*** Read my interview with All Is True’s Oscar-winning costume designer Michael O’Connor *** As all married women heading into their dotage know, if there’s one thing a just-retired husband needs it’s a hobby – and luckily William Shakespeare, newly returned to the rather chilly bosom of his family in Stratford Upon Avon, has his… All Is True Read More
Ken Who?
Kenneth Branagh should have his own edition of the kids’ game Guess Who? (Clockwise from top left: Gilderoy Lockhart in Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets / William Shakespeare in All Is True / Hamlet in, er, Hamlet / Dr Victor Frankenstein in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein / Hercule Poirot in Murder On The Orient… Ken Who? Read More
All Is True – Yes There Really Is A Trailer & New Poster
UPDATE: Read my 4-star review of All Is True now All Is True – the title comes from an alternative name for Shakespeare’s play Henry VIII (which rarely seems to be performed! I’ve never seen it anyway) – has a new poster. And never mind Ken Branagh as the Bard, just check out Ian McKellen’s… All Is True – Yes There Really Is A Trailer & New Poster Read More
Macbeth (2018) 3.5 stars
buy / rent Macbeth on vod from amazon uk I know, I know, I’m always #TeamLadyMacbeth. Come on, she’s not all bad! But in this new telling of this familiar Shakepearean tale of regicide and madness among Scots nobles, Akiya Henry’s performance as the scheming wife of our favourite usurper to the throne is a… Macbeth (2018) Read More
Macbeth (2015) – 1 Minute Video Review Includes Video 4 stars
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Coriolanus 5 stars
When it comes to Shakespeare, I sometimes feel that over the years I’ve seen the good, the bad and the ugly in the good, the bad and the ugly – on stage and screen. Shakespeare done well lifts you up with its sheer brilliance, but I’ve also sat through far too much lazy thigh slapping, hey nonny nonnies… Coriolanus Read More