http://www.bardcentral.com/blog A Few Words From Poor Yorick, and Other (not so) Grave Matters Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:12:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There's a trailer at Basilisk Films for a new film version of Richard III, starring David Carradine, Maria Conchita Alonso, Sally Kirkland, Richard Tyson, Sung Hi Lee, Steven Williams and Lori Petty. The tag line reads: "Ambition. Greed. Lust. Betrayal. Murder. Welcome to Hollywood." ... http://www.bardcentral.com/blog/?p=54 WARNING: STRONG LANGUAGE http://www.bardcentral.com/blog/?p=53 We have just received word that Warner has abandoned plans to release Branagh's Hamlet in either HD or Blu-Ray for the moment, so the standard edition on August 14 will have to do until they change their mind. Click here to Pre-Book Kenneth Branagh's HAMLET now! http://www.bardcentral.com/blog/?p=52 HBO has announced Branagh's As You Like it will be broadcast on Tuesday, August 21 at 9 pm. For additional and repeat broadcasts, please consult the schedule at www.hbo.com. The DVD will be released on September 25, 2007. See the previous post for details and to pre-book this title ... http://www.bardcentral.com/blog/?p=51 With a setting inspired by 19th Century Japan, Kenneth Branagh adapts Shakespeare's lightest and most delightful comedy As You Like It, a celebration of the enduring power of love in all its many disguises. Witty, playful and utterly magical, the story is a compelling romantic adventure in which Rosalind and ... http://www.bardcentral.com/blog/?p=50 The four cutting-edge productions in this collection bring Shakespeare alive for a 21st century audience. Macbeth is the chef in a three-star restaurant, slicing apart his celebrity boss, Duncan. Beatrice and Benedick are rival co-anchors on a nightly newscast whose open hostility masks passion of a different kind. Titania and ... http://www.bardcentral.com/blog/?p=49 Vol.4: Corrections Looks like Molly is still holding on to her two cygnets, and Josephine lost one to a mink yesterday. The exciting news of the day is that I ran into June, one of the kind caretakers of the swans. June tells me that I have been mistaken. ... http://www.bardcentral.com/blog/?p=48 Volume 3: Or, Don't Eat Me Because I'm Beautiful Here's the current Swan status on the Stratford lake: Pat is now the proud mother of one cygnet. Looks like she just had the one egg, judging by the left over shells after she left the nest. You can find her ... http://www.bardcentral.com/blog/?p=47 Stratford Festival Press Release: June 27 2007…It is with great sadness that the Stratford Festival of Canada announces the death of William Hutt. The much beloved and respected actor died peacefully in his sleep this morning. He was 87 years old. Mr. Hutt was a legend at Stratford and in the Canadian theatre community. ... http://www.bardcentral.com/blog/?p=46 The swans are doing very nicely, and I've recently discovered that Pat is nesting underneath the William Hutt Bridge (crossing the river at Waterloo Street). This means that the mystery swan who nests surrounded by the tall bushes across from Tom Patterson Island is still a mystery, so I've ... http://www.bardcentral.com/blog/?p=45