Tag: Hamlet

  • This Was the First Character to Ever Fart in a Disney Film

    This Was the First Character to Ever Fart in a Disney Film

    The Lion King, 1994, is among the most treasured of Disney’s animated features, as well as one of its best live-action adaptations. The world of the African Pride Lands is beautifully realized, and within that world is a wealth of memorable characters. Surprisingly, it’s the first Disney animated film with a completely original storyline, with…

  • ‘Sons of Anarchy’ Has This Shakespeare Play To Thank for Its Story

    ‘Sons of Anarchy’ Has This Shakespeare Play To Thank for Its Story

    At first glance, Sons of Anarchy is an extremely contemporary TV show, using a motorcycle club to explore themes of toxic masculinity and how the marginalization of certain social groups favors the emergency of criminal factions. Furthermore, since Sons of Anarchy is inspired by the Hells Angels M.C. and their supposed involvement with illegal activities,…

  • The 40 Movies You Need to Know Right Now for Oscars 2023: ‘Elvis,’ ‘Blonde,’ and More

    The 40 Movies You Need to Know Right Now for Oscars 2023: ‘Elvis,’ ‘Blonde,’ and More

    Just when you think you’re out, the Academy Awards will inevitably pull you back in. Not even a viral slap could silence our awards season buzz as we look toward next year’s Oscars.The 2022 Cannes Film Festival lineup boasts plenty of contenders, with Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” and George Miller’s “Three Thousand Years of Longing” both…

  • Oscar Winners Riz Ahmed, Aneil Karia Reteam for Modern ‘Hamlet’ Adaptation

    Oscar Winners Riz Ahmed, Aneil Karia Reteam for Modern ‘Hamlet’ Adaptation

    Riz Ahmed and Aneil Karia are teaming again for a modern, London-set British Indian adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.”The pair won the 2022 best live action short film Oscar for “The Long Goodbye,” which they co-wrote, Ahmed starred in and Karia directed.WME Independent will launch international sales at the Cannes Film Market, while co-representing North American…

  • Why The Northman Has The Same Plot As The Lion King

    Why The Northman Has The Same Plot As The Lion King

    Warning: spoilers ahead for “The Northman” (and also for “The Lion King” and “Hamlet“).First appearing in Saxo Grammaticus’s Gesta Danorum, “Deeds of Danes,” the story of Amleth has been told and retold since the early 13th century — and has now been brought to the big screen in Robert Eggers’ direct adaptation, “The Northman.” Over…

  • ‘Nosferatu’: Harry Styles Pulled Out Of Robert Eggers’ Remake Of The Classic Vampire Flick

    ‘Nosferatu’: Harry Styles Pulled Out Of Robert Eggers’ Remake Of The Classic Vampire Flick

    Director Robert Eggers has been one of the more exciting directors using harsh and inhospitable environments to help tell his dark and sometimes horrific tales. Next month sees the release of his violent Viking epic that is directly inspired by an original Scandinavian story that was influenced by William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” The film “The Northman”…

  • Ciaran Hinds Says ‘Yes’ to Everything, but It Took ‘Belfast’ to Make Him an Oscar Nominee

    Ciaran Hinds Says ‘Yes’ to Everything, but It Took ‘Belfast’ to Make Him an Oscar Nominee

    Ciaran Hinds has reached what Miss Jean Brodie would have called his prime. After working in theater, television, and films for 45 years, he now lands juicy roles in studio and indie pictures alike as romantic lead (“Persuasion”), a Roman emperor, “Harry Potter” wizard, many villains, and, this year, as a grandfather in Kenneth Branagh’s…

  • Kenneth Branagh Becomes First Person Nominated in Seven Oscar Categories

    Kenneth Branagh Becomes First Person Nominated in Seven Oscar Categories

    Along with being one of the favorites in the best picture category, “Belfast” shepherded producer, writer and director Kenneth Branagh into Oscars history books.With nominations for best picture (as one of the film’s producers) and original screenplay, Branagh is the first person to be nominated in seven individual Oscar categories, surpassing George Clooney, Alfonso Cuarón…

  • The Northman Filmmaker Robert Eggers Was Inspired By This Ancient Norse Story

    The Northman Filmmaker Robert Eggers Was Inspired By This Ancient Norse Story

    Robert Eggers’ latest offering, “The Northman,” gives its lead Viking (played by Alexander Skarsgård) a simple set of high-stakes motivations: avenge father, save mother, kill Fjolnir. The synopsis for the epic, starring Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke, Björk, and Willem Dafoe, describes it as a revenge thriller that “explores how far…

  • Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand Bring Joel Coen’s ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ to the Oscars Race

    Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand Bring Joel Coen’s ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ to the Oscars Race

    The early days of awards season bring buzz and promise, but they also mean it’s time for studios to develop strategy and brainstorm opportunities to strike.With the Toronto International Film Festival handing out its prestigious People’s Choice prize to Kenneth Branagh’s “Belfast,” the Focus Features drama has the authority to declare itself the best picture…