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The Witch of Edmonton: On the Merits of Preserving Jacobean Dramas
(cross-posted at my workblog for Iron Age Theatre’s SOE division) Just saw REV Theater Company’s The Witch of Edmonton over the weekend; I’m not going to say much about the quality of the production,...
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Theater vs. Nazis: The Producers
Two today, because Holland tricked me by posting yesterday. I have a hard time knowing what day it is, and it’s not helpful when Holland CHANGES THE SCHEDULE WITHOUT WARNING. Sweet zombie Jesus, is...
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Verisimilitude AGAIN
Jesus, when am I going to stop with this? Okay, so, Holland wrote his bit about Paranormal Activity, and he’s right in a lot of important ways. But I think there’s actually even more to be mined from...
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NEW RULE, NERDS:
HERE IS THE RULE: You cannot justify the existence of a thing in a story by arguing that it is a necessary consequence of other elements in that same story. Why not? BECAUSE IT IS ALL MADE UP,...
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Is Jupiter Ascending the Best Space Opera of All Time and Also the Best Movie?
Yes. I know that I’ve gone to a lot of trouble to build up my credibility when it comes to talking about movies, and I know that basically everyone (including some critics that I almost always agree...
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Some Notes On Awards Proposals
(Okay friends! We are trying to get back to some regularly-scheduled programming, now that this nonsense with the baby has settled down somewhat. To reward you all for your patience, I’m starting on...
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