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Monthly Archives: March 2018

The Fantasy Biopic: Shakespeare in Love

March 30, 2018by Paul Boyne Leave a comment

Eagle-eyed observer that I am, it only took two major clues for me to make the connection between Shakespeare in Love and Amadeus. First is the presence of Simon Callow, which is […]

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Double Feature: Brief Encounter and Carol

March 23, 2018by Paul Boyne Leave a comment

Director Todd Haynes has acknowledged in interviews that the inspiration for the framing device in Carol came from David Lean’s Brief Encounter. In each case, the in medias res opening leads directly to […]

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Three Poems

March 16, 2018by Paul Boyne Leave a comment

Welcome Nautilus Sonnet No. 4 Altogether Dancing Machines

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Both Versions: The Grandmaster

March 9, 2018by Paul Boyne Leave a comment

Roughly five years in the making (delayed when, among other struggles, its star broke his arm), Wong Kar-Wai’s The Grandmaster premiered in both mainland China and Hong Kong in January 2013. […]

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