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A few words of praise for "He whose name must not be mentioned" revisited

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I finally got the chance to watch the 2021 "The Tragedy of MacBeth" starring Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand as Mr. and Mrs. Aforementioned Villains and have to say it is one tremendous rendition--not only because of its two principals but the other cast members as well.   Actually, McDormand may be the weakest player in this version, but that is probably due more to my own personal prejudice. Ever since I witnessed Akira Kurosawa's "Throne of Blood" and Isuzu Yamada's take on the soulless and cold Lady MacBeth, I've been sort of spoiled on that character. Perhaps the two actors who surprised me, but shouldn't have given their individual talent and range, were Brendan Gleeson as Duncan and Stephen Root as the drunken porter.  But this "MacBeth" offers more than stellar performances. It's a visual tour de force. Of course, any project involving the Coen brothers (this time out it's only Joel) is always a joy to watch; just re
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TODAY'S ACTIVITY

 Had the honor of being interviewed by Lisa Tomey on her Prolific Poetry blog. Here's the result pf anyone's interested. . . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPU12E3QolU&fbclid=IwAR3ZtWkbukhsJMsIWvG288cBzNKv3YOeei84NcyVpVfvgtzJhVWBuUX28eQ
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WELCOME TO MY BLOG

Thought it was time to catch up with the 21st century, so here I am blogging. I will be trying my best to dedicate time periodically throughout the week to post something that may be of interest to any of you daring enough to follow, and while most of it will relate to my work in poetry, I will delve into other areas of interests. I promise to avoid the overtly political because there's enough of that everywhere else these days. That statement itself may sneak into the political arena, but I plan to use this to share my varied thoughts, opinions, and observations with readers.  Of course, I will be using this for promotion because, in the end, I want to spread my words, mostly poetic but not always necessarily so. Perhaps I should first learn to adhere to a schedule, so I'll start by putting up posts every Thursday morning and Sunday evening. Let's see how that holds up and go from there, shall we? For any who follow me, thanks.  And that will be all for now: baby steps, ri
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