DVD: shakespeare

DVD: shakespeare

DVD:

Shakespeare

William Shakespeare's Hamlet (Two-Disc Special Edition)

Kenneth Branagh, Julie Christie

Warner Home Video, 2007

Branagh
Amazing version. Branagh makes Hamlet enjoyable for the Shakespeare buff or the reluctant viewer. Easy to follow, incredibly visual, epic performances from an all star cast. Highly, highly recommended.

Slings & Arrows: The Complete Collection

Paul Gross, Martha Burns

Acorn Media, 2008

Slings and Arrows
One of the smartest, funniest, most entertaining shows ever on television. Finally a show that doesn't assume its audience can't read or write. BRAVO!!! It's an insider's guide to the woes of producing theatre festivals, actors' struggles, the richness of Shakespeare, ...

Waking Life

Louis Black, Julie Delpy

20th Century Fox, 2002

Good movies like this aren't made very often.
this movie covers a lot of ground, things that people need realize or hear at the very least. just a lot of people talking about some very important issues. well presented, well written, properly executed and effectively implemented. should be in every movie ...

Romeo & Juliet

Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey

Paramount Home Video, 2000

Cupid, He Rules Us All
In 1968 Franco Zeffirelli wowed critics and audiences alike with his filmed version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. He cast two unknown actors in the title roles. Romeo was played by Leonard Whiting, who captured the angst and anti-war sentiment of his generation ...

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer

20th Century Fox, 2003

Come on, carpers! Let Shakespeare be fun!
First, the stars. No, not the astrologer's stars, the movie stars, goofy! Some of those high priced people can act! Of course, I'm in luck in that I see so few Hollywood movies that I don't recognize them, so it's easy to suspend disbelief. The one I did recognize was ...

Hamlet

Mel Gibson, Glenn Close

Warner Home Video, 2004

This is the best movie version of Hamlet.
Mel Gibson is a bit too old to play the young Hamlet, but he is very believable. He has awesome facial expressions when he realizes Ophelia is dead. Glenn Close also plays a wonderful Gertrude. When she is dying from the poisoned wine, she, too, has awesome facial ...

Henry V

Brian Blessed, Richard Briers

MGM (Video & DVD), 2000

An enduring Masterpiece by a genius director and actor
It is difficult to sum up the power of a genius such as Kenneth Branagh. One thing that he accomplishes is that he speaks the immortal lines of Shakespeare with such gentleness and clarity that we Americans can understand him, and even young people, or people not ...

Much Ado About Nothing

Chris Barnes, Kate Beckinsale

MGM (Video & DVD), 2003

Great!
Wonderful movie! Now to find the Flying Karamazov Brothers' rendition of the Merchant of Venice.

10 Things I Hate About You

Kyle Cease, Cameron Fraser

Touchstone Pictures, 1999

10 Things I hate about you
I love this movie and I had it on VHS and it stop working so I bought it in DVD. It is a classic.

Shakespeare in Love (Miramax Collector's Series)

Geoffrey Rush, Joseph Fiennes

Miramax, 1999

Much Ado about Writing
Writing a play is a tiresome burden when you don't have the faintest idea what it is going to be about but you need to hand it over real soon. Fortunately, Will Shakespeare finds his muse and the authors of the screenplay also had at least a brief encounter with ...

Elizabeth I

Helen Mirren, Jeremy Irons

Hbo Home Video, 2006

Twilight of the Virgin Queen
This is a great show!! I love the fact that this show is both accurate and interesting. Elizabeth is my FAVORITE historical figure and I Love it when I find a show that does her justice!! Helen Mirren is a great Elizabeth. She captures everything from Elizabeth's ...

Twelfth Night

Imogen Stubbs, Steven Mackintosh

Image Entertainment, 2005

Toby Stephens fan
I have recently discovered the talent of Toby Stephens after seeing Jane Eyre. I wanted to see some of his early work and discovered this Shakespeare comedy. This was a very entertaining movie not to mention the other cast members of Ben Kingsley, Helena Bonham ...

The Taming of the Shrew

Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton

Sony Pictures, 1999

The Taming of the Shrew
Taming of the Shrew by Franco Zeffirelli allows its viewers to experience the epoch, in which the drama develops. Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor bring the drama and the essence of comedy to this production. Again, Zeffirelli invited us through this espectacular ...

Julius Caesar

Marlon Brando, James Mason

Warner Home Video, 2006

The spirit of the play brought to life
I have been raised on this play and saw many versions. I have had the real story pointed out to me and meaning behind many of the words explained. However it is this adaptation that brought it to life not just intellectually but emotionally. One of the first things ...

William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice

Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons

Sony Pictures, 2005

Shakespeare tells us to doubt
This play by Shakespeare is worth a pound of gold, at least. It reveals with crudity one side of Shakespeare and Shakespeare's time most people would like to ignore: his supposed anti-Semitism. Everyone wants to ignore it because no one can see the double talk ...