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Phoenix, Look of Silence

Alex Heeney / July 30, 2015

Deafening silence: Phoenix and The Look of Silence

Christian Petzold’s film Phoenix and Joshua Oppenheimer’s The Look of Silence are both about the need to face and make peace with the painful past that would seemingly be easier to ignore. Earlier this year, the Art Gallery of Ontario held an exhibit of Henryk Ross’s photos from the Lodz Ghetto. It was hidden in […]

Stratford Festival Hamlet

Alex Heeney / July 10, 2015

Stratford Festival 2015: Hamlet is a terrific, tense family drama

Antoni Cimolino’s production of Hamlet at the Ontario Shakespeare Festival takes the Bard’s masterpiece and pares it down to a tense family drama.

Hamlet, Frankenstein

Alex Heeney / November 15, 2013

NTLive rebroadcasts Frankenstein and Hamlet to cinemas around the world

Two landmark National Theatre productions were recently rebroadcast to cinemas around the world via NTLive: Frankenstein starring Benedict Cumberbatc and Jonny Lee Miller, and Hamlet starring Rory Kinnear.

Henry IV, Hollow Crown

Alex Heeney / October 4, 2013

The Hollow Crown: ‘Henry IV Part 1’: Fathers and sons reign in Richard Eyre’s terrific film

Adaptor-Director Richard Eyre has condensed Henry IV Part 1 and 2 into a gripping four hours of TV without losing any of the nuances.

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