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Even if you don't believe that he wrote all those plays let's talk about his best film adaptations and anything else William Shakespearean.
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Richard III 10 Replies
This odd version of Richard III (1983), produced by the BBC, is highly regarded as one of the best on film. Speaking of the BBC productions, a lively summary of the entire catalog…Continue
Started by Ando. Last reply by Nerves Apr 29.
Titus Andronicus 2 Replies
Titus Andronicus is a tragedy co-authored, possibly, with George Peele and believed to…Continue
Started by Ando. Last reply by Nerves Apr 27.
Comedy of Errors 1 Reply
Perhaps the first screwball comedy. Not sure if I want to see a production of this but here's the BBC production from the 80's:Continue
Started by Nerves. Last reply by Ando Apr 25.
Richard II 3 Replies
Unusual for Shakespeare, Richard II is written almost entirely in verse. The play…Continue
Started by Ando. Last reply by Ando Apr 21.
Shakespeare's Histories 8 Replies
As the long lost Sevorin remarked, Shakespeare's "Histories" are highly edited, re-interpreted accounts of the warring houses of Lancaster and York, taken primarily from …Continue
Started by Ando. Last reply by Ando Apr 18.
Hamlet 37 Replies
Hamlet is Shakespeare's longest play and among the most powerful and influential…Continue
Started by Ando. Last reply by Ando Apr 9.
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Comment by br77 on February 8, 2013 at 12:16am -
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Comment by br77 on February 8, 2013 at 12:13am
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What happened to that Orson Welles/Peter O'Tool vid?
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Comment by Ando on February 5, 2013 at 2:30am -
I don't think any of the "crowd" scenes work in Titus. As you point out, the sequences involving the central characters are the most powerful.
As for Hamlet, let's continue the discussion here (line readings, even Mr. Kingsley's, don't do it for me).
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Comment by br77 on February 5, 2013 at 1:38am
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Speaking of Hamlet, I just saw a bit on it by Ben Kingsley in his interview on Inside the Actors Studio. Have you seen it? I found it remarkable.
http://youtu.be/A_eiN-tD_lo?t=30m47s
P.S. You're not saying you preferred Branagh's Hamlet, are you?
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Comment by br77 on February 5, 2013 at 1:27am
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What is natural about that? Most unnatural. But...
the shots of the "street-filled' (sic?) Roman legions I believe is only in what you might call the admittedly odd preface of the film. The Anthony Hopkins/Jessica Lange meat of the thing, the girl with twigs for hands, the hanging squirming bodies of his enemies children, the wonderous meat pies... Good God, it's a feast of a movie.
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Comment by Ando on February 4, 2013 at 9:49pm
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Hey, Welcome, br77. Naturally, I disagree vehemently with your assessment of Taymor's Titus, but why not start a Titus discussion? I'd love to hear you defend those long, boring, pan shots of street-filled Roman legions. And I wouldn't pick up Mel Gibson's Hamlet in a dollar store.
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Comment by br77 on February 4, 2013 at 9:32pm
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This is the one.
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Comment by br77 on February 4, 2013 at 9:16pm
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Best Henry V? Branagh
Best Hamlet? Definitely mad max's:
Ah, but the best Shakespeare on film? Only Titus:
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Comment by Ando on February 1, 2013 at 11:41am
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Comment by Ando on January 22, 2013 at 8:35am
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More on Edwin Booth and his Players Club
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