Editor’s note: The views and opinions expressed in this review are solely those of Marlon Wallace and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of WBOC. Washington stars as Macbeth, a Scottish ...
The 1961 film, based on the 1957 Broadway play by Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, and Arthur Laurents, won 10 Oscars, including Best Picture. Meanwhile, Steven Spielberg’s 2021 remake earned ...
For all the advances in high-tech special effects, 2021 was apparently the year of black-and-white cinematography and 1:33 aspect ratios. Joel Coen’s new take on William Shakespeare’s classic play, ...
Merciless struggles for power. Corrupt leadership blinded by superstition. The natural world in utter chaos. A relentless procession of dark and bloody days, marching toward a grimly uncertain future.
“Macbeth” may be Shakespeare’s most transfixing tragedy, but its dark magic often fizzles in the theater. The stage is littered with “Macbeth” disasters. Other plays may have an equally bad track ...
Away from their on-screen engagements, David Tennant (Doctor Who) and Cush Jumbo (The Good Wife) have been electrifying audiences in real-time in a recent West End production of Macbeth. An innovative ...
Orson Welles’ horror-tinged, loose adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s most enduring tragedies returns to Blu-ray in Macbeth: Special Edition (Kino Lorber, not rated, 119 minutes, 1:33:1 aspect ratio, ...
William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” may not be one of the most complex texts the Bard ever conceived, but it doesn’t mean the story isn’t compelling enough to be adapted and restaged countless times ...