Anonymous the movie as a commercial venture has undoubtedly fallen short of the Film Studio’s expectations. With a $30m budget and a promotional budget likely to be of a similar figure the box office receipts have fallen markedly short of where the Studio would have wanted the movie to be. Now there are...
I am pleased to enclose the book trailer for The Pelican Code which we have just launched on YouTube. If you wish to link to the YouTube video you can either use the direct link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2aAik9OHn4 or if technically minded use the following embedding...
According to Boxofficemojo.com on 22nd November 2011 the box office performance has been as follows: US – $4,208,121 Overseas - $2,900,000 Total Box Office - $7,108,121 Given the Production Budget of $30m plus all the above the line and below the line advertising (likely...
The whole question of who wrote Shakespeare has been as tantalising as it has been frustrating. Academics, scholars, writers and those with a general interest have been pouring over the snippets of information available and the limited records relating to Shakespeare’s activities in order...
My latest blog is a BIG one; in two senses of the word. The full article is about 6,600 words and has taken me about 6 weeks to put together. The article looks at a banker’s perspective of William Shakespeare’s business transactions to...
Its funny whenever there is a controversial film that comes out, the reaction of the “establishment” and others of a typically conservative nature tend to react emotionally to the film without actually thinking about the actual ramifications of what they are doing. By reacting...
Since the launch of our three YouTube videos we have had many comments regarding the videos – some quite heated I have to say – its amazing how the subject matter of Shakespeare being a fraud touches so many nerves. One of the...
In 1953 Roman Holiday was released a romantic comedy starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck and directed by William Wyler. It won three academy awards : Best actress Best Screenplay Best Costume Design Great – the usual Hollywood story full of glitz and glamour....
Shakespeare Was A Creative Genius. Or Was He Fakespeare? We Look At His Business Dealings That Paint A Somewhat Different Story That He Was Aggressive In Chasing Debts, Didn’t Pay His Taxes And Got Involved In Illegal Activities. Have A Look At The Evidence...
As we have seen from earlier blog posts, there are three primary contenders for the authorship of Shakespeare: Francis Bacon – 1561 – 1626 Edward De Vere (The Earl Of Oxford) – 1550 – 1604 and Christopher Marlowe- 1564 – 1593 , each with their...