155 treats in store
Yes, I know there are only 154 sonnets by William Shakespeare (not counting those in the plays). But for our new project we have also filmed a reading by a very distinguished actor of the Dedication that was included in more
Yes, I know there are only 154 sonnets by William Shakespeare (not counting those in the plays). But for our new project we have also filmed a reading by a very distinguished actor of the Dedication that was included in more
The New York Times online is developing a smart interactive format for the discussion of big cultural events. You can get a good sense of their approach from Circling the 'Ring'. Earlier this month The Metropolitan Opera started more
In case you hadn't noticed, the Shakespeare spring kicks off tonight. First up is a cluster of programmes on Sky Arts - a goodly number of them, including Being Shakespeare, produced by Illuminations. Then there is the big more
There's something slightly unreal about these final couple of days before we start work at the location for Julius Caesar. If all goes well, cleaning and prepping the site starts tomorrow, and then the art department will get going on more
The past couple of months have seen the appearance of two comparatively slender – and in some ways, strikingly similar - volumes of belle-lettrist writing about cinema. Each is written by a figure with a literary reputation and each tackles more
Jason Mittell is an American media scholar who writes about television drama in a manner that is rigorous, richly detailed and accessible. For my money he's the go-to guy for finding your way around Lost and working out more
The detail above from the sheet music for Cole Porter's 1949 Kiss Me Kate comes from a rich online (and real world) exhibition (until 4 June) at Yale University's Beinicke Library. Remembering Shakespeare details 'the process of more
Let's start a new week's links with a terrific post at The Bioscope, And the ship sails on. Just what was filmed of the Titanic, Urbanora asks, and what survives today? Precious little, it turns out, since the more
The morning of Good Friday. Two weeks and three days before we begin filming Julius Caesar. In just ten days we start work at our location, cleaning, building sets - and driving away pigeons. We are a significantly bigger crew more
Monday morning, three weeks before the start of principal photography on Julius Caesar. Six of the crew meet in bright sunshine outside a Northern Line station. We have come to recce the location which is a ten-minute walk away. There more