Posts Tagged ‘William Shakespeare’
Film Review – Rosaline
Rosaline (2022) delivers a new twist to the Romeo & Juliet story – well, kind of. Instead of focusing on the doomed relationship of our famous lovers, this version takes a background character and brings them to the forefront. For those that may not remember: in William Shakespeare’s tragic…
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Episode 97 – The Tragedy of Macbeth
For this week’s podcast, we discuss the highs and lows of the Coen brothers‘ body of films and we review Joel Coen‘s solo effort, The Tragedy of Macbeth. We also cover the 1987 brat-pack dramedy, Some Kind of Wonderful for our streaming homework. The hidden…
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Film Review – The Tragedy of Macbeth
“By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes” Equal parts dark, brooding, beautiful, and haunting, The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) retells William Shakespeare’s doomed tale with striking artistry. “The Scottish Play” has been remade many times before – such as the recent Michael Fassbender/Marion Cotillard vehicle from…
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Film Review – The King
The King (2019) tells the story of King Henry V of England (Timothee Chalamet), the young ruler who was known for his military successes during the Hundred Years’ War. Perhaps his best known victory came at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, in which he…
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Film Review – Midsummer in Newtown
On December 14th, 2012, in Newtown, Connecticut, a twenty-year old lone gunman entered Sandy Hook Elementary School. What followed was one of the worst tragedies in American history, the third deadliest mass shooting by a single person. The result was the death of twenty-six people,…
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Film Review – Macbeth
Ahh, good old William Shakespeare. In all of history, Shakespeare stands as one of the most adapted writers. At this point, it’s redundant to even go into how he influenced the countless writers, actors, and directors on both the stage and the big screen. Every…
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SIFF Interview – Alexis Denisof/Amy Acker – Much Ado About Nothing
Spencer interviews actor Alexis Denisof and actress Amy Acker from the comedy Much Ado About Nothing at SIFF 2013. This segment is also available on Stitcher, iTunes and YouTube. The audio version can be downloaded directly from here.
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