My life is just boring is all, so I haven't felt very inspired to update. BUT. There is INTERESTING SHAKESPEARE-RELATED NEWS that you may like, so I thought I'd post:

1. There's going to be a second season of The Hollow Crown, covering the Henry VIs and Richard III! I don't know if it's going to be released under that title or not, but it's the ( Read more... )

In continuing Plantagenet news, there's been a documentary airing in the UK about kings under carparks and the women who love them, and it included a facial reconstruction of Richard III based on his skull.

( Turns out he was pretty )

They've found Richard III.

I'm not even a Ricardian -- well, not that kind of Ricardian -- and I'm wibbling like a total dope.

Experts from the University of Leicester are currently revealing their findings in re: the remains thought to be those of Richard III.

The link is to a livestream of the press conference. I highly recommend watching it, if you're up. BECAUSE FASCINATING.

I have spent a lot of today sitting in front of the computer writing fic and eating Capn Crunch instead of writing my syllabus for class Monday, because I am responsible like that.

Oddly, my Shakespeare posts get longer in that sort of situation.

Day #19: Your favorite movie version of a playOh man, this is a tricky one. I am working on two ( Read more... )

Day #5: Your favorite villainAfter two days of difficult choices, here is another easy one! Shakespeare may have written a few characters even scarier -- Iago, for instance -- but none of his villains are quite so purely entertaining as Richard III ( Read more... )

For Truth, for Duty, and for Loyalty, by gileonnen. Richard III, space!AU, ensemble (with focus on the supporting characters, esp Ratcliffe and Catesby), R for violence (there is some sex too, but it's not graphic). It comes with lovely illustrations by speak_me_fair, but if you're on dialup there is a text-only version here. I quote, for awesomeness' sake, the list of ( Read more... )

I am fairly sure that I've posted this before, but poisoninjest was talking about Olivier's Richard III today, and that means it's a good time for this video.

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Also, while we're on the subject of Olivier's RIII, here, have the Second Doctor being evil.

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I am still doing the ten-drabble/ficlet meme. Just very slowly.

Title: Fatal to Posterity
Fandom: Shakespeare Richard III (also Richard II, but mostly Richard III)
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Shakespeare, various Richards
Rating: very soft PG-13
Word Count: 783
Warnings: Richard III being Richard III; some salty language; snarky references to ( Read more... )

In a WHAT THE FUCK kind of way:

I did not consider playing Richard myself, until long after I had decided to produce and direct the film. It was not a decision taken lightly; my reasons were ( Read more... )