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There are only a few holdouts in author J.K. Rowling’s quest to bring everyone into her magical world of witchcraft […]
Othello (1995) d. Oliver Parker Othello looks good for its $11 million budget, with locations in Venice and the Cyprus […]
My Own Private Idaho (1991) d. Gus Van Sant In the 1980s, Gus Van Sant was already writing a screenplay […]
It was named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Best Novels of All-Time and won the Hugo Award for its achievement […]
Shakespeare—The Animated Tales (1990-4) Shakespeare—The Animated Tales was a remarkable co-production between S4C, the Cardiff-based Welsh arm of Channel 4, […]
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990) d. Tom Stoppard Tom Stoppard originally sold the screen rights to Rosencrantz & Guildenstern […]
In a world where every cell phone has camera capabilities, the realities of the world are brought into our homes […]
Antony and Cleopatra (1972) d. Charlton Heston After playing Marc Antony in the 1950 and 1970 Julius Caesars, Charlton Heston […]
In a world where popularity and talent don’t always coincide, Will Smith has managed to have it both ways. Born […]
The prospect of meeting Ben Kingsley is a daunting one for any director, especially a man of such limited talent […]
Yes, that’s right… Astro Boy is back! The popular anime character and 1960s television star will hit the big screen […]
Romeo and Juliet (1968) directed by Franco Zeffirelli Franco Zeffirelli sowed the seeds of this box office triumph in 1960, […]
How does a journalist transition into the role of moviemaker? Admittedly, this isn’t a foreign question to me—nor, would I […]
Kiss Me Kate (1953) d. George Sidney Produced in garishly colored 3-D, five years after the original stage musical became […]
Julius Caesar (1953) directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz In 1952, MGM coupled its substantial $1.7 million investment in Shakespeare with […]
Macbeth (1948) directed by Orson Welles Made in just 23 days, Orson Welles‘ black-and-white experiment combines cinematic visuals with theatrical […]
All serious moviemakers and thespians know William Shakespeare will never go out of style. His universal tales of love, loss, […]
In the 1980s Indiana Jones was spunky and adventurous—traversing Egypt, Asia and Germany in search of fantastical treasures. He fought […]
Though he had previously had minor parts in everything from Sixteen Candles to Broadcast News, John Cusack first made an […]
