tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post1959603023235417558..comments2023-11-05T02:01:53.847-06:00Comments on Antagony & Ecstasy: CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL '11: CORIOLANUS (RALPH FIENNES, UK)Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-91574574011166125582011-10-19T10:03:26.397-05:002011-10-19T10:03:26.397-05:00Your description of the mother character reminded ...Your description of the mother character reminded me of Lansbury in "The Manchurian candidate".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-30520810748565483392011-10-14T20:40:55.678-05:002011-10-14T20:40:55.678-05:00Oh, no, that was my little joke on the tendency of...Oh, no, that was my little joke on the tendency of directors to do incredibly bizarre things to Shakespeare in the name of... I do not know in the name of what, actually, but it certainly happens all the damn time.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-68303526855406397832011-10-14T19:57:07.506-05:002011-10-14T19:57:07.506-05:00You can't perform a Shakespeare play in the ti...You can't perform a Shakespeare play in the time period in which it is set? This is seriously a law? I'll need more confirmation on this, Tim.Mysterious F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08290239526984106990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-8954149151121052902011-10-14T10:10:12.848-05:002011-10-14T10:10:12.848-05:00Coriolanus isn't necessarily at the top of my ...Coriolanus isn't necessarily at the top of my list, but it's a totally fascinating play. Also breathtakingly nasty--people get the impression that Shakespearean tragedy is all romanticism, noble sentiments, and existential probing, but that's not the case. Sometimes it's just cynical and brutal. SOme theatre should do this and "Measure For Measure" in repertory and call it the "Fucking Depressing Shakespeare Rep". So basically, the cynical bastard in me is very excited for this movie, flaws or not.Zev Valancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239062791827527067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-53962400687483092232011-10-14T05:55:32.757-05:002011-10-14T05:55:32.757-05:00Having just read Livy (but not, alas, Shakespeare&...Having just read Livy (but not, alas, Shakespeare's version) I'm unreasonably excited about this.Maltehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04162595103855533887noreply@blogger.com