Film
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The Rogue’s Guide to Shakespeare on Film #16: As You Like It (2006)
#16. As You Like It (2006) Some enthusiastic newbies to Shakespeare crave an authentically Shakespearean experience, something satisfyingly old-looking, true to history, and they will primly turn their nose up at productions that have the gall to change the setting of a play. This is a truly silly position. Oh, there isn’t anything terribly wrong… Continue reading
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The Rogue’s Guide to Shakespeare on Film #15: Othello (1995)
#15. Othello (1995) If we can agree, dear readers, that Olivier’s Richard III (1955) is both perfect and, in its own way, a bit old-fashioned, Oliver Parker’s Othello (1995) manages to treat the tragedy realistically, with some degree of historical accuracy and dramatic poignancy, so that the story seems timeless, which is a feeble word we use to describe… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #120: Diamonds Are Forever
The Curator of Schlock #120 by John King Diamonds Are Forever The worst Bond movie ever? If you love cinema, you love James Bond movies and if you don’t love James Bond movies, you can just stop reading this blog right now! I have zero tolerance for fools that can’t enjoy beautiful women, exotic locales,… Continue reading
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The Rogue’s Guide to Shakespeare on Film #14: Richard III (1955)
#14. Richard III (1955) I’ve decided to deviate from my survey of Kenneth Branagh films lest this guide get too tedious, especially since his miserable Love’s Labour Lost is lurking for me like some malicious ghost. (The very prospect scared me away for a month.) Instead, I pivot to that first British actor and director… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #119: Phantasm
The Curator of Schlock #119 by Jeff Shuster Phantasm The scariest movie ever made? Maybe. We had the deaths of many cultural icons last week. David Bowie. Alan Rickman. Grizzly Adams. Not to discount any of those, but they ended up overshadowing the death of Angus Scrimm the weekend prior. I think all of us… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #118: Rasputin, The Mad Monk
The Curator of Schlock #118 by Jeff Shuster Rasputin, the Mad Monk Women want him and men want to kill him. I’m a bit of a DVD collector. Others might say hoarder, but so what if I end end up being crushed under mounds of plastic discs one day. I can think of worse ways… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #117: Pixels
The Curator of Schlock #117 by Jeff Shuster Pixels It’s everything you expected it to be. Happy New Year everybody! It’s your Curator of Schlock here wishing you the best in 2016. Hopefully, it won’t be one more year of the same old crap. We’ve got that Batman Kills Superman movie to look forward to.… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #116: The Poseidon Adventure
The Curator of Schlock #116 by Jeff Shuster The Poseidon Adventure (Movies are always better with Adventure in the title. Hmmmm. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Adventure) Merry Christmas everyone! If it’s Christmas Day and you’re reading this blog, go spend some time with your family. If you haven’t got a family, go and see Star… Continue reading
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The Rogue’s Guide to Shakespeare on Film #13: A Midwinter’s Tale
#13: A Midwinter’s Tale (1996) If Kenneth Branagh’s Hamlet is a luxury train under the blithe control of an engineer who’s uninterested in whether his cargo stays on board while shooting through an icy landscape, then the engineer of A Midwinter’s Tale cares not only about his passengers, but their baggage as well. Oh, in England… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #115: Krampus
The Curator of Schlock #115 by Jeff Shuster Krampus I liked it. It’s that time again. No, I’m not referring to Christmas though that time is upon us. We’ve got another Star Wars movie coming out. Yeah. I suppose I’m supposed to be excited. Of course, I kind of gave up on Star Wars after… Continue reading
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