Modernized Shakespeare

Posted by moviegeek916 on June 5, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

The following article originally appeared on 12ftdwende.com on 1 April 2011… Regular readers (do I even have those?) have surely noticed by now that at the end of each article I have been merrily endorsing the Sacramento Shakespeare Festival, reminding people that they can follow it on Twitter (@sacshakes), “like” it on Facebook, or particularly … Continue reading →

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Blue Velvet (1986)

Posted by moviegeek916 on September 23, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Blue Velvet (1986) — So I liked things about this movie a lot more than I liked the movie itself.  It’s never boring, even if the pace does drag a bit at some points (David Lynch’s original cut ran four hours).  More than anything else I like the theme of this movie: the idea that … Continue reading →

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