Movie Night (um… afternoon)
Posted on February 16th, 2009 by Mr. Eldridge
in the interest of improving everyone’s comprehension of the play, and to expose us to the art of direction, I am going to screen Kenneth Brannagh’s version of Hamlet.
It will be shown in two parts. The first part we will screen on Thursday, Feb, 19 at 3p. Then we will watch part 2 the following Tues, Feb, 24 at 3p.
I have the projector and the sound system. You all bring popcorn and candy and drinks and any friends that may like a spectacular Shakespeare production.
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Dang it, I’d probably have to miss some water polo for this…
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“Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead”
was on IFC on Sunday. I watched the first hour of it. It was funny, but not laugh out loud funny.
Anyway, this sounds fun.
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What’s a locomotive doing in Hamlet? Isn’t the play supposed to be really old?
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Branagh updated the setting to the 19th century. So it feels old, but there’s such color and vibrancy.
For one of the best updated settings for any Shakespeare play, see Richard III starring Ian McKellan. His Richard is a fascist, and his England set on civil war. It is most excellent.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114279/
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NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Jazz band is going to Disneyland on Thursday!!!!!
Why Thursday Mr. E?!?!?!
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I second that.
But in my own interests of actually understanding any of the play, I watched Mel Gibson’s Hamlet over the weekend.
Not. Good. It was somewhat helpful to see it acted out, but they cut out so much of the play, even completely ignoring the Fortinbras dilemma.
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ooooooooooooo!
i can’t wait for movie afternoon!
yay
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Marry! What is Mel Gibson doing in Hamlet? He should’ve been in The Merchant of Venice as Shylock. The internal conflict between his inner anti-semitism and his Jewish role would be epic.
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So until what time will the movie be playing?
..or rather when will Part 1 end on thursday?
And I second Callie’s enthusiasm! woot!
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Also, Mr. E, do you have a microwave to make microwave popcorn?? or a stove to make real popcorn??
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Ms. O’Brien has a microwave next door. So said it’s fine if we use hers.
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@Henry, each part is about 2 hrs. all told. But you can come and go as you please, as long as you’re quiet.
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I would also like to post a like to the user comments on IMDB. I have to agree with them. This version of Hamlet is stunning–literally; absolutely captivating. And I know some of you are saying, “Oh English teacher malarky,” but of all the versions of Hamlet I’ve seen (and I’ve researched many each time I’ve taught it) this is the only one that keeps me watching, draws me in, won’t let me go. Other versions are nice, and some lines are done well, or the setting is interesting, etc. But Branagh becomes Hamlet. It’s so weird: by the end I feel that he is the doomed prince.
I hope to see you in 804 of Thursday.
Here are the comments: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116477/usercomments
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mkay..im bringing a bag of microwave popcorn…someone else prolly needs to bring more tho…
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I can bring some popcorn, I think I have a lot of it
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Yeah, I can bring a box of popcorn (24-pack I think). It’s a bit old, but the opened box at home is a few months older, and it still tastes fine.
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