Dracula in Bath
David Suchet films a scene for the new Dracula on Abbey Green.
David Suchet films a scene for the new Dracula on Abbey Green.
In Amsterdam for Uitmarkt 2006 - the sort of open-access culture that Amsterdam does really well. It's a three-day preview of the year's forthcoming events, from classical music, through books to theatre. We had a great time at the singalong event for the year's forthcoming musicals - a mix of Anglo and Dutch stuff ranging from Annie to a musical apparently about the Dutch navy (it wasn't clear, but Dutch flags were a big feature).
One of the forthcoming Dutch musicals was called "Wat Zien Ik?" (What do I see?), which I remember only for its rather catchy number "Het Café van Bet". It's about a hooker's life in the red light district of Amsterdam, but the musical turns out to be an adaptation of a play by Albert Mol. It was turned into a 1971 film (English title: Business is Business), directed by a young Paul Verhoeven, who later went on to direct Showgirls, Basic Instinct and RoboCop.
At Game Theory.net, explanations of how aspects of various popular films relate to the games people play.
Although I rather liked Taste of Cherry. Link: Roger Ebert's web site. (via MeFi)
