Posted on Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010 by Adam Quigley
Did we really need another film rendition of Hamlet? Probably not, but I’d be lying if I said Emile Hirch and Catherine Hardwicke‘s “suspense thriller” take on the material didn’t intrigue me at least a little, if only to see how it’d turn out. Alas, looks like we’ll never know. For reasons that haven’t yet been made clear, the project is no more. Read More »
Posted on Friday, December 11th, 2009 by David Chen
Brian Cox is one of my favorite actors of all time. The volume of his work is incredible, but his range is also impressive. Today a video has surfaced online (via Gawker.TV) of Brian teaching a two-year old the “To Be Or Not To Be” soliloquy from Hamlet. Apparently, Cox is a great acting teacher as well, although according to Cox, this little tyke is “the best drama student [he's] ever had.” Hit the jump for the video. Warning: This will probably be the most adorable thing you see all day.
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Posted on Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 by David Chen
In this episode of the /Filmcast, David Chen, and Adam Quigley ponder the implications of drastic changes to The Warriors, complain about different versions of movies in theaters, remember cinematic versions of Shakespeare plays, and mourn the loss of a beloved actor. Special guest Katey Rich joins us from Cinemablend and Jesse Thorn joins us from The Sound of Young America. Also, Dave interviews actor Jeremy Renner from Kathryn Bigelow’s upcoming film The Hurt Locker.
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Posted on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009 by Brendon Connelly
Overture Films has announced a new, modernized version of Hamlet. This one is to star Emile Hirsch in the title role and be directed by his Lords of Dogtown collaborator, Catherine Hardwicke. The screenplay is being written by Ron Nyswaner who was previously a writer on Philadelphia, Smithereens and apparently, though without a credit, Jonathan Demme’s greatly undervalued Swing Shift. Without Nyswaner on board I’d have absolutely no hope for this film at all.
