A few years ago the BBC adapted Shakespeare’s first four canonical histories Richard II, Henry IV Parts 1 & 2, and Henry V under the collective title of The Hollow Crown, and a little while after that I reviewed each installment as part of my ongoing Brush Up Your Shakespeare series. Well, the BBC recently…
Before we get started, I want you to picture Superman. What’s coming to mind, reader? Are you seeing the blue costume? How about those red trunks bad comedians love to talk about? Are you thinking of his speed relative to speeding bullets or that bit about truth, justice, and whatnot? Now, are you picturing Superman…
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9 The Hollow Crown! Part 3: Henry IV, Part 2. Lots of numbers. I probably could have done this in the same article as Part 2 of The Hollow Crown, which was Part 1 of Henry IV… Not much has changed to be…
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8 My original working title for this article was “Second Breakfast: Brush Up Your Shakespeare 9: The Hollow Crown, Part 2: Henry IV, Part 1”, but I decided against it. The Hollow Crown: Henry IV, Part 1 (2012) The…
This week, I felt like taking a break from all the new releases and critically acclaimed films of yesteryear. Now, who wants to read about a deliberately-paced Western? Guys? Where did everybody—ah, what the hell. Appaloosa (2008): The Plot: When bad guy rancher Randall Bragg (Jeremy Irons) guns down the sheriff and the deputies in cold…
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