Tag: William Shakespeare
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How ’10 Things I Hate About You’ Gets Its Shakespearean Roots Right & Wrong
The 1999 teen drama 10 Things I Hate About You, directed by Gil Junger, is loosely based on William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. In this romantic comedy, Patrick (Heath Ledger) is paid to date Kat (Julia Stiles) so that other boys from their school can date her younger sister, Bianca (Larisa Oleynik). Just…
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Denzel Washington Shows His Comedic Side in This Role
While Denzel Washington is certainly one of the most iconic movie stars of all-time, he’s just as active on the stage as he is in new movies. Washington has earned almost as many accolades for his work in theater as he has for his film performances, and like any great actor, he knows his way…
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‘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,…
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This John Wayne Western Rom-Com Was Based on a Shakespeare Play
John Wayne had an absolute monopoly over the greatest Western characters of all-time for almost three decades. After his star-making performance in John Ford’s influential 1939 classic Stagecoach, Wayne starred in innumerable films within the Western genre for filmmakers like Howard Hawks and William Wellman. Wayne could have probably starred in nothing but Westerns for…
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‘Anyone But You’: What We Know About the Glen Powell-Sydney Sweeney Rom-Com
Since its announcement in January 2023, Anyone But You has become one of the most highly anticipated rom-coms of this year. And the excitement can be easily pegged to Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell, the leading cast members. From the initial on-set photos, it’s not hard for fans to guess the kind of on-screen chemistry…