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Tag Archives: Shakespeare
Hamlet -
Contemporary retelling of Shakespeare’s famous play. Ethan Hawke stars as Hamlet. Also starring are Kyle MacLachlan (Claudius), Sam Shepard (The Ghost), Julia Stiles (Ophelia), Diane Venora (Gertrude) and Bill Murray (Polonius). Liev Schrieber, Steve Zahn, Casey Affleck and Jeffrey Wright … Continue reading
Posted in 2000, Movie Reviews
Tagged Bill Murray, Casey Affleck, Ethan Hawke, Jeffrey Wright, Julia Stiles, Kyle MacLachlan, Liev Schrieber, Sam Shepard, Shakespeare, Steve Zahn
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William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream -
Not to be confused with all those other Midsummer Night’s Dreams out there, William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is an adaptation of, you guessed it, William Shakespeare’s beloved comedy. Boasting a star-studded cast, Michael Hoffman’s adaptation is mostly faithful … Continue reading
Posted in 1999, Movie Reviews
Tagged Calista Flockheart, Christian Bale, Dominic West, Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfieffer, Rupert Everett, Shakespeare, Stanley Tucci
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10 Things I Hate About You -
Ten Things I Hate About 10 Things I Hate About You: 10. The Downsizing of Shakespeare. Poor William Shakespeare. Who’d have thought his plays could sink so low. 10 Things I Hate About You is loosely (very loosely) based upon … Continue reading
Posted in 1999, Movie Reviews
Tagged Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Julia Stiles, Romantic Comedy, Shakespeare
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Shakespeare in Love -
Shakespeare in Love is a delightful romantic comedy with a literary twist. A fictionalized account of a few months of Shakespeare’s life, the film manages to humanize the greatest English writer of all time, and delivers a splendid time while … Continue reading
Posted in 1998, Movie Reviews
Tagged Academy Awards, Best Picture, Geoffrey Rush, Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Judi Dench, Romance, Shakespeare
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Hamlet -
Kenneth Branagh delivers an excellent uncut adaptation of William Shakespeare’s most famous play. Branagh directs and stars as Hamlet, the Danish prince. Julie Christie plays Queen Gertrude, and Derek Jacobi is Claudius, Hamlet’s uncle, now king. The casting follows the … Continue reading
Posted in 1996, Movie Reviews
Tagged Billy Crystal, Charlton Heston, Derek Jacobi, Drama, Gerard Depardieu, Jack Lemmon, Julie Christie, Kate Winslet, Kenneth Branagh, Robin Williams, Rufus Sewell, Shakespeare
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William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet -
Very strange modern adaptation of Romeo and Juliet has a few more hits than misses. Baz Lurhman directs this updated version of Romeo and Juliet. Although placed in a modern setting, the dialogue remains Shakespeare’s (for the most part, some … Continue reading
Posted in 1996, Movie Reviews
Tagged Baz Luhrman, Claire Danes, John Leguizamo, Leonardo DiCaprio, Shakespeare
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The Twelfth Night -
The latest adaptation of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night is light but entertaining. Imogen Stubbs stars as Viola, who, shipwrecked in a foreign land, assumes the guise of Cesario. As Cesario, she finds employment in the court of the local Count Orsino … Continue reading
Posted in 1996, Movie Reviews
Tagged Helena Bonham Carter, Imogen Stubbs, Nigel Hawthorne, Shakespeare
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Looking for Richard -
What is Shakespeare? Why are his works so reknowned, and why is it so difficult to successfully deliver one of his plays to an American audience? These are a few of the questions Al Pacino poses and attempts to answer … Continue reading
Posted in 1996, Movie Reviews
Tagged Al Pacino, Alec Baldwin, Documentary, Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Kline, Shakespeare, Vanessa Redgrave, Winona Ryder
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Richard III -
Shakespeare’s play works well, even when it has been transposed into the 1930s. Ian McKellen plays the title role, as the deformed Duke of Gloster, who schemes, plots, and murders his way into the title of King Richard III. First, … Continue reading
Posted in 1995, Movie Reviews
Tagged Annette Bening, Ian McKellen, Kristen Scott Thomas, Robert Downey Jr., Shakespeare
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Othello -
Condensed version of the Shakespeare tragedy. Laurence Fishburne is Othello, the talented general serving the Duke of Venice. At the outset of the film, he and a senator’s daughter, Desdemona (Irene Jacob), are married in secret. His ancient, Iago (Kenneth … Continue reading
Posted in 1995, Movie Reviews
Tagged Irene Jacob, Kenneth Branagh, Laurence Fishburne, Shakespeare
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