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AICN-Downunder: HALO, MACBETH, UNFOLDING FLORENCE, 2:37!!!

Fist!! by BlankGeneration	Aug 12th, 2006 02:22:11 AM
it's not just for gays anymore
Can't wait for AVATAR news from NZ by Rindain	Aug 12th, 2006 03:03:12 AM
Hopefully we'll get a little taste of what WETA has in store for both HALO and AVATAR soon. Just a single concept art sketch or half-finished model would be sweet.
assclown by EnlightenedOne	Aug 12th, 2006 03:11:47 AM
Assclown
Melbourne Traffic Jam by EWollan	Aug 12th, 2006 03:14:39 AM
I was just down at Melbourne Central and what caused the traffic jam from what I saw was a derailed iram right in the middle of the main crossing. I just came in the door right now from walking home.
Derailed tram by EWollan	Aug 12th, 2006 03:16:53 AM
Derailed tram even.
Im there for the lost girls ploodgefest by down_under_soth	Aug 12th, 2006 03:17:41 AM
Saw Boy from Oz with the taxi strike.....brilliant - Wolverine is devine darling.......Back at home. See it if you can
How females work?? by Babyshamble	Aug 12th, 2006 04:10:09 AM
Going to shit like Dupree is something I'm sure both sexes are guilty of. The fact that little man made any money shows that mainstream audiences will watch any piece of crap
Urgh; 'thematically faithful' by Sepulchrave	Aug 12th, 2006 06:31:33 AM
The point about Shakepeare is the WORDS. The more the better.Sooty, but I won't be seeing this. Macbeth is a ver SHORT play. It doesn't need cuts and, if you want to see the good stuff; check out Anthony Sher and Harriet Walter on DVD.
I love me some Sam Worthington by Touch of Evil	Aug 12th, 2006 09:55:27 AM
uh huh
I'd say the "point" of Shakespeare is: by Monkey Butler	Aug 12th, 2006 09:59:20 AM
Whatever you want it to be. That's what's so good about his works: the language is so rich and so deep that you can draw whatever "point" you want from it. Lord knows that High School English only focuses on "what does Iago's constant reference to poisons mean?" but you can do so much more with it, as evidenced by Luhrman's Romeo + Juliet - you can take the most famous, and now seemingly cliched, love story of all time and change it completely, adding in high camp and garish spectacle, but the language still holds it together.
Remember the script review? by UMAGA	Aug 12th, 2006 02:08:33 PM
That had Master Chief as an albino?
Thank you for referring to him as "the Master Chief" by Frisco	Aug 12th, 2006 04:03:40 PM
It's like nails on a chalkboard when people call him Master Chief. It's a rank, not a name. Now Master Shake, on the other hand...
Good to hear that we won't his face by Dave The Slushy	Aug 12th, 2006 06:55:05 PM
That would be like Prime without his faceplate. Oh wait.....
So would this be like by Tony Holsters	Aug 12th, 2006 06:59:34 PM
Chris Cunnigham directing a horror film??? Doubt it, but I'm still pretty excited to see a well made Halo movie.
Denzel a drag queen? by AyebKraken	Aug 12th, 2006 09:14:09 PM
Did that article say Cortana as played by Denzel Washington?
The taxi thing is kinda like UK's Father's 4 Justice... by ScarranHalfBreed	Aug 13th, 2006 12:53:17 AM
...They're a bunch of, how shall we say, idiots that want more rights for Dads following a divorce, which is a good cause, but the methods they employ are retarded at best. They interupted a broadcast of the Lottery to shout and scream at everyone with placards and the like. It's a brilliant way to get the public on your side, temporarily halting a show that promises one viewer a million quid.
AyebKraken by ScarranHalfBreed	Aug 13th, 2006 12:55:01 AM
It was a joke. I don't know the game very well, but I heard Cortana will be played by Jennifer Lopez.
Macbeth "worked"....? Are you fucking high? by Brundlefly	Aug 13th, 2006 06:22:07 AM
Dude, I usually agree with most of your reviews but I saw 'Macbeth' a few weeks back and it is EASILY a contender for the WORST film i've seen this year. Worthington is AWFUL in this role - totally miscast - he's not so bad that he'd have to do second take in a snuff movie but he IS totally unsuitable as Macbeth - he simply lacks the gravitas to pull it off. The film itself is FUCKING APPALLING. It's a travesty to think that this abortion was orchestrated by the guy who made "Romper Stomper'.
Angelina a girl? Scarlett and Lindsay are girls... by Jugs	Aug 13th, 2006 11:16:39 AM
...Angelina on the other hand is no fresh posey. Good to look at, but definately entering the Matron Zone...
Jugs by Latauro	Aug 13th, 2006 12:04:24 PM
Angelina would be playing Alice, who, in the book, is older than Dorothy and Wendy. Clearly, I've spent far, far too much time thinking about this.
I agree, the point to shakespeare is whatever you... by Spiderhulk	Aug 13th, 2006 03:14:49 PM
want it to be. Whether you enjoy his symbolism, dialogue, wit, humour, wordplay, themes, etc when READING HIS PLAYS....... The best part about WATCHING HIS PLAYS is knowing that the actors get it. That the actors understand what's at stake, what they're saying, and deliver it profoundly where its wanting. I've seen a lot of plays, and a lot of cinematic adaptions of shakespeare, and I found the best ones were the ones where you knew those actors spent a lot of time studying their character (their flaws, achievements, egos, emotions) ... For example, I found Mel Gibson's portrayal of Hamlet to be pretty good because he portrayed hamlet as we would expect; a man so obsessed with revenge yet so afraid of death. Even though they cut out some of the play I still found it felt like the actors got what it was all about. There's the character Charles Kingman in Slings and Arrows (if anyone has seen slings and arrows tv show) that shows you the process of understanding a shakespearean character. You know he gets king lear. He understands the most profound moments that character has, and his breakdown. Finally, I would conclude that when studying shakespeare take into it whatever you want, but when watching it the only thing that matters is how well the actors portray each character and understand each line. Through excellent acting, everything else stands out... the symbolism, themes, etc. I still remember high school plays of shakespeare. It was just memorizing lines for most of the kids acting the play. Even in College it was them memorizing their lines. The lines never seemed to go much deeper than that for them.
13 (TZAMETI) was a puddle of poo by Sam Raimi's Car	Aug 13th, 2006 08:46:07 PM
I walked out. Taxi drivers chanting protest songs in Hindi was much more entertaining. Who would have thunk it?
Latauro, when do you ever have a punchline? by Mr. P. Lant	Aug 15th, 2006 12:12:46 AM
You've ruined my birthday.

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