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March 24, 2006 > Arts & Entertainment

Baker's _Cymbeline_ shines with novelty

· he only thing better than good Shakespeare is good, obscure Shakespeare. _Cymbeline_, a comedy written late in the Bard's career, features all the intrigue of his more famous tragedies without the stigma of over-publication in high-school textbooks. With an Italian as conniving as _Othello_'s Iago and a heroine more independent and more deeply deceived than Juliet, Baker College's spring production is a refreshing break from Shakespeare's traditionally performed literature.

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Revolutionary _Vendetta_ proves visually stunning

· Let the effigy-burning begin: Director James McTeigue's _V For Vendetta_ has just started a Guy Fawkes-like revolution in film adaptations of graphic novels.

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