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Sep.24.2010
Will Power, second in a series of fast-paced fantasy novels by A J Hartley, makes its debut on the bookstore shelves today. I write "series" in the hopeful assumption that Hartley has plans for continuing the saga of one Will Hawthorne--actor, poet, playwright, con man, and now full-time...
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Apr.29.2010
David Tennant is a very, very fine actor. Of that there can be no doubt. In fact, watching him work his way through the many "slings and arrows" thrown at any actor attempting the role of Hamlet lends even more credence to my above claim re: Tennant's abilities. So why am I disappointed...
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Feb.26.2010
” Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words will never hurt me.”
Funny how things can “change” in an instant; or, a century or two. Especially Words and what they mean.
Polonius: –What do you read, my lord.
Hamlet: Words, words, words.
Polonius: What is the matter, my lord?
Hamlet: Between...
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Oct.28.2009
Recently, I sat on my balcony, reading for a little while, catching up on things I'd forgotten I already knew about Errol Flynn, my childhood film hero. The night before, I’d watched one of his films for the... Nth... time.
I say “childhood hero”--He's still one of my heroes; even though I now...
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About Joseph
Joe is the Founding Artistic Director of theShakespeareProject LLC; promoting the restoration of a grass roots interest in Shakespeare and the classics through original scripting of live performance vehicles, local production, resident and guest artist...
Joseph’s Favorite Books
First Folio of 1623; The Oxford Dictionary; David Copperfield; Great Expectations; 1984; Golf in the Kingdom; Notes from the Underground, The Right To Speak.