Today's the Bard's 448's birthday! I didn't realize it until Garrison Keillor, the host of NPR Writer's Almanac, talked about it this afternoon on my way home from work. At the end of the segment, Mr. Keillor read one of William Shakespeare's most famous love sonnets published in 1609: Sonnet 116 Of course it was …
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As a couple of weeks ago I posted my Top Ten Favorite Actors Voices, I feel that it's only fair to have a female equivalent to that. Well, to be consistent with the male voices post, I'm going to single out one classic actor's voice that I consider the best of the rest. That honor would definitely …
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Welcome to another edition of Chat-worthy thespian! This is part of The LAMB's Acting School featuring the great Kate Winslet. Interestingly enough, the last actress I featured in this series was another great Cate with a 'C' that is Cate Blanchett. Kate Elizabeth Winslet was born the same year as yours truly, and just recently …
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Andrew at EncoreEntertainment is conducting yet another movie meme blog-a-thon and the topic is an irresistible one: Great rain scenes! I love rain scenes... not only are they usually beguiling and beautiful, rain undeniably adds drama/romance/terror/suspense to any given scene, depending on how the director frames the scene. One thing for sure, as Andrew said, …
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