By SAM THIELMAN The Merchant of Venice’ A Public Theater presentation in cooperation with the city of New York of a play in two acts by William Shakespeare. Directed by Daniel Sullivan. Antonio – Byron Jennings Salerio – Francois Battiste…
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‘Stander’ Stands Alone Film Review by Matt Cromwell – Four of Four Stars – A+ December 14, 2005 Stander is not only a visual masterpiece, shot on location in South Africa, but an emotional journey to the heart of a…
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By Philip French By some way the most intriguing and thought-provoking picture I’ve seen in recent weeks is Stander, directed and co-scripted by New York-based Bronwen Hughes. She’s hitherto best known for the quirky independent production Harriet the Spy and…
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Directed by Michael Radford, “The Merchant of Venice,” which stars Jeremy Irons, Al Pacino, Joseph Fiennes and Lynn Collins, is better-than-average screen Shakespeare: intelligent without being showily clever, and motivated more by genuine fascination with the play’s language and ideas…
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By Dylan Grant College student Alan Parker has been obsessed with death ever since his father passed away, seeing it around every corner. When he sets out on the long trek home to visit his mother in the hospital, he…
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