Word: titus
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...simple response to this is that the very explosion of ancient literary props in Hollywood shows just how impoverished our contemporary imagination has become: the only way we can find good stories is by going back to Titus Andronicus. Clueless directors find their inspiration in Jane Austen. But this doesn't get around the fact that we're seeing full-dress, four-hour versions of Hamlet now, with Dostoevsky's life story, in The Gambler, on its way this August. And these are not just the playthings of the black berets in art houses; to my alarm, the Academy Awards...
...News of the World, Hopkins announced he was "getting out of this ridiculous business," adding that "acting is bad for the mental health." Once a mainstay of Merchant-Ivory productions, Hopkins has more recently appeared in such claptrap as the critically reviled Meet Joe Black. He says his project Titus Andronicus, currently filming in Rome, will be his last (his publicist confirmed his words but expressed hope that he would change his mind). In the interview Hopkins also revealed that his 25-year marriage is not preventing him from spending time with a woman who is not his spouse...
...parts they play are similarly ridiculous, the ability of the three actors to cover in one form or another the pantheon of Shakespearean roles without becoming excessively confused is no small feat. Amblad goes from flight attendant, to especially silly Romeo, to a Martha Stewart-esque "Titus Androgynous" running a cooking show with a revenge theme, where the main ingredient is the rapist. His approach to the reductionist difficulties of "head pie" has all the confidence and self-possession one would expect of the woman herself. Opposite him in this scene is Green, with a Muppet-like rendition of Lavinia...
...date of the holiday gives Canadians a feeling of superiority. "The original Thanksgiving originally happened around this time," swears Erron W. Titus '01 from Vancouver. Canadians also try to pretend there is a difference between the two celebrations by refusing to use the story of the hungry pilgrims and the helpful American Indians...
...prominent university political organization, the IOP ought to give more thought to its role on campus. Chump or champ: will the IOP degenerate into club for self-affected future senators and celebrity journalists, or will it remain a forum for the exchange of meaningful ideas? ERRON W. TITUS...