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Articles tagged "shakespeare"Books ReviewSo Long as Men Can Breathe by Clinton Heylinby Kevin Shaw[21.Jul.09] :. It’s entirely refreshing to read about Shakespeare without the hushed tone of literary sanctity, while preserving the rigors of good research.  NewsMusicals top the Bard in a topsy-turvy year for Stratfordby Chris Jones [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][4.Jul.09] :. STRATFORD, Canada — Antoni Cimolino and Des McAnuff, the duopoly in charge of the beloved Stratford Shakespeare Festival, began their annual letter to patrons with a fervent declaration:...  NewsAnne Hathaway adds her star power to ‘Twelfth Night’by Linda Winer [Newsday (MCT)][19.Jun.09] :. NEW YORK — What is it about “Twelfth Night” that turns New York into theater camp for movie stars in the summertime? Shakespeare created his mystical island of shipwrecked...  NewsMcKellen’s ‘King Lear’ comes to the most convenient theater in the world: your living roomby Neal Justin [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)][23.Mar.09] :. Catching Ian McKellen’s tour-de-force performance at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis required connections, a small fortune or lots of luck. Now all you need is a TV set. A year and a half... News1978 British miniseries released on DVD as ‘Will Shakespeare’by Bruce Dancis [McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)][16.Dec.08] :. William Shakespeare, the man, playwright and poet, has been portrayed onscreen since the dawn of motion pictures. But with the exception of Joseph Fiennes’ performance as the youngish Will in...  News‘As You Like It,’ premiering Tuesday on HBOby David Bianculli [New York Daily News (MCT)][20.Aug.07] :. In directing a new version of William Shakespeare’s “As You Like It,” Kenneth Branagh fosters a giddy sort of freedom in his actors. Branagh’s adaptation (premiering Tuesday... Kenneth Branagh takes Shakespeare to Japan for HBOby Luaine Lee [McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)][14.Aug.07] :. Irish actor Kenneth Branagh just cannot leave well enough alone. Not only is he an actor of note (he’s been dubbed the heir apparent to Laurence Olivier), he’s also a director. And... Shakespeare the Thinker by A.D. Nuttallby Carlin Romano [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][16.May.07] :. To be or not to be a philosopher did not concern Shakespeare, so far as we know. And we know very little. The Book of Air and Shadows by Michael Gruberby Chris Barsanti[9.Apr.07] :. When the big firefight finally comes, it's delivered with such killer and off-kilter panache that Elmore Leonard would be envious. Shakespeare: The Biography by Peter Ackroydby Tim O'Neil[3.Oct.05] :. Seemingly no kernel of isolated trivia or controversial factoid is small enough to escape the author's notice. PopMatters Pick Film ReviewRan (1985/2000)by Michael AbernethyKurosawa achieves an almost perfect fusion of storyteller and painter. |
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