Tag Archives: Shakespeare

Notes on Recent Movies

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: If you’re like me, you don’t get around to seeing “the year’s best movies” until several months into the subsequent year. In case you’re wondering (and I doubt you are), of the 2015 releases that I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged Adam McKay, Adele Haenel, Alex de la Iglesia, Andre Techine, Carmen Maura, Carol, Carolina Bang, catherine deneuve, Chi-Raq, Christian Bale, Crimson Peak, Guillaume Canet, Guillermo del Toro, Hou Hsiao-Hsien, In the Name of My Daughter, Justin Kurzel, Love at First Fight, Macbeth, Marion Cotillard, Michael Fassbender, Ryan Gosling, Samuel L. Jackson, Shakespeare, Shu Qi, Spike Lee, Steve Carrell, Teyonah Parris, The Assassin, The Big Short, Thomas Cailley, Todd Haynes, Witching & Bitching | 2 Comments

Alas, That They Are So

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: DUKE ORSINO Come hither, boy: if ever thou shalt love, In the sweet pangs of it remember me; For such as I am all true lovers are, Unstaid and skittish in all motions else, Save in … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing | Tagged Shakespeare, Twelfth Night | Leave a comment

Weekend Read

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Our friend Lloyd’s final project before his death was an adaptation of a spec script he wrote during his Hollywood days that has just been published on Kindle: Las Vegas in the 1950s — a glamorous black chanteuse . … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Movies, Music | Tagged Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Las Vegas, Lloyd Fonvielle, pulp fiction, Shakespeare | Leave a comment

Tumblr Du Jour: PopSonnet

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: From PopSonnet, whose author recasts well-known songs in Shakespearean iambic pentameter. Link via Maggie McNeill.

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Humor, Language | Tagged bon jovi, iambic pentameter, livin on a prayer, maggie mcneill, Shakespeare, sonnet | 6 Comments

Juxtaposin’: We Happy Few

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged Film, Henry V, Juxtaposin', Kenneth Branagh, Laurence Olivier, movies, Shakespeare, St. Crispin's Day | 2 Comments

“Much Ado About Nothing”

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Whenever I see an interview with Joss Whedon I experience a slight urge to throw up. Yet I’ve enjoyed several of his projects. I thought his recent stab at “Much Ado About Nothing” was pretty good. … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged Amy Acker, Film, Joss Whedon, movies, Much Ado About Nothing, Nathan Fillion, Romantic Comedy, Shakespeare | Leave a comment

Venice and Lawyers in Vegas

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: When it comes to traveling, my dad would say it’s a waste to spend a lot of money on a hotel room. “What’s the point? You’re gone all day. All you do is sleep there.” Sensible advice, … Continue reading →