Comments on: Bloomsday on Broadway – STREAMING NOW!

By: tiger

tiger — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:05:19 +0000

since nothing has happened yet I doubt nothing will. they don’t really owe anyone an explanation…they got *basically* what they came for, which was the readings.

By: storm_03

storm_03 — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:46:17 +0000

yeah i just hope we find out soon i really wanna know what happened

By: ColbertGirl27

ColbertGirl27 — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:26:15 +0000

Woah. Interesting point. I could see that happening.

By: Flatpoint Grief Counselor

Flatpoint Grief Counselor — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:17:30 +0000

Does anyone think that, maybe, possibly, Stephen had a “Tim Russert realization” and decided not to appear at Bloomsday for the sake of his health?

There comes a point when one cannot push one’s self to the point of exhaustion any more without jeopardizing health and/or sanity. I know this is presumptuous, but I can’t help considering it.

By: Ms Interpreted

Ms Interpreted — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:29:58 +0000

No, this was definitely an audio version of either Dubliners or “The Dead”. The John Huston version of “The Dead” is a separate thing (and one that always comes highly recommended); the audio version is something that I would just be interested in finding. I’m not even sure it was Jeremy Irons, truthfully enough (and heck, he’s not the first actor that comes to mind for such a quintessentially Irish story), but it was someone very like him (in terms of acting caliber/”star power”), if it wasn’t him.

Kind of a needle in a haystack, I know; I just thought I’d throw the question out there. Thanks for chiming in.

By: storm_03

storm_03 — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:06:46 +0000

um i remember there was like an old BBC play from the 70’s with Jeremy Irons but it’s the closest i can think of, and it’s not an audio version, but in the synopsis, it’s compared to “the dead”…

“If you enjoyed movies based on literature (such as James Joyce’s wonderful story from “Dubliners” : “The Dead” directed by Huston) you should find this film well worth watching.”

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077830/

and then this one… the one you mentioned right?, but he’s not in it, i believe it was a movie, not sure about the audio thing though =S
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dead_%281987_film%29

By: Eris

Eris — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:24:39 +0000

I had fun!

By: Ms Interpreted

Ms Interpreted — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:01:56 +0000

This is a long shot, but heck, this post is (at least partly) about James Joyce.

I’ve been trying to remember about an audio version of “The Dead” that someone once told me about (it might have been in a larger compilation of Dubliners material); it was a rare version featuring someone like Jeremy Irons as Gabriel, and I remember the reviewer simply raving about it. Does this sound familiar to anyone? As I said, I know it’s a long shot, but I’d be interested in finding it if it rings a bell for anyone.

(Note to self: Track down that John Huston version of “The Dead” … )

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:43:38 +0000

Isn’t it? It’s so calming and soothing…bliss.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:40:35 +0000

Haha! Potentially. It bodes well for you, though, if you can write a 5 page paper on 2 or 3 sets of lines. A large part of being an English major (I think, having been one) is having the ability to take something relatively minor and insignificant and being able to write paragraph after paragraph on the details and nuances embedded within. Or what my professors liked to call being “long winded”.