I know it is unusual for you to see a film review here, but it is well worth going to see Behind the Candelabra.
Hopefully it isn't Steven Soderbergh's last film....he has said he is giving up directing to concentrate on painting....as it's great to look at.
And the characters...well, there is plenty to draw on and you could turn them both into terrible monsters - and to a certain degree that's how they appear - but both have some (however slight) redeeming qualities. Both Michael Douglas and Matt Damon have roles that are totally at odds with their usual filmic incarnations!
Michael Douglas's Liberace is over the top, as he should be. And does sound like the man himself (what a confession, that surely gives my age away!). Oh and the costumes! The piano playing is very well done, you'd almost believe that it was Douglas himself.
Matt Damon as Scott, holds off being a vapid queen, although there are flashes here and there. He does look a bit like a young gay hustler of the period, without trying too hard!
Won't give away too much, go and see it for yourself!
Tuesday 11 June 2013
The Book of Mormon
Well, after the hype and the wait, was it worth it? The Prince of Wales Theatre (<http://www.princeofwalestheatrelondon.info>) was certainly full to overflowing!
Yes it was. In some respects I wasn't nearly as shocked as I was supposed to be. Perhaps I am just too old and jaded! The cast (and audience) were having a whale of a time. Lots of taboos brought into a completely strange context (AIDS, female circumcision, religion to name but a few!) - a jolly piece of musical theatre. And that's what it is...musical theatre, it's not political, it's not full of deep meaning - it's a lot of fun. And it is very camp!
Yes it was. In some respects I wasn't nearly as shocked as I was supposed to be. Perhaps I am just too old and jaded! The cast (and audience) were having a whale of a time. Lots of taboos brought into a completely strange context (AIDS, female circumcision, religion to name but a few!) - a jolly piece of musical theatre. And that's what it is...musical theatre, it's not political, it's not full of deep meaning - it's a lot of fun. And it is very camp!
Othello - The National Theatre
It is a few years since I have graced a theatre for a Shakespeare play, but the glowing reviews for Othello at the National (http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/) persuaded me it was time I went again. Indeed several of my friends had posted glowing comments on their Facebook pages.
Othello isn't a play I know intimately, I have the gist of the story and the characters. I did not realise it was so long, nor so funny in parts.
Nicholas Hytner's version with lighting by Jon Clark and designs by Vicki Mortimer is a triumph. The contemporary setting works well, without any obvious clunky references to objects that couldn't possibly be lying around! After all, it is about a general!
The cast is great and all equally deserving of praise. Olivia Vinall's Desdemona's final scene was very moving. Adrian Lester, well known on television, gave a gripping performance as Othello. And Rory Kinnear's Iago was compelling. To see him playing one person off against another, inciting murder or revenge was fascinating.
Othello isn't a play I know intimately, I have the gist of the story and the characters. I did not realise it was so long, nor so funny in parts.
Nicholas Hytner's version with lighting by Jon Clark and designs by Vicki Mortimer is a triumph. The contemporary setting works well, without any obvious clunky references to objects that couldn't possibly be lying around! After all, it is about a general!
The cast is great and all equally deserving of praise. Olivia Vinall's Desdemona's final scene was very moving. Adrian Lester, well known on television, gave a gripping performance as Othello. And Rory Kinnear's Iago was compelling. To see him playing one person off against another, inciting murder or revenge was fascinating.
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