Tag: acting
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RIP James Van Der Beek
James van der Beek died this week of bowel cancer; he was only a couple of years older than I am. I guess I'm at that point of my life where unexpectedly-early celebrity deaths might start being "around my age".
I'm neither young nor angsty enough to enjoy a re-watch of Dawson's Creek, but I especially loved him in Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 so maybe I'll re-watch that. -
My Ball
One of my dog's favourite games is 'My Ball', in which my role is to want the toy that she is guarding. It's all about the motivation, you see! Which is like some of the games I used to play with our eldest, when she was a toddler, I realise.
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The Poetics of Empire
The Poetics of Empire (Lewton Bus) Pop quiz: In your typical James Bond movie, who is the protagonist? Seems like a strange, obvious question, right? It’s obviously Bond. He’s the hero. He’s played by the top-billed actor. The franchise is basically named after him. So, clearly, Bond is the protagonist. Right? Put a pin in …
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Etiquette
Dan and Ruth go to the theatre and perform in a play in which they are also the directors, audience, and scenery. Then things get weird.
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Leslie Nielsen was admitted to hospital earlier this month
You: To Hospital? What is it?
Me: It's a big building with patients, but that's not important right now.
Sad to say, he died yesterday. The world has lost a fantastic actor and comedian.
Just a short post, here: the wedding this weekend was amazing, but I'll be writing about that at a later point, once I've caught … -
Addiction; a monologue
This declaration was posted to one of my first websites, on 1 November 1997. It was republished here on 22 March 2021.
(lights up on a computer nerd, with no dress sense and even less common sense. Perhaps with jam-jar glasses and spiky hair. He's sat in front of a blank computer terminal.)
Nerd:
They say I've …