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Lear Year

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Jeffrey Overstreet

20 May 2008
Filed under: On Movies & Media • Shakespeare • Anthony Hopkins • Ian McKellen • Keira Knightley • King Lear • Romola Garai

King Lear is on the way... twice on the big screen, and then on the BBC.

With Anthony Hopkins, and Ian McKellen, as Lear

And Keira Knightley, and Romola Garai, as Cordelia.

But who will direct?

Train Dreams (2025)

Train Dreams (2025)

Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar (Sing Sing) collaborate on another enthralling film about men seeking meaning in hard times.
22 Nov 2025 11 min read
Breaking this week’s (apparent) silence...

Breaking this week’s (apparent) silence...

Technical difficulties interrupted my posting this week.
22 Nov 2025 1 min read
Meet Me at the Edge of the World: the 2025 Nowhere Else Festival keynote address

Meet Me at the Edge of the World: the 2025 Nowhere Else Festival keynote address

Here is a revised, expanded version of the keynote address I delivered at the 2025 Nowhere Else Festival in Martinsville, Ohio on Labor Day Weekend.
08 Nov 2025 31 min read
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