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MrTonyInchpractice added a new video to LaHitchens
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If there were any doubts about writer and general provocateur Christopher Hitchens ability to pull a crowd, they were entirely dispelled by the sol...
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If there were any doubts about writer and general provocateur Christopher Hitchens ability to pull a crowd, they were entirely dispelled by the sold-out opening night of the first ever Festival of Dangerous Ideas. Presented by the Sydney Opera House and the St James Ethics Centre, the Festival brought together some of the more controversial thinkers from Australia and around the world. Hitchens's keynote address, followed by a discussion with our own Tony Jones, was an expansion on his bestselling, "God is Not Great: Religion Poisons Everything". Hitchens was at his polemical best, delivering a beautifully constructed speech supporting his argument that religion is not only completely implausible, but often actively destructive.
Christopher Hitchens's other books include "Letters to a Young Contrarian", "Why Orwell Matters" and "The Missionary Position: Mother Theresa in Theory and Practice." He also writes a regular column in "Vanity Fair".
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Part of "Oedipus the King" from 1984 TV production with Michael Pennington, Claire Bloom and John Shrapnel. Translated and directed by th...
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Part of "Oedipus the King" from 1984 TV production with Michael Pennington, Claire Bloom and John Shrapnel. Translated and directed by the late Don Taylor.
here's a playlist with all these Oedipus videos in order: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list...
from John O'Connor's review in New York Times (1988):
Mr. Marks [producer] has explained: ''What we wanted was to find a way for authentic Sophocles to speak directly to viewers in such a way that the two and a half millennia dividing us would melt away. They should be able to see into his mind as he uncannily still seems to see into ours.''
Rather than attempting authentic recreations with masks and so forth, this series aims for an ''indeterminate feel'' in setting and costuming. David Myercough-Jones has designed a spare, misty arena outside the gates to the king's palace. June Hudson's costumes are plucked from different historical periods, elegant empire gowns for Jocasta, barrister robes for the chorus, a white silk suit for Oedipus.
The concept works. ''Oedipus the King,'' unfolding like some eternal mystery, is powerful. Its characters are archetypes embedded in our psyches, filling us with wonder even as we shudder. And the cast is about as good as you'll get nowadays.
..... Television, it seems, is offering the best theater in town at the moment.
Directed by Don Taylor
Writing credits:
Sophocles play Don Taylor translation
Cast:
Michael Pennington ... Oedipus Rex Claire Bloom ... Jocasta John Shrapnel ... Creon Michael Byrne ... Chorus Cyril Cusack ... Priest
Ernest Clark ... Chorus David Collings ... Chorus Donald Eccles ... Chorus Robert Eddison ... Chorus Edward Hardwicke... Chorus Denys Hawthorne ... Chorus Noel Johnson ... Chorus Clifford Rose ... Chorus Alan Rowe ... Chorus Nigel Stock ... Chorus John Woodnutt ... Chorus
Produced by Louis Marks
Original Music by Derek Bourgeois
Film Editing by Dave Hambelton
Production Design by David Myerscough-Jones
Costume Design by Jane Hudson
Other crew Geoffrey Lewis .... classical advisor
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MrTonyInchpractice added a new video to LabByNumbers
(1 month ago)
The Turbo tunnel is not very difficult once you're used to it. But it can take a lot of pratice to master it perfectly.
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MrTonyInchpractice added new videos to monologues
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MrTonyInchpractice added a new video to bjorkbestlive
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Song: Immature by Björk. Choir: Schola cantorum. Interviewed by Jónas Sen.
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that was the story of mildred and and seb, he wanted to control her using words and gestures but she had other ideas.........