Lawrence Bennie
Bio
History teacher & Theatre tour guide. Interested in Arts & Culture, Film, History, Psychology, and the odd mystery!
Stories (4/0)
Bidding Dracula Welcome
Though iconic is frequently tossed about in Film, few films truly are as iconic as Tod Browning’s 1931 version of Dracula. Nine years after the Count’s unauthorised screen debut in F.W Murnau’s legendary Nosferatu, Browning’s film established the character as a cultural icon. Consequently, Bela Lugosi’s portrayal became, to quote Angie Errigo, “the one against which all others are measured (1)”.
By Lawrence Bennie4 years ago in Horror
Gone But Not Forgotten
Michael Jackson during his 2005 child molestation trail An integral part of popular culture of the late 20th century, the life, career, music and legacy of Michael Jackson, continues to be questioned, in the wake of a new BBC documentary, which has further probed into the controversial lifestyle of the late singer.
By Lawrence Bennie4 years ago in Criminal
The Moor of Hollywood
Writer and debutant director Oliver Parker’s 1995 film adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello is a landmark in the long, extensive performance history of the play. One of a stream of the ‘New Wave’ Shakespeare films that followed in the wake of Kenneth Branagh’s Henry V (1989), Parker’s film succeeds over twenty recorded screen adaptations for film and television but represents the first time that Shakespeare’s great tragedy received a commercial, mass-market treatment for the Hollywood market.
By Lawrence Bennie4 years ago in Geeks
