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Henry V

Lantern Theater's Henry V Brushes Up Our Shakespeare

Lew Whittington | Posted 03.29.2013 | Arts
Read More: Lantern Theater Co., Ben Dibble, Shakespeare, Henry V, Theater, Theater Reviews, Theater Review, Arts News
Lew Whittington

This play, is indeed cinematic in scope. 450 years later, the modestly equipped Lantern Theater and director Charles McMahon solve any issues of scale, with kinetic and fully engaged stagecraft. Theirs is nothing less than an intimate epic.

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"Boy Crisis" in Education Is a Microcosm of Women's Lives

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 07.09.2012 | Home
Read More: Gender Stereotypes, Boy Crisis, Girls Self Esteem, Complementarianism, Androcentrism, Women in the Military, Gender Equality, Cars Safe for Women, Boys Confidence, Education, Male Crash Test Dummies, David Brooks, Sexism, Rape Culture, Standardized Testing, Henry V, Health Care, Feminism Is Good for Boys and Men, Honor Code, Home News
Soraya Chemaly

You want more male teachers and educational environments that meet the needs of all types of students? I want fair pay, more female leaders and workplace and political environments that do the same thing.

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PHOTOS: March 1 Means Welsh Pride

Margie Goldsmith | Posted 05.01.2012 | Travel
Read More: Welsh Tudor Kings of England, Daffodils, March 1st, Pilgrimage, Cenhinen Pedr, Leeks, Dewi Sant, St. David's Day, Welsh Guards, St David, British Army, Wales, St David's, Glyn Rhosyn, Shakespeare, Patron Saint, Saxon Invaders, Henry V, Cenhinen, Pembrokeshire, Slidepollajax, Travel News
Margie Goldsmith

The two opposing uniforms were so similar that St. David commanded his soldiers to wear a leek on their helmets. Since then, the leek has been a symbol of Wales.

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Ralph Fiennes likes contradictions in Coriolanus

Marshall Fine | Posted 02.07.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: Neil Jordan, Hamlet, Barry Ackroyd, Ralph Fiennes Interview, Judi Dench, David Cronenberg, Ralph Fiennes, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part II, Marshall Fine Interview, London, Marshall Fine, Sir Laurence Olivier, Paul Scofield, Steven Spielberg, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Coriolanus, Henry V, William Shakespeare, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

Ralph Fiennes heard his first Shakespeare as a child, initially on phonograph records, then in films. "I saw (Sir Laurence) Olivier's Henry V in a sm...

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Wagner, Walton and an English Country Lad

Howard Kissel | Posted 11.18.2011 | Arts
Read More: New York Philharmonic, Christopher Plummer, Shakespeare, Henry V, Richard Wagner, Arts News
Howard Kissel

Saturday night the New York Philharmonic performed the work of three great musicians -- fabulously.

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What Drew A Shakespearean Master To A Flashy Blockbuster About Viking Mythology?

Newsweek | Chris LeeMay 01, 2011 | Posted 07.05.2011 | Books
Read More: Natalie Portman, Royal Shakespeare Company, The Hulk, Kenneth Branaugh, Hamlet, Batman Begins, Shakespeare, Henry V, The Mighty Thor, Christopher Nolan, Thor, Books News

You’d be forgiven for wondering what precisely is up with Kenneth Branagh directing Marvel Studios’ new superhero flick Thor, a flashy $150 millio...

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Thoughts on The King's Speech, and Other Royal Entries

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: The Academy Awards, Fred Zinnemann, Charles Laughton, Susannah York, Robert-Donat, Anthony Hopkins, Orson Welles, Peter O'Toole, Billy Connolly, Judi Dench, Katharine Hepburn, Derek Jacobi, Helen Mirren, Henry VIII, Michael Sheen, Laurence Olivier, The King's Speech, Robert Shaw, Paul Scofield, Great Britain, A Man for All Seasons, Kenneth Branagh, British Royalty, Richard Burton, Colin Firth, Henry V, Geoffrey Rush, Colin Firth the King's Speech, The Oscars, Entertainment News
John Farr

Notwithstanding Colin Firth's astonishing performance, the film's genius lies in its being decidedly old-fashioned. Here is a sampling of my favorite titles which concern the venerable throne of England.

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ReelzChannel: Top 10 Shook-Up Shakespeare Movies

Dan Persons | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Top Ten List, Romeo and Juliet, Film, Romantic Comedy, Humor, The Tempest, William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Movies, King Lear, Henry IV, Romance, Hamlet, Amanda Seyfried, The Taming of the Shrew, Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Henry V, Letters to Juliet, Comedy, Vanessa Redgrave, Entertainment News
Dan Persons

William Shakespeare, now there was a guy who could put pen to paper. So powerful was his Romeo and Juliet that the heartbroken of today still write to...

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The Gentler Gamester is the Soonest Winner

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Killing, Muslim, Unemployment, Pakistan, United Nations, Terrorist, Shakespeare, India, Kofi Annan, Al-Qaeda, Terrorism, Terror, Lashkar-E-Taiba, Mumbai, Poverty, Henry V, Foreign Policy, Globalization, World News
Jim Wallis

As American and Indian intelligence continue to point to the Pakistani militant organization as responsible for last weeks attacks in Mumbai, I hope they've read a new report from the National Intelligence Council.

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