How do you get someone excited for a film adaptation of Coriolanus with zero interest in Shakespeare? Pack it with a fantastic cast, of course, Not only is the film marking Ralph Fiennes’ directorial debut, but it’ll feature him, Gerard Butler, John Kani, Paul Jesson, James Nesbitt, Ashraf Barhom, Lubna Azabal and Jessica Chastain. Still not convinced? What if I tack on Brian Cox and Vanessa Redgrave?

According to THR, Cox and Redgrave have decided to stick together and go from the BBC production The Day of the Triffids straight to Coriolanus, which begins shooting next week in Belgrade, Serbia. Fiennes leads as the Roman general Coriolanus. Redgrave will play his mother, Volumnia, who insists that he join the Senate. What seems like inevitable success turns into a disaster when conniving tribunes stifle his efforts. Coriolanus grows so upset he incites a riot, which ultimately leads to his expulsion. That’s when he does the unthinkable; join forces with the enemy, Tullus Audfidius (Butler) to seek revenge on Rome. The article doesn’t mention Cox’s role, but perhaps he’ll play one of the two tribunes who plot against Coriolanus.

Here’s where this gets interesting. The article describes the film as “mixing the classical and the contemporary, the movie aims to retain Shakespeare’s language, but combining it with modern technology and a contemporary environment.” It’ll be a little odd to hear the characters speak Shakespeare’s tongue in a modern setting, however the concept has some unique potential. As reported by ABC News, Fiennes explained, “We’ve edited it quite aggressively and this is the case with Shakespeare adaptations, you have to lose a lot of text … but the narrative lines of Coriolanus are very dynamic.” This idea is promising, but it doesn’t sound like it’ll be a good book substitute for students looking to skip the text and just see the film. Bad for students, good for everyone else.

source: cinemablend.com

Posted by Michelle on March 11, 2010 • 0 Comments
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Hello Everyone!

I hope you’re all doing good and recovering from all the Oscar buzz that finally culminated last night. Our beloved Gerry was a presenter at this year’s Academy Awards. Of course there’s tons of Gerry goodness for all of you! I worked late last night so I didn’t really get a chance to update the site. This morning I woke up and added all the photos that I could find of Gerry from all of yesterday’s events. Gerry was looking handsome like always, and it was a pleasure seeing him with all his colleagues at the big event. Below you will find a few previews of all the goodies that I have added.

- March 7: 82nd Annual Academy Awards – Arrivals (x52)
- March 7: 82nd Annual Academy Awards – Show (x8)
- March 7: 82nd Annual Academy Awards – Press Room (x12)
- March 7: 82nd Annual Academy Awards – Governor’s Ball (x4)

Posted by Mary on March 8, 2010 • Comment 1
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Hello Everyone!

I’ve been away for a bit, I’ve been battling a bad case of food poisoning that had me in a hospital bed for a few days. I am finally feeling better and will try to update the site as much as I can. Gerry was at the Cosmopolitan’s Fun Fearless Male Awards last night, where he is one of this years Cosmo’s Fun Fearless Males. He was there a long side other honorees. I have uploaded photos from the event to the gallery for your viewing pleasure. Hopefully with the upcoming weeks we see more of Gerry as he should be busy promoting The Bounty Hunter.

- March 1: Cosmopolitan Magazine’s Fun Fearless Males Of 2010 (x21)

Posted by Mary on March 2, 2010 • 0 Comments
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Posted by Michelle on March 1, 2010 • 0 Comments
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Hey everyone! Have added some new appearances to the gallery of Gerry:

2010 Sundance Film Festival – “Holy Rollers” Premiere

The Cinema Society Hosts A Screening of “Extraordinary Measures”

Posted by Michelle on January 26, 2010 • 0 Comments
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