Did you hear that he didn't really write those plays?" In an age where sound bites dominate, the simplified yet misguided message of "Anonymous" may very well prove more memorable than actual historical facts, dangerously and irresponsibly lowering public understanding of an important cultural issue.
Crowley's narrative slows occasionally, with ruminations on Venice as a "vast space, vividly imagined, extending 'wherever water runs,' " but he finds memorable details in the dense historical record, such as beehives hung on ramparts to frighten Hungarian invaders, or Constantinople's poorest denizens subsisting on caviar.
By limiting the span of the action to the run-up to the meeting and the meeting itself, Johnson — working with a script by Joey Sagal, Hanala Sagal, and Cary Elwes — creates a film that, for all its near-absurd comedy, offers striking and memorable insights into two overfamiliar historical figures, especially Presley.
Although he is best remembered for portraying flamboyant villains, his great emotional range also allowed for memorable turns as mild-mannered types and historical figures.
We may best succeed in this effort if we can heed some memorable words spoken by that other great historical figure born on Feb. 12 -- on the very same day as Darwin, in 1809.
A 21st-century instinct toward idiosyncracy can yield especially memorable results when coupled with a revival of historical styles and traditions.
Like most museums dedicated to history, the Hoboken Historical Museum generally waits until a memorable event feels somewhat distant before inviting the public to revisit it.
Ms. Richardson hasn't put a foot wrong since her memorable film debut in 1985 as Ruth Ellis, another historical figure, in "Dance With a Stranger".
No accounts of such a memorable storm have been found in any known historical records, including several astronomical archives from around the world.
