The Greatest Show Unearthed
May. 30th, 2007 11:51 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thehefnerSo yeah, that Heath Ledger Joker picture was the real deal. And y'know, I say again, the design doesn't really shake me up all that much because I'm still totally uncertain about Heath himself. But y'know, I'm starting to finally lean toward actively hoping it will be good. Bit by bit, I'm actually really sincerely hoping Nolan surprises the hell out of us all. Before, I was just apprehensive, and I still am, but just less so. We'll wait and see... but I'm really hoping he's got something fucking brilliant in store, s'all I'm saying.
But the one bit of real encouragement here, from where I'm standing? The fact that they're apparently willing to go this dark with the Joker means, to me, that there's not gonna puss out when it comes to Two-Face. I've always thought that to do Two-Face right, he should seriously be nightmare-inducing scary, but more realistic than not. Batman movies in the past have, not surprisingly, shied away from the scarier aspects, or made them more abstract or cartoony.
If Joker's cheeks can be slashed open like a character in a Takeshi Miike movie, they'd damn well better go all-out for poor ol' Harvey Dent.
Oh, and hey, I'm doing a little something-something on stage this weekend, aren't I?
The Rude Mechanicals Present:
(The Tragicall History of Dr.) FAUSTUS by Christopher Marlowe
directed and adapted by Paul Davis, Amy Rauch and Christine Davis
Ladies and gentlemen...
The show is about to begin. The last remnant of cigarette smoke fades
as the stage door closes. The hum of bated stage lights ready to show
fangs. Murmurs about dinner and Aunt Donna and her stupid dog
disintegrate with the house lights. The lights blaze screaming with
music in time with bodies and voices. Motes of dust in the air mix
with light and a wink to stop your breath....
Friday June 1st and Saturday June 2nd, 8:00pm
Sellers Theater
FAUSTUS GOES TO HELL....
For more information on show dates and tickets:
www.rudemechanicals.com/faustus
But the one bit of real encouragement here, from where I'm standing? The fact that they're apparently willing to go this dark with the Joker means, to me, that there's not gonna puss out when it comes to Two-Face. I've always thought that to do Two-Face right, he should seriously be nightmare-inducing scary, but more realistic than not. Batman movies in the past have, not surprisingly, shied away from the scarier aspects, or made them more abstract or cartoony.
If Joker's cheeks can be slashed open like a character in a Takeshi Miike movie, they'd damn well better go all-out for poor ol' Harvey Dent.
Oh, and hey, I'm doing a little something-something on stage this weekend, aren't I?
The Rude Mechanicals Present:
(The Tragicall History of Dr.) FAUSTUS by Christopher Marlowe
directed and adapted by Paul Davis, Amy Rauch and Christine Davis
Ladies and gentlemen...
The show is about to begin. The last remnant of cigarette smoke fades
as the stage door closes. The hum of bated stage lights ready to show
fangs. Murmurs about dinner and Aunt Donna and her stupid dog
disintegrate with the house lights. The lights blaze screaming with
music in time with bodies and voices. Motes of dust in the air mix
with light and a wink to stop your breath....
Friday June 1st and Saturday June 2nd, 8:00pm
Sellers Theater
FAUSTUS GOES TO HELL....
For more information on show dates and tickets:
www.rudemechanicals.com/faustus
