Looking for Richard (1996) directed by and starring Al Pacino
January 21, 2010 by Debra Murphy
Filed under Al Pacino, Bard Vids, Bardfilm, Ben Kingsley, Derek Jacobi, John Gielgud, Kenneth Branagh, Peter Brook, Richard III, Richard III film reviews, Richard III vidclips, Spinoffs, Vanessa Redgrave
In his directing debut, Al Pacino has given us one of the most accessible Shakespeare spinoffs ever for the screen. Smart, witty and energetic, Looking for Richard is a delight to watch, offering insight into Shakespeare and his iconic Richard III, and giving the viewer a behind-the-scenes look at how a production of the play [...]
Vidclips from Kenneth Branagh's 1996 Hamlet
January 20, 2010 by Debra Murphy
Filed under Bard Vids, Bardfilm, Brian Blessed, Derek Jacobi, Hamlet vidclips, John Gielgud, Judi Dench, Kate Winslet, Kenneth Branagh, Michael Maloney, Nicholas Farrell, Richard Briers, Timothy Spall
The following are videoclips from Kenneth Branagh’s 1996 Hamlet
(Click here for our review of this film.)
“To be, or not to be…” (Act III, scene 1)
“How all occasions…” (Act IV, scene 4)
Hamlet (1996) starring and directed by Kenneth Branagh
January 20, 2010 by Debra Murphy
Filed under Actors, Bardfilm, Derek Jacobi, Directors, Hamlet, Hamlet film reviews, Kenneth Branagh
© John Murphy, 2005
Kenneth Branagh is one of the most exciting filmmakers working today. Or is he working? I mean, as a director? He directed a movie called Listening two years ago, which nobody’s heard of, and Love’s Labour’s Lost (2000) was barely a blip on the radar. That would place this film, Hamlet, quite [...]
latest BBC Hamlet starring David Tennant
December 17, 2009 by Debra Murphy
Filed under Bardfilm, Derek Jacobi, Hamlet, Patrick Stewart
No news yet when this British production will be aired on US television, but in the meantime, to keep our mouths watering, the BBC has launched a very nice website indeed, including stuff on past BBC productions of the play, including the 1980 Derek Jacobi version we reviewed here. (Speaking of which, Patrick Stewart, almost [...]
David Tennant to reprise Hamlet for BBC
July 9, 2009 by Debra Murphy
Filed under Bardfilm, Derek Jacobi, Hamlet, Patrick Stewart
David Tennant, better known among non-Shax geeks for his starring gig as Dr. Who and his creepy little turn as Barty Crouch, Jr. in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, is reprising his famous Hamlet for broadcast on BBC television.
We here at bardolatry are doubly excited in that the role of Claudius is to [...]
Hamlet (BBC, 1980), starring Derek Jacobi, directed by Jonathan Miller
March 4, 2009 by Debra Murphy
Filed under BBC Shakespeare series (ca. 1980), Bardfilm, Claire Bloom, Derek Jacobi, Eric Porter, Hamlet, Hamlet film reviews, Jonathan Miller, Patrick Stewart, Tragedies
Buy BBC Hamlet on DVD from Ambrose Video
Buy BBC Hamlet on VHS from Ambrose Video
It is also available from Ambrose Video as part of a boxed set of 5 DVDs of the BBC Shakespeare Tragedies. (Enter “BARD” in the appropriate discount code box for a special $2 discount for bardolatry.com readers!) Or buy the set [...]
