Everybody Dies: Hamlet at Elsinore (1964) Rick Shingler February 19, 2021 Shakespeare on Film The fact that Hamlet at Elsinore was filmed at the ACTUAL Elsinore castle creates a striking verisimilitude.
Everybody Dies: Romeo and Juliet adapted as Warm Bodies Rick Shingler February 27, 2018 Shakespeare on Film I see Warm Bodies as being more of a respectful (if winking) homage to Shakespeare than anything else.
Everybody Dies: Macbeth adapted as Scotland, PA Rick Shingler February 2, 2018 Shakespeare on Film As the writer and director (not to mention an uncredited dog-walker in one scene), Morrisette crafted a near-perfect modernization of the Scottish play.
Everybody Dies: Hamlet adapted as A Midwinter’s Tale (1995) Rick Shingler December 28, 2017 Shakespeare on Film There are more adaptations of Hamlet, dear Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophies.
Everybody Dies: Othello adapted as Catch My Soul (1974) Rick Shingler November 24, 2017 Shakespeare on Film The finished package is an entirely unique way to experience Othello.
Macbeth (2015) Paul Brian McCoy December 14, 2015 Movies, Reviews, Shakespeare on Film So where does this version of Macbeth rank against the others I've seen?
Throne of Blood (1957) Rick Shingler December 13, 2015 Movies, Reviews, Shakespeare on Film But, everything else aside, Throne of Blood is an actor’s film.
4.5 Shakespeare’s Macbeth (2010) Kelvin Green, Paul Brian McCoy August 19, 2012 Movies, Reviews, Shakespeare on Film I almost wish I'd seen this before Richard II, if only to really appreciate his development as a film director.
3.5 The Hollow Crown – Shakespeare’s Henry V Kelvin Green, Paul Brian McCoy July 29, 2012 Movies, Reviews, Shakespeare on Film, TV I'm sure there is another brilliant and memorable Henry V out there, but this isn't it.
3.0 The Hollow Crown – Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 2 Kelvin Green, Paul Brian McCoy July 22, 2012 Movies, Reviews, Shakespeare on Film, TV Loathe as I am to criticise Shakespeare, I'm not sure this play is really all that well-balanced, although I'm not familiar with the text, so I'm not sure how much of it was adaptation.
3.5 The Hollow Crown – Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 1 Kelvin Green, Paul Brian McCoy July 14, 2012 Movies, Reviews, Shakespeare on Film, TV That smile is forever associated with Loki in my mind now, too.
4.5 The Hollow Crown – Shakespeare’s Richard II Kelvin Green, Paul Brian McCoy July 7, 2012 Movies, Reviews, Shakespeare on Film, TV I have to admit, as a comics geek, when I first discovered that some of Shakespeare's plays had actual continuity, I got a bit excited!