Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London
Gemma Arterton brings beauty, determination and moral goodness to one of the great female roles
A new theatre is often a challenge. Until weathered and worn by use, it can seem strangely cold and forbidding. But the extraordinary thing about the new indoor Jacobean theatre that is part of Shakespeare's Globe, is that it feels as if it's always been there and was just waiting to be uncovered.
Designed by architect Jon Greenfield, it is small, intimate, welcoming. It seats 340 people who sit tightly packed in two galleried tiers in a beautiful oaken building. I wouldn't say the backless seats are the height of sybaritic comfort but they force one to pay attention. But the real innovation is the use of candlelight in the tradition of 17th century theatre. Sliding panels at the back of the auditorium admit artificial light when needed but there is something rich,...
Gemma Arterton brings beauty, determination and moral goodness to one of the great female roles
A new theatre is often a challenge. Until weathered and worn by use, it can seem strangely cold and forbidding. But the extraordinary thing about the new indoor Jacobean theatre that is part of Shakespeare's Globe, is that it feels as if it's always been there and was just waiting to be uncovered.
Designed by architect Jon Greenfield, it is small, intimate, welcoming. It seats 340 people who sit tightly packed in two galleried tiers in a beautiful oaken building. I wouldn't say the backless seats are the height of sybaritic comfort but they force one to pay attention. But the real innovation is the use of candlelight in the tradition of 17th century theatre. Sliding panels at the back of the auditorium admit artificial light when needed but there is something rich,...
- 1/16/2014
- by Michael Billington
- The Guardian - Film News
Andrew Stanton's first live-action film, John Carter, will be released next week, and it will show us if he's got what it takes to make the jump from animation. Before John Carter he worked on several Pixar films such as Toy Story 1-3, Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc. and Wall-e. The guy has proved he's talented and a great storyteller, and we'll soon find out if his style translates to live-action effectively.
The writer and director recently gave a presentation at the TED2012 Conference and talked about "The Clues to a Great Story." You can watch his presentation below, and I have to tell you it's worth it, he's fun to listen to.
He takes to the TED2012 stage and starts with a bang: telling a long-winded, accent-strewn, expletive-filled joke that promptly sets the crowd on fire. Storytelling, you see, is joke-telling. And now he continues to challenge himself to...
The writer and director recently gave a presentation at the TED2012 Conference and talked about "The Clues to a Great Story." You can watch his presentation below, and I have to tell you it's worth it, he's fun to listen to.
He takes to the TED2012 stage and starts with a bang: telling a long-winded, accent-strewn, expletive-filled joke that promptly sets the crowd on fire. Storytelling, you see, is joke-telling. And now he continues to challenge himself to...
- 3/7/2012
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
HollywoodNews.com: Newly released talk from John Carter Director Andrew Stanton discussing his life in story last week in Long Beach, CA.
Andrew Stanton is the writer behind the three hugely successful Pixar Toy Story movies as well as the writer and director of Wall-e, the opening sequence of which will go down in, well, my personal history as being one of the most beautiful animation pieces of all time. His new live action movie, John Carter, comes out in March. He takes to the TED2012 stage and starts with a bang: telling a long-winded, accent-strewn, expletive-filled joke that promptly sets the crowd on fire. Storytelling, you see, is joke-telling. And now he continues to challenge himself to see if he can accord his own greatest storytelling commandment–”make me care”–by telling us his own life story … backwards.
“And that’s what ultimately led me to talking about story here at Ted.
Andrew Stanton is the writer behind the three hugely successful Pixar Toy Story movies as well as the writer and director of Wall-e, the opening sequence of which will go down in, well, my personal history as being one of the most beautiful animation pieces of all time. His new live action movie, John Carter, comes out in March. He takes to the TED2012 stage and starts with a bang: telling a long-winded, accent-strewn, expletive-filled joke that promptly sets the crowd on fire. Storytelling, you see, is joke-telling. And now he continues to challenge himself to see if he can accord his own greatest storytelling commandment–”make me care”–by telling us his own life story … backwards.
“And that’s what ultimately led me to talking about story here at Ted.
- 3/6/2012
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
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