“Daddy, that’s the Shakespeare book that Santa gave me. He knows I can read it myself. If music…be….the food of…love…….” “Play on…” “I know, Daddy. I was thinking the words in my head, and trying to figure out if that makes any sense.” My daughter is 6.
The Fault, Dear Kenneth, Apparently Lies In Your Stars
http://twilightstarsong.blogspot.com/2008/09/kenneth-branagh-and-hamlet.html Ever found yourself with an interest in Kenneth Branagh’s astrological chart? Here you go.
Zombie Shakespeare
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j164/Huxley71/blog2/2008-07-25-necro.gif No, really. š We won’t pick on the fact that he’s buried inside the church, not out in a yard someplace. š
The Last Lear
http://www.indiabolbol.com/2008/09/bollywoods-last-lear-a-treat-for-shakespeare-lovers/ The chances I’ll ever see this Bollywood movie are about zero, but it looks pretty neat. I love this line about Amitabh Bachchan, playing a reclusive stage actor who quotes Shakespeare with relish and is making his movie debut at an old age: “…in one scene, Bachnan chases a reporter out of his house for misspelling the name of Oberon, the king of the fairies in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Sounds like my kinda guy.
Toy-A-Day
http://toy-a-day.blogspot.com/ This is kind of cute. Folding paper toys, one a day for a year. Shakespeare is #38. [Found via http://superpunch.blogspot.com/2008/09/barack-obama-edward-scissorhands.html]