The Lark that Sings - Romeo and Juliet (1968)
A look at Italian filmmaker Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet (1968). Spoilers: It's really good.
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Matt Juliano
Nov 816 min read
You Murdering Ministers - Orlando Shakes' "Macbeth"
A deep dive into Orlando Shakes' 2024 production of Shakespeare's "Macbeth" starring University of Central Florida Masters students.
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Matt Juliano
Oct 2515 min read
Dancing Shoes with Nimble Soles - Orlando Ballet's "Romeo and Juliet"
A look at Orlando Ballet's 2024 production of "Romeo and Juliet" with new choreography by James Sofranko.
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Matt Juliano
Oct 2330 min read
If Looking Liking Move - Romeo + Juliet (1996)
A look at Baz Luhrmann's 1996 film Romeo + Juliet starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. I have mixed feelings on this one...
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Matt Juliano
Oct 719 min read
Macbeth in Japan - Kurosawa's "Throne of Blood"
A look at Akira Kurosawa's "Throne of Blood," a 1957 film adaptation of Shakespeare's "Macbeth"
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Matt Juliano
Sep 2358 min read
Enter Four Murderers - M4cbeth
Enter Four Murderers - M4cbeth. An in depth look at four Macbeth films
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Matt Juliano
Jun 2418 min read
No muckle on the spule-bane - "The Bride of Lammermoor"
A look at Sir Walter Scott's 1819 novel "The Bride of Lammermoor" and some comparisons with the opera it inspired "Lucia di Lammermoor"
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Matt Juliano
Apr 2210 min read
Moby Dick: Tokyo Drift - The 2017 Graphic Novel
Part 3 of my series on Moby Dick and its adaptations, looking at Christophe Chaboute's 2017 graphic novel.
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Matt Juliano
Feb 2713 min read
Waiting for a Denouement - "Anna Karenina"
A dive into Leo Tolstoy's 1878 masterpiece "Anna Karenina."
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Matt Juliano
Jan 117 min read
William Wordsworth: Education of a Prophet* (Flashback)
Flashback to a college essay I wrote circa 2000 about William Wordsworth's "Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey"
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Matt Juliano
Jan 717 min read
"Moby Dick" - Pelagic Horror and Nihilism
Part 1 of a series on Herman Melville's novel "Moby Dick," looking at style, structure, and the themes of proto-cosmic horror and nihilism.
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Matt Juliano
Dec 17, 202314 min read
A Year of Dracula, Part 1 - The Novel (+ Ballet)
Part 1 of a look at Dracula in media, starting with Bram Stoker's 1897 novel and Michael Pink's 1996 ballet.
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Matt Juliano
Nov 18, 202318 min read
R.F. Kuang, Criticism, and Metatext - Part 2 - "Babel" and "Yellowface"
The second in a two-part look at R.F. Kuang's novels Babel and Yellowface and the ways they reflect on each other.
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Matt Juliano
Nov 17, 202313 min read
R.F. Kuang, Criticism, and Metatext - Part 1 - "Babel" and "Yellowface"
The first in a two-part look at R.F. Kuang's novels Babel and Yellowface and the ways they reflect on each other.
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Matt Juliano
Dec 10, 201913 min read
Book Roundup - 2019
A look back at some of the best books I read in 2019.
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