Forbidden Games

This is a stunning film.  Beautifully done.  See it.

Van Gogh FAQ

I am frequently asked questions about Vincent so FYI

This is what acting is.

Goodwin's book is superb, but Day-Lewis incarnates Lincoln.

No, No, No!

Another production of King Lear that has Lear molesting his daughters?  How tiresome, banal and ridiculous. 

There is nothing in the play to support that interpretation.  Further -- if Lear is a monster, it makes Cordelia, Kent, Edgar, Gloucester, the Fool, Albany and his knights blithering idiots.  They love him.

Most important - if Lear is an incestuous monster, there is no tragedy whatsoever.  He deserves everything he gets.  That makes Shakespeare a blithering idiot.

Please.

Dead Gitmo detainee was cleared for release in 2009

So much for Obama's promises.  And where is the anti-war demonstration?  You can't object only when the party you don't like is in power.  Sheer hypocrisy.

Jekyll & Hyde

Synetic's upcoming production sure to be splendid.

Was Vincent van Gogh color-blind?

A major problem with the suggestion of color-blindness is that it ignores van Gogh's incredibly specific written description of his paintings.  I think not.