Shakespeare in the 90s

Alternative title
Episode 55
Synopsis
Podcast series. Husband-and-wife Aidan and Lindsay are joined by their friend Brittany to discuss the Shakespeare movies that were released in the 1990s and how they reflected that decade.

The films being discussed include adaptation of Hamlet starring Mel Gibson, Kenneth Branagh and Ethan Hawke; version of Othello starring Laurence Fishburne and Mekhi Phifer; such box office hits as Kenneth Branagh’s version of Much Ado About Nothing and Baz Luhrmann’s ROMEO + JULIET; a 1930s set Richard III with Ian McKellan, Trevor Nunn’s Victorian set Twelfth Night; a star-studded A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Michelle Pfeiffer and Kevin Kline; Julie Taymor’s Titus with Anthony Hopkins and a musical Love’s Labour’s Lost by Kenneth Branagh; and broader adaptations, such as the teen comedy 10 Things I Hate About You and the Oscar winning bio-pic, Shakespeare in Love, Disney’s The Lion King and Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.
Series
Bicks Pod, The
Language
English
Country
Canada
Medium
Audio
Transmission details
1 Jun 2021
Duration
92 mins

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Subjects
Drama; Shakespeare
Keywords
film adaptations; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Adaptation
Related items
10 Things I Hate About You
Hamlet
Hamlet
Hamlet
Love’s Labour’s Lost
Much Ado About Nothing
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Othello
William Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo + Juliet’

Notes

Notes
Audio podcast available from various platforms, including YouTube and iTunes.

Online Availability

Online URL
https://www.thebickspod.com/e/episode-55-shakespeare-in-the-90s/
Online format
Streamed/Download

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