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By Natasha Baker - TORONTO (Reuters) - William Shakespeare's plays are getting a 21st century-style makeover in the form of new apps for tablets and smart phones nearly 500 years after the Bard took pen to parchment. Plays such as "Romeo and Juliet" and "Macbeth" spring to life in iPad apps … [Read more...]
By Mark Hodge (doddleNEWS) Adapting William Shakespeare to the screen can be a tricky business; many have tried and failed. However, when done successfully, the results can be exceptional; Orson Welles' Chimes at Midnight being an example. In recent times there has been a trend of using a … [Read more...]
Given the piling on of conspiracies, murderous family matters, bastard sons, etc., this movie might have been called Much Ado About Nothing. But that would plagiarize the work of a particularly famous Bard. Then again, it is questionable authorship that is at the heart of this 130-minute piece, its … [Read more...]
