After having seen Robin Hood, I was poking around the internet looking for stuff about Cate Blanchett. Something I found reminded me that she is now the co-artistic director of the Sydney Theatre Company. I went to check out their website and found something that made my heart stop:
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Sold out, dammit
Posted in Cate Blanchett, theatre, tagged Cate Blanchett, Chekhov, Hugo Weaving, Shaw Festival, Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Sydney Theatre Company, Three Sisters, Uncle Vanya on May 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Robin Hood
Posted in Cate Blanchett, movies, tagged Cate Blanchett, Robin Hood, Russell Crowe on May 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I read a fascinating article before I went to see this movie that lowered my expectations still further. Apparently, once upon a time, this movie was a brilliant script – the Robin Hood legend told from the point of view of the Sheriff of Nottingham in a 12th century England CSI kind of way. There [...]
Thompson and the real Robin Hood
Posted in Emma Thompson, tagged Emma Thompson, Kenneth Branagh, Robin Hood, Sense and Sensibility, sketch comedy, Thompson on May 6, 2010 | 4 Comments »
So, once upon a time, back in 1988, Emma Thompson had a short-lived TV show in the UK. It was called Thompson, it ran six episodes and was mostly sketch comedy with some random song and dance numbers thrown in. She created the show, I think, definitely wrote for it, and cast pretty much everyone [...]
the new Robin Hood movie
Posted in Cate Blanchett, movies, tagged Cate Blanchett, Hollywood, Robin Hood, Russell Crow on May 3, 2010 | 3 Comments »
It’s a Hollywood film. Its only real connection to the Robin Hood legend is going to be the name. It’s going to be jammed with too much fighting, historical inaccuracies and bad writing. And it stars Russell Crow. All reasons to avoid this movie. And then they cast Cate Blanchett. Which now means I have [...]
Much Ado About Nothing
Posted in Emma Thompson, movies, recommendations, theatre, tagged Denzel Washington, Emma Thompson, Kate Beckinsale, Keanu Reeves, Kenneth Branagh, Much Ado About Nothing, Robert Sean Leonard, Shakespeare on April 26, 2010 | 6 Comments »
I watched Kenneth Branagh’s Much Ado About Nothing again last night. I love that movie more every time I watch it. (If you’re not familiar with the plot of the play, there is a decent [if not well-written] synopsis at Wikipedia. Yes, I’m lazy.) I have to admit, on the whole this movie is rather [...]
Elizabeth
Posted in Cate Blanchett, movies, theatre, tagged Brent Carver, Cate Blanchett, Diane D'Aquila, Elizabeth, Elizabeth Rex, The Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Timothy Findley on April 8, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Most people have heard of Elizabeth, I imagine. It was Cate Blanchett’s breakout role, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award. It’s a costume piece, a historical drama, it deals with politics, with intrigue, with religion. But at its heart, it’s a movie about Elizabeth learning to stop being a woman and start [...]
Juliette Binoche on Q
Posted in Audio/Podcasts, Juliette Binoche, recommendations, tagged Audrey Tautou, foreign film, Juliette Binoche, Kristin Scott Thomas, Mira Furlan, Q with Jian Ghomeshi on April 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I have another audio recommendation for you.
Emma Thompson on Desert Island Discs
Posted in Audio/Podcasts, Emma Thompson, recommendations, tagged Desert Island Discs, Emma Thompson, Eric Thompson, Greg Wise, Hugh Laurie, Phyllida Law, Richard Lumsden, Stephen Fry on April 2, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I worship at the feet of Emma Thompson. She is well-spoken and intelligent and phenomenally talented, and I love just about every movie she’s ever made (except, perhaps, Junior). She was recently a guest on Desert Island Discs, a British radio show in which they interview celebrities and ask them about which pieces of music [...]
Ne le dis a personne (Tell No One)
Posted in Kristin Scott Thomas, movies, tagged foreign film, Kristin Scott Thomas, Ne le dis a personne (Tell No One), The Fugitive on April 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This is the story of a man, Alexandre Beck. His wife is murdered, and, 8 years later, he is still unable to move on from his loss. One day, he receives an email containing a hyperlink, and when he clicks on it a video pops up. It’s his wife, seemingly still alive. This launches a [...]
L’Heure d’ete (Summer Hours)
Posted in Juliette Binoche, movies, tagged Europudding, foreign film, Juliette Binoche, L'Heure d'ete (Summer Hours), Robert Altman on March 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’m really enjoying my romp through French cinema. I have a few other blog posts coming in the next few days. For a small town video store, my local has a decent selection of foreign films. L’Heure d’ete (and please forgive my lack of accents, here) is another from Juliette Binoche’s catalogue. This is one [...]
