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February 15, 2008

Dante: The Poet, the Political Thinker, the Man, by Barbara Reynolds, I.B. Taurus, 2006, 466 pages

Not acting, or anything George Clooney might identify as the true tincture of Hollywood’s “Golden Age,” could ever make Dante’s Commedia a memorable film. As Barbara Reynolds observes in her careful and convincing study of Dante and his works, even … Continue reading →

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February 6, 2008

The Trial of the Cannibal Dog: Captain Cook in the South Seas, by Anne Salmond, Penguin Press, 2003, 506 pages

Whether Anne Salmond’s history can be turned into a screenplay directly, or whether it requires a fictional treatment first, the subject matter cries out for (or blows a Maori conch shell for) Peter Jackson’s talents.  Mel Gibson, with his Apocalypto, gave us … Continue reading →

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