Monthly Archives: August 2015

The end of one road, the start of a new one: Blaugust Day 31, the final day

Posted on August 31, 2015 by howardhalliday

A look back at the month of Blaugust as it draws to a close. Continue reading →

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Coincidence and Consequence: Blaugust Day 30

Posted on August 31, 2015 by howardhalliday

I’m hesitating launching into this as a topic, because I haven’t got my head entirely straight around what I want to say. But it’s a topic that I’ll be coming back to repeatedly over the coming weeks, and I’m hoping … Continue reading →

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Theatre or Cinema? Blaugust Day 29

Posted on August 29, 2015 by howardhalliday

Comparing the experiences of seeing Othello live and on film. Continue reading →

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How I Got Into….Takeshi Kitano (Blaugust Day 28)

Posted on August 28, 2015 by howardhalliday

This week’s “How I Got Into….” on a favourite director, Takeshi Kitano Continue reading →

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Film Posts 23: RSC Live – Othello, Wednesday 26th August (and Blaugust Day 27)

Posted on August 27, 2015 by howardhalliday

This is going to be the film post, having seen the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Othello broadcast live into cinemas from Stratford-Upon-Avon last night. This weekend I’ll aim to do a post comparing the experiences of seeing the same production … Continue reading →

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10 sentences on Fantasy Baseball for Blaugust Day 26

Posted on August 26, 2015 by howardhalliday

I just in from Othello, but I’m not starting writing a post about that at this time (it’s after midnight – Shakespeare didn’t write short plays). The Blaugust target was a minimum of 10 sentences every day, and this makes … Continue reading →

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Commuting: Blaugust Day 25

Posted on August 25, 2015 by howardhalliday

I was out to dinner with a friend tonight, and had a lovely evening, but then had enough time sitting in traffic on the way home (the motorway was closed for roadworks) to decide that I was going to write … Continue reading →

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Taking Stock: Blaugust Day 24

Posted on August 24, 2015 by howardhalliday

This week is going to be difficult for blogging. That hectic social life is likely to see me out to dinner twice, then there’s a cinema trip on Wednesday to see the broadcast of Othello (as trailed here the other day), and … Continue reading →

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Film Posts 22: The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (Blaugust Day 23)

Posted on August 23, 2015 by howardhalliday

I really wasn’t sure about going to see this. I loved the TV series growing up – Robert Vaughn and David McCallum were sooooo cool – though I don’t think I appreciated at the time the extent to which it was spoofing the … Continue reading →

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Event Cinema (Blaugust Day 22)

Posted on August 22, 2015 by howardhalliday

Readers of my Film Posts since I started them back in February will know that I’m a big fan of “Event Cinema”: broadcasting major theatrical events into cinemas. This has been going on for a while – rock concerts, major … Continue reading →

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