Aug. 16th, 2008

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Does anyone know where I can find icons based on Doctor Who "The Shakespeare Code"?

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When we were in Stratford, [livejournal.com profile] maaseru picked up a DVD of the Kenneth Branagh film, Love's Labours Lost, and we watched it tonight with [livejournal.com profile] maaboroshi.

This movie is... strange. Imagine a lush 1930s musical written by Shakespeare and choreographed by the Marx Brothers.

I'd seen it before, with Beulah, and loved it. But the critics and public hated it, and I wondered what I'd think the second time round. Was I more critical?

Nope. Loved it again. Laughed and laughed. Loved the visuals, the Cole Porter and Gershwin songs - and yes, I looked it up, They Can't Take That Away From Me is Gershwin, not Porter. Loved the broad comedy (which I usually don't), the sense of romance, the dances, the dresses, the campiness, the men, the great settings - another beautiful fantasy library!

And I really liked Alessandro Nivola, who played the King of Navarre. Gorgeous. I don't think I've seen him before - or since. I wonder why not?

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