As You Like It (2007) directed by Kenneth Branagh
January 10, 2008 by John Murphy
Filed under AYLI film reviews, AYLI vidclips, Adrian Lester, Alfred Molina, As You Like It, Bard Vids, Bardfilm, Brian Blessed, Comedies, David Oyelowo, Directors, Kenneth Branagh, Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Kline, Romola Garai
Starring Bryce Dallas Howard, David Oyelowo, Kevin Kline, Alfred Molina, Adrian Lester
“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon ’em.”
The varied career of Kenneth Branagh is a combination of the latter two qualities, I think. He achieved greatness early, taking on the title role of Henry V in a Royal [...]
As You Like It, Oregon Shakespeare Festival 2007
July 25, 2007 by John Murphy
Filed under As You Like It, Bard Northwest, Bard at Large, Danforth Comins, David Kelly, Jeffrey King, Miriam Laube, OSF
Directed by J.R. Sullivan
reviewed by John Murphy
Ah, just As You Like It. The Bard’s perennial crowd-pleaser comes to vivid, exuberant life in the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s 2007 production, running through October in the Angus Bowmer Theater.
Visiting director J.R. Sullivan evokes the atmosphere of a 1930’s screwball comedy—imagine a Frank Capra morality tale filtered through [...]
