Perhaps it’s been a long time coming, and for too long the rumors have been greatly exaggerated, but today we must sadly report that Elizabeth Taylor has died. As always, we take a look back at the contributions to Shakespeare made by such a fine actress. Everybody knows where this train of thought goes, right? … Continue reading Rest In Peace, Katharina : Elizabeth Taylor Has Died

On this the anniversary of his death, I went hunting for references to Shakespeare and Stanley Kubrick. What I found was a quote from the man himself (Kubrick that is – Shakespeare was relatively silent on his impressions of Stanley): How do you explain the kind of fascination that Alex exercises on the audience? I … Continue reading Stanley Kubrick, on Shakespeare

Although modern moviegoers may know him now as Sabretooth from the X-Men movies, Liev Schreiber is actually an accomplished Shakespearean (which I personally learned when he was a guest on NPR). So when he was the invited guest at Yale University Theatre recently, interviewed by Dean of the Yale School of Drama, the conversation was … Continue reading Repeat and Repeat and Repeat : Liev Schreiber on Shakespeare

Introducing a new feature that will hopefully go out every Monday, where I summarize last week’s most interesting posts for those folks who may not be stopping by on a regular enough basis, and missing out when they scroll off the main page.Last week started out slow, with nothing to write about Sunday, and even … Continue reading Thy Week In Geek : January 23 – 29, 2011

Back to the subject of Huck Finn for the moment, we have this NPR story that drags Shakespeare into the mix. Not to censor him, but to update him: Now and then I have proposed that Shakespearean language, when spoken, is often nearly impossible to understand by someone who hasn’t read it beforehand, and that … Continue reading Yeah, We're Gonna Need Those Names.