Shakespeare in the 90s

Alternative title: Episode 55
Synopsis: Podcast series. Husband-and-wife Aidan and Lindsay are joined by their friend Brittany to discuss the Shakespeare movies that were released in the 1990s and how they reflected that decade.

The films being discussed include adaptation of Hamlet starring Mel Gibson, Kenneth Branagh and Ethan Hawke; version of Othello starring Laurence Fishburne and Mekhi Phifer; such box office hits as Kenneth Branagh’s version of Much Ado About Nothing and Baz Luhrmann’s ROMEO + JULIET; a 1930s set Richard III with Ian McKellan, Trevor Nunn’s Victorian set Twelfth Night; a star-studded A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Michelle Pfeiffer and Kevin Kline; Julie Taymor’s Titus with Anthony Hopkins and a musical Love’s Labour’s Lost by Kenneth Branagh; and broader adaptations, such as the teen comedy 10 Things I Hate About You and the Oscar winning bio-pic, Shakespeare in Love, Disney’s The Lion King and Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.
Series: Bicks Pod, The
Language: English
Country: Canada
Medium: Audio
Notes: Audio podcast available from various platforms, including YouTube and iTunes.
Subjects: Drama; Shakespeare
Keywords: film adaptations; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Adaptation
Related items: 10 Things I Hate About You; Hamlet (1990); Hamlet (1996); Hamlet (2000); Love’s Labour’s Lost (2000); Much Ado About Nothing (1993); O; Othello (1995); Romeo + Juliet

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