reviews soon.
April 29, 1998: OK, exams *are* officially over now :). I can relax for the next...4 months now. Added one review today. I suppose I will resume typing up some semi- reviews soon.
April 26, 1998: Exams are not over (one more tomorrow), but I cleaned up the site anyway. All of the links should be A-OK now.
April 22, 1998: Added a couple more links to a long and a short review. I will be doing a site "cleanup" next week once exams are over.
April 20, 1998: Made a link to the Branagh interview from Paris Match. Don't worry, it's not in French! Ngoc Vu was kind enough to translate.
April 14, 1998: I've added a few goodies today, namely the film trailer to the front page and a lovely article from Inside Film.
April 12, 1998: Put up a description of the signed and numbered edition of the screenplay in the FAQ. If this is different than what you have, please tell me! I saw THE GINGERBREAD MAN yesterday, finally. Drove three hours down to Seattle to see it (among other less important things :) but it was worth it just to hear Mr. Branagh's suthen accent.
April 3, 1998: I've updated a few things on the FAQ pages.
March 31, 1998: Added another link to a review from This Is London. Thanks Renie!
March 30, 1998: Just posted a review today.
March 25, 1998: I've updated the CD-ROM game info on the FAQ with a little taste of the game from Jude Tessel.
March 23, 1998: Lots of info regarding the CD-ROM game. It just might be worth the wait! Also, the most recent issue of Creative Screenwriting (with Leonardo DiCaprio on the cover) is about adapting Shakespeare for the screen. In terms of Branagh material, there is an interview with him, an article on Henry V, and also a comparison of Zeffirelli's vs. Branagh's Hamlets.
March 13, 1998: Updated some information regarding that ever elusive Hamletgame in the FAQ.
March 10, 1998: Added one review.
March 9, 1998: I bought my own personal copy of Hamlet this weekend. Yippee!!! I have put up some pictures of Blenheim Palace from my last visit there. I've also added a link to Shakespeare Illustrated (thanks Elise for reminding me :).
March 4, 1998: I've added a couple of links to movie reviews.
March 3, 1998: Zippadeedoodah!!! Hamlet is officially for sale on VHS in North America. Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition... I hope to get my copy this weekend; pan-and-scan or not, I've waited long enough! <*inhale*>
February 28, 1998: I have linked to a Chinese translation of Hamlet. I've been learning Chinese this year so I thought I would try a hand at reading it (it's coming along...). You'll need a Chinese decoder to view it.
February 22, 1998: Added the comments from Commentary to the articles section.
February 17, 1998: I've posted a review from Harper's Bazaar. Two weeks until the video release!!! Start counting down.
February 9, 1998: Posted a link to an essay comparing Mel Gibson vs. Kenneth Branagh as Hamlet. Thanks Arryana!
February 6, 1998: Put up a review from America.
February 4, 1998: Posted an in-depth interview with Ken from Fall 1994's Shakespeare Bulletin about his stint as Hamlet with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1992-93. You can see how some of his philosophies about the character have changed through the years.
February 1, 1998: Put up a soundtrack review. School has hampered my ability to type up anything this week (grrr...) so perhaps I'll find some time to work on it this week...perhaps.
January 25, 1998: Did the tedious job of fixing the broken links today. Anyone wanna volunteer? Also added a short review.
January 24, 1998: Just a reminder that Kenneth Branagh's new movie The Gingerbread Man has opened in limited release in New York and L.A. General release will occur on February 6.
I have put up an article from Newsweek on the on-going popularity of Shakespeare.
January 22, 1998: Put up a review from the Air Force Times.
January 21, 1998: Linked to a good review on the 'net. I've got some good stuff comin' up soon; just give me some time to type them up!
January 18, 1998: Got a new counter that actually works! Whoo-hoo!!! Also posted a short review from Maclean's magazine.
January 12, 1998: Added some information about the Hamlet video release. Also added an essay (the Oedipus thing...) in the Articles section.
January 10, 1998: Posted a Branagh interview from the Daily Variety. Put back the "new and improved" (we'll see about that) counter.
January 7, 1998: School has officially restarted :( and I still can't believe that my English Lit. course isn't doing Shakespeare! Anyhow, I've added a Branagh interview.
January 3, 1998: After a full system crash and slow repairs (spent New Year's Day fixin' the darn thing) that included the formatting (twice!) of a rather full hard drive, I am finally able to update this page! Added a couple interviews and a few reviews.
December 20, 1997: Posted a fairly lengthy review. I'm going on vacation this week (Disney World!) so I won't be able to update the page until the 29th. I hope you'll survive :)).
December 18, 1997: Put up a link to a short review.
December 16, 1997: Added a few reviews. I will be combing the newsgroups now for reviews.
December 13, 1997: Added a review. Exams are over! Yippee!!!
December 9, 1997: Did some maintenance, fixing most of the broken links on this site, a tedious job to say the least. Also added a review.
December 7, 1997: I've added a short Hamlet FAQ and put up a link to the latest information about the Hamlet CD-ROM game in the Articles section. Of course, you could just click here.
December 6, 1997: No updates in a week?! Yes, well, final exams were this week; a lame excuse, I know :) Anyway, completed the move today and added one review.
November 29, 1997: Moved the Hamlet page to a address at http://www.oocities.org/Athens/Parthenon/6261/hamlet.html Update your bookmarks!
November 28, 1997: Got rid of the %#*@ annoying counter because it wouldn't count and has been causing me grief for the past month or so. Now that Geocities has added a counter manager in which I can set the numbers on the counter, there's really no point anymore (I could set the thing at 6 squillion if I felt like it...).
November 22, 1997: Added a couple more general Hamlet links.
November 20, 1997: Put up a review from The Georgia Straight, one that's been sitting on my desk for the past 8 months.
November 14, 1997: Added an essay by Kevin Clark, titled "The Many Faces of Hamlet". Cleaned up some of the old "updates" on this page.
November 13, 1997: Typed up an article from the Winnipeg Free Press and added a link to a review.
November 9, 1997: Added the website Titles from Hamlet to the Ham & Shax links.
November 7, 1997: Added a few more of my favourite Hamlet and Shakespeare links.
November 5, 1997: Put up one review.
November 1, 1997: Typed up the Branagh interview from The Globe and Mail.
October 30, 1997: Hmmm, that skull background certainly is appropriate for Hallowe'en now isn't it? OK, I've posted an interview with Alex Thomson, cinematographer for this movie, a new web site, and several reviews.
October 26, 1997: Added a short review.
October 25, 1997: Posted 4 reviews that I found scattered 'round cyberspace.
October 23, 1997: Added an interview with Patrick Doyle. Hard to come by those :)
Also added some Branagh interviews from Ngoc Vu's Compendium.
October 16, 1997: Typed up the review from The Globe and Mail.
October 15, 1997: Added a Branagh interview and also Brian McFarlane's review of the long version.
October 10, 1997: Added an incisive review from Commonweal to the reviews section. You'll have to excuse the reviewer for confusing Michael Maloney/Laertes and Nicholas Farrell/Horatio. Also, there is a interview with Ian McElhinney who plays Barnardo in the movie.
October 8, 1997: Added a article and one short review.
October 4, 1997: I've fixed or removed most of the broken links and added two reviews.
October 3, 1997: I've typed up 3 more reviews from Australia, two short ones and an article.