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Two great vids by astolat, accessible through her entry here (http://astolat.livejournal.com/179526.html#cutid1). “Mandara” is an attempt to use Lynch’s “beautiful disaster”’s incredible design sense to retell the actual story of Dune, while “Black Black Heart”--co-created with melymbrosia--uses images from the Christopher Eccleston (as Vindice)/Eddie Izzard (as Lussurioso) version of The Revenger’s Tragedy, which I really do have to see, especially now. Traces their relationship, mainly, but also manages to hook in most of the narrative’s other elements as well...

First song by Vas. Second, of course, by David Usher (Canadian!).

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the Christopher Eccleston (as Vindice)/Eddie Izzard (as Lussurioso) version of The Revenger’s Tragedy, which I really do have to see, especially now.

It's really, really good. I saw it as part of the single best double feature I have ever watched in my life, the other half being Julie Taymor's Titus (1999).

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I sure didn't expect to fall as hard for The Revenger's Tragedy as I did, but it's full of a bilious, energetic craziness; every part of it's quotable, particularly if you're doing Eccleston's accent. My two favorite sections are probably Spurio's monologue after "seducing" the Duchess ("Hate all I"...best line EVAR) and Lussurioso's death-scene: "Now thou'll not prate on't--'twas Vindice murdered thee." "Oh!" "Murdered thy father." "Oh!" "And I am he--tell nobody. (Lussurioso dies) So, so, the Duke's departed."The fookin' North, for the win!;)

[sovay]

I sure didn't expect to fall as hard for The Revenger's Tragedy as I did, but it's full of a bilious, energetic craziness; every part of it's quotable, particularly if you're doing Eccleston's accent.

It's the revenge tragedy turned all the way up to eleven. I love it for the same reason I do Seneca's tragedies and Lucan's Pharsalia: they're so mad, it's hard not to.

The fookin' North, for the win!;)

I should point out the film's soundtrack is also by Chumbawamba.