Fox Developing New Political Drama Based On Hamlet
Washington Post is reporting that Fox is developing a new series that will be a modern take on Hamlet.... read more
Found in: TV, NewsPearl Jam's Music Featured in Rendition of Hamlet
At the HERE performance space in New York City, a rock ‘n’ roll adaptation of Hamlet, A King of Infinite Space, is currently underway, but that’s not all. The score for the production is a live performance of Pearl Jam music—not by the band itself, but still. The show was created by Mando Alvarado and is being directed by Jerry Ruiz. The HERE website describes the show as a version of Hamlet set in the Lower East Side in the ’90s, condensed into an “adrenaline-fueled 80 minutes.”... read more
Found in: Music, NewsOur 10 Favorite Patrick Stewart Performances
Today Sir Patrick Stewart turns 72, and before wishing him a very happy birthday, we reminisced a little on his long-running career. Whether it’s in a film, TV show, or voice appearance, Stewart never disappoints. We chose our favorite appearances by one of today’s most talented actors.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayA Dozen of Literature's Greatest Jerks
The other day, while listening to LCD Soundsystem’s “Dance Yrself Clean” the line, “Talking like a jerk / Except you are an actual jerk / And living proof that sometimes friends are mean” started knocking around in our heads, and it got us to thinking about all the jerks we’ve met in our lifetimes. From there, we started thinking about all the jerks we’ve read about in our lifetimes—there are plenty of literary characters we’ve encountered that almost make the real-life jerks seem tolerable. Below are a dozen that particularly stand out.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayNo, Seriously: 3D Hamlet Musical Movie in the Works
Shakespeare's Hamlet ranks alongside Romeo and Juliet, King Lear and Macbeth as one of his undisputed masterpieces of tragic theatre. With it, the Bard of Stratford-on-Avon crafted a melancholy and subtle meditation on revenge, politics, religion and philosophy. It's an enduring tale that's been retold by comics, movies, video games, music and a host of other mediums. Well, purists better get ready to shut up and strap in, because the Shakespeare 4 Kidz company recently greenlit the production of a 3D Hamlet movie-musical.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsWhere Will Emile Hirsch's Hamlet Fall Within the Canon of Modern-Day Shakespeare Films?
When we heard Emile Hirsch would play Hamlet in a modern-times Shakespeare remake directed by Twilight's Catherine Hardwicke, flashbacks of teen flicks (most of which involved Julia Stiles) adapting 16th-and-17th-century masterpieces flooded our collective memory. It's always been interesting to watch what develops in these modernizations, as directors and writers throw purist interpretation to the wind with the belief that Shakespeare's storylines transcend all time periods. Heartthrobby leads try to give Kenneth Branagh and Laurence Olivier a run for their money, jeans-and-tees replace frilly frocks, and major turns of plot transpire in gas stations, high-school stadiums and Blockbuster video stores. Although some past adaptations have recontexualized... read more
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