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Drifting Clouds Cinema Blog: “Samuel Beckett’s Film”

13.04.2015 , Drifting Clouds Cinema Blog , 13 Comments

http://youtu.be/sFNH4XS6760 "Film is a film written by Samuel Beckett, his only screenplay. It was commissioned by Barney Rosset of Grove Press. Writing began on 5 April 1963 with a first draft completed within four days. A second draft was produced by 22 May and a forty-leaf...

The Great Acting Blog: “Wise Words From 5 Great Novelists”

15.09.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 3 Comments

In many respects, it is preferable to learn from those who belong to a different field than our own. Our view is less prejudiced because the insight offered is not intended to influence specifically what we do, there is no intent to manipulate - an...

The Great Acting Blog: “In Case You Were Thinking Of Quitting….”

06.07.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

.... Here's five statements on perseverance, on sticking with it, from five mighty artists who reached the very pinnacle of their profession. None of us is perfect, everyone struggles, all we can do is keep learning, keep improving and do our best. "The world breaks everyone and...

The Great Acting Blog: “From Fake Independence To A True Artistic Culture”

24.11.2010 , The Great Acting Blog , 2 Comments

Being independent has nothing whatever to do with money, or lack thereof. It has got nothing to do with the means of production. Independence is about how you think. We're currently seeing the proliferation of filmmakers who describe themselves as...

The Great Acting Blog: “Waiting For Godot”

22.09.2010 , The Great Acting Blog , 18 Comments

Watching Michael Lindsay-Hogg's production of Waiting For Godot, made as part of Beckett On Film, I finally came to realize the play's true power and why it's held up as a masterwork of 20th century drama. I once read it and found it tedious, and...

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Drifting Clouds Cinema Blog: “Samuel Beckett’s Film”

The Great Acting Blog: “Wise Words From 5 Great Novelists”

The Great Acting Blog: “In Case You Were Thinking Of Quitting….”

The Great Acting Blog: “From Fake Independence To A True Artistic Culture”

The Great Acting Blog: “Waiting For Godot”