laura
Carmichael), now happily married, has her own unexpected
development to contend with. Meanwhile, peppery Dowager
Countess Violet Crawley (Maggie Smith) squares off against
a long-lost and equally stubborn relative, Lady Bagshaw
(Imelda Staunton); sweet, dithery Isobel Grey (Penelope
Wilton) ends up running interference.
Intrigue, romantic travails and plain old stress rule the
day, both upstairs and downstairs, and Fellowes and Engler
keep all the gears running smoothly. But come now—you
really came here to find out about the gowns and the jew-
els, didn’t you? Liquid-velvet day dresses in period-perfect
shades of burnt coral and tobacco, ropes of Venetian glass
beads in undersea-fantasia colors, a faintworthy deep-blue
Fortuny pleated evening gown: the costumes, by Anna Rob-
bins, are spectacular. You wouldn’t really want to be a mem-
ber of the aristocracy—it’s a lot of bother. But gazing at these
lives from afar is a gentle pleasure, and one you shouldn’t feel
guilty about.
Carmichael, Elizabeth McGovern and Dockery return for a
new chapter in their popular period drama
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Claims Deadline Set for December 31, 2019
Updated Legal Notice
There are new Settlements totaling approximately $184 million
with manufacturers that resolve claims they fixed the price of
certain automotive vehicle components. This may have caused
individuals and businesses to pay more for certain new vehicles
and replacement parts. The Settling Defendants deny any claims
of wrongdoing.
Am I included?
You may be included if, from 1990 to 2019, you: (1) bought
or leased a qualifying new vehicle in the U.S. (not for resale)
or (2) bought a qualifying vehicle replacement part (not for
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general, qualifying vehicles include new four-wheeled passenger
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What do the Settlements provide?
This is the fourth group of Settlements for this case. The
combined total Settlement Fund is over $1.2 billion. The
Settlement Funds (minus expenses, attorney fees, incentive
awards, and other costs) will be used to pay consumers and
businesses who bought/leased certain new vehicles or bought
certain replacement parts while living in 30 states and the
District of Columbia. The Settlements also include cooperation
and agreements by certain Settling Defendants not to engage in
certain conduct for a period of 24 months.
The 30 states are: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida,
Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan,
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The Court will hold a hearing on December 10, 2019 to
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