Nixon vs. St. Thomas More
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Sunday, December 07, 2008 11:34 AM
Frank Langella plays Nixon in a performance that’s getting rave reviews. But a USA Today story reminds readers that Langella is also playing another famous politician right now: St. Thomas More, on Broadway.
“I am playing in both of these men the loneliness of good and the loneliness of evil,” he says. “I never thought of it before.”
Langella did an enormous amount of research about Nixon,... READ MORE
Filed under man for all seasons, movies, thomas more, weekend commentary
A Saint on Broadway
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:51 AM
“When statesmen forsake their own private conscience for the sake of their public duties, they lead their country by a short route to chaos.”
The New York area has been seeing ads for Broadway’s A Man for All Seasons on Broadway. Now Amanda Shaw and Nathaniel Peters give the play two thumbs up at First Things blog. And in doing so, they provide an excellent critique of the excesses in... READ MORE
Filed under conscience, first things, man for all seasons, politics, thomas more, weekend commentary
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