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| Joe Vitus |
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| I was going to mention Twelfth Night, too. My favorite Shakespeare comedy. |
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| Joe Vitus |
| Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 4:55 am |
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billyweeds wrote: Joe Vitus wrote: It's not only Whedon, but much of his beloved stock company. (The people we sigh and smile when they turn up unexpectedly in anything.) So I'll be there. But honestly not expecting much.
No problem with modern dress Much Ado. I was in one and the Houston Post drama critic, an impossible to please guy, praised my wired energy.
What part did you play? I've been in two productions, one in prep school where I was Second Watch, and one a few years ago in NYC where I played Leonato.
Verges. |
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| Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 5:30 am |
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My take: Twelfth Night is charming and sweet and witty but not particularly "funny." A Midsummer Night's Dream is a great play with a huge amount of wit and charm, but only occasionally "funny." As You Like It is a treat all around--profound, romantic, and including a truly emotional arc for the heroine--but not all that "funny."
Much Ado About Nothing is not as profound or sweet or emotionally moving as some of the above, but it's genuinely "funny" and therefore (IMO) trumps them all. (It's also a true "rom-com" in the modern sense.)
Then there's The Tempest, which I pretty much can't stand. Sue me. |
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| Shane |
| Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 7:03 am |
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carrobin wrote: I saw "Much Ado" with Alan Bates and Felicity Kendal in London, which was a joy and delight. I'd never seen it before (or since), but I saw that production four times in three days.
The only Shakespeare play I've seen several times is "Richard III," with Michael Moriarty on Broadway, John Wood in London, and Ian McKellen in Brooklyn (the Fascist 1930s version--great costumes, but I prefer the traditional setting). Something about Richard intrigues me. I wish Al Pacino had done his Broadway version, but "Looking for Richard" is an excellent movie about his efforts.
I loved the Mckellen version....can't help it... |
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| knox |
| Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 9:45 am |
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Quote: Much Ado About Nothing is not as profound or sweet or emotionally moving as some of the above, but it's genuinely "funny" and therefore (IMO) trumps them all. (It's also a true "rom-com" in the modern sense.)
Quote: Much Ado is the only Shakespearean comedy that actually makes me laugh out loud. It has the wit of Shakespeare coupled with the comic sensibility of I Love Lucy. Benedick and Beatrice are the foreparents of Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn....
Second that. And there seem to be many good small parts there. I enjoyed Michael Keaton's Dogberry in the Branagh film. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 10:50 am |
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[quote="knox"]Quote: I enjoyed Michael Keaton's Dogberry in the Branagh film.
I enjoy Michael Keaton's anybody in anything. Love that guy! |
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 11:44 am |
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[quote="billyweeds"]knox wrote: Quote: I enjoyed Michael Keaton's Dogberry in the Branagh film.
I enjoy Michael Keaton's anybody in anything. Love that guy!
I always liked Michael Keaton. I saw an interview with him years ago, after he had left acting to go on the rodeo circuit with a bunch of rodeo cowboys. He gave a interesting picture of his time on the circuit and it ended up after the last rodeo when he was with his fellow rodeo crew at a saloon celebrating. One of the guys asked him, "So, Mike. What do you do for a living?"
That cracked me up. Nobody knew who he was. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 11:48 am |
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| My favorite living movie actors are all underappreciated. Michael Keaton, Bruce Dern, Mark Ruffalo, and...well, Mark Wahlberg is not underappreciated. And William Petersen is not a movie actor any more, but his performance in To Live and Die In L.A. is really underappreciated. |
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 2:01 pm |
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We're on the same page Billy.
Now, how about the ones who are over-appreciated? |
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| carrobin |
| Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 2:58 pm |
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| Billy, did you see Keaton as Angleton in "The Company," the TV miniseries about the CIA? I was so accustomed to seeing him in comedy roles that he really surprised me in that. Very good series. |
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| Syd |
| Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 3:19 pm |
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| Apparently After Earth is not M. Night Shyamalan's return to cinematic grace after all. |
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| Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 3:19 pm |
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carrobin wrote: Billy, did you see Keaton as Angleton in "The Company," the TV miniseries about the CIA? I was so accustomed to seeing him in comedy roles that he really surprised me in that. Very good series.
Did not see that, but anyone who has seen his wrenching, layered performance in Clean and Sober could not be surprised by anything in his repertoire. A great actor as well as a great comic actor. He's finally getting a lead role again, in Innarritu's first comedy, Birdman, with Edward Norton, Naomi Watts, and Zach Galifinakis--all in support of him, as it should be. |
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| Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 3:21 pm |
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billyweeds wrote: carrobin wrote: Billy, did you see Keaton as Angleton in "The Company," the TV miniseries about the CIA? I was so accustomed to seeing him in comedy roles that he really surprised me in that. Very good series.
Did not see that, but anyone who has seen his wrenching, layered performance in Clean and Sober could not be surprised by anything in his repertoire. A great actor as well as a great comic actor. He's finally getting a lead role again, in Innarritu's first comedy, Birdman, with Edward Norton, Naomi Watts, and Zach Galifinakis--all in support of him, as it should be.
Which of these actors does not belong? |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 3:25 pm |
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Syd wrote:
Which of these actors does not belong?
Let's reword that: Which of these "actors" is not an actor?
Same answer, and it's practically unspellable. |
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| yambu |
| Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 3:44 pm |
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[quote="marantzo"][quote="billyweeds"][quote="knox"]Quote: I enjoyed Michael Keaton's Dogberry in the Branagh film.
There is a production with Cagney, Joe E. Brown and Dick Powell:
"...Four days will quickly steep themselves in night; see?
Four nights will quickly dream away the time;
And then the moon, like to a silver bow
New-bent in heaven, shall behold the night, see?..." |
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