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I lasted less than five minutes into this one and I’m not kidding. It opens with this scary scene straight out of Wicker Man as a girl’s arms and legs are duct taped and a mask is placed over her face. She’s then thrown into an open grave while Courtney Love (pretty sure that was her) … Continue reading Review : A Midsummer’s Nightmare
I was wondering what happened to this one, and it dropped in my lap this morning. Our “summer of Shakespeare on TV” continues tonight with Lifetime’s A Midsummer’s Nightmare, which is going to be some sort of horror story so I’m sure there’s not going to be much Shakespeare in it at all. The cast … Continue reading Almost Forgot – A Midsummer’s Nightmare Tonight!
I got this idea from a Reddit post that suggested Much Ado About Nothing as a kind of sequel to Romeo and Juliet, by way of the “bride pretends she’s dead” trick, as if it’s Friar Laurence both times, having learned his lesson and getting it right the second time. That reminded me of all the … Continue reading The Crossover Game
When I first heard that Strange Magic, Lucasfilm’s new animated effort was “inspired by Midsummer Night’s Dream” I wanted to be excited. I really did. I wasn’t exactly holding my breath, however. Good thing. Whoever started throwing around Shakespeare’s name in the marketing for Strange Magic seems to have had about a high school student’s knowledge … Continue reading Review : Strange Magic
Happy Holidays, everyone! As 2014 draws to a close I thought it would be fun to do something different and look at all the exciting adventures we’ve had in the wonderful world of Shakespeare. We’ll kick it off in February with my continuing efforts to bring Shakespeare into school as early as possible, when I … Continue reading The 2014 Year In Shakespeare