tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post115210874688811509..comments2024-02-22T01:36:48.427-08:00Comments on On Theatre and Politics - Matthew Freeman: July the 5th - Submission to Your Corporate Masters DayFreemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01183078884824734105noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-1152201634260250642006-07-06T09:00:00.000-07:002006-07-06T09:00:00.000-07:00Palpatine was amazing in Faith Healer, yes.Palpatine was amazing in <I>Faith Healer,</I> yes.Jamespeakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11365318854323448524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-1152141290735894302006-07-05T16:14:00.000-07:002006-07-05T16:14:00.000-07:00Ian MacDiarmid is a genius. Ralph Fiennes is clea...Ian MacDiarmid is a genius. Ralph Fiennes is clearly a highly skilled technitian as an actor, but I'm not sure he really sealed the deal for me... Cherry Jones... it's like watching a cannon act. There's no subtlety or nuance, but you'll still be blown away.<BR/><BR/>Really, it was like a master class taught by example. All three of them are very different performers, and I saw the strengths and weaknesses of all three approaches.<BR/><BR/>Also, did I mention that Ian MacDiarmid is a frigging genius.parabasishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12476856869466695694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-1152131176845598722006-07-05T13:26:00.000-07:002006-07-05T13:26:00.000-07:00James, I'm with you half-way. I peed my pants when...James, I'm with you half-way. I peed my pants when the opening credit were clearly the Credits from the original movie. I was like "NO SHIT!"<BR/><BR/>I read somewhere that Superman Returns is Singer's vision of what Superman III should have been. Which I can totally see.<BR/><BR/>As for FAITH HEALER...good script or no, I just love watching good actors work hard. Man, the Emperor is good, no?Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01183078884824734105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-1152124075693190242006-07-05T11:27:00.000-07:002006-07-05T11:27:00.000-07:00Regarding Faith Healer: I'm more or less with Isaa...Regarding <I>Faith Healer</I>: I'm more or less with Isaac. I would have preferred reading it to seeing it. A friend who saw it said it best: "I was impressed with every aspect of the play and was still bored stiff."<BR/><BR/>Regarding the new <I>Superman</I> movie: I admire your ability to objectively assess the film. Since it opened with not only John Williams' original score, but the same <I>font</I> for the opening credits, I was sold. Then again, the first two <I>Superman</I> movies has as much resonance for me as the original <I>Star Wars</I> films. The geek in me completely took over my ability for rational thought watching the new Bryan Singer movie.Jamespeakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11365318854323448524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-1152112934219861182006-07-05T08:22:00.000-07:002006-07-05T08:22:00.000-07:00Hey Matt--FAITH HEALER, IMHO doesn't work as a pla...Hey Matt--<BR/><BR/>FAITH HEALER, IMHO doesn't work as a play. If Friel expanded it, it would make quite a lovely novel. Only Ian MacDiarmid's monologue feels like it was written to be spoken, and the play has a great premise-- a faith healer who actually can, at times, heal but has no control over it-- and does absolutely fuck all nothing with it.<BR/><BR/>Somehow, and I can't explain it... when I learned that itwasn't a new play but rather a revival of a play that was like 10 years old, it made perfect sense to me. But the play still doesn't work. Because it isn't really a play.parabasishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12476856869466695694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-1152109137092805822006-07-05T07:18:00.000-07:002006-07-05T07:18:00.000-07:00So I clocked on the link for the young woman you'r...So I clocked on the link for the young woman you're moving in with, and saw <A HREF="http://phantasmaphile.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/self_portrait.jpg" REL="nofollow">this.</A> I know we haven't seen each other in a while, but I wouldn't have thought you'd have changed quite that much...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com