Happy St Georges Day! The day marks a celebration of all things English. What better way than to look at some wonderful cinematic treats that came right from our sunny (ha ha) Isles. Here are some of our favourites;
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Happy St Georges Day! The day marks a celebration of all things English. What better way than to look at some wonderful cinematic treats that came right from our sunny (ha ha) Isles. Here are some of our favourites; by Paul Costello William Shakespeare. Poet, dramatist, arguably the greatest writer in the English language, and most certainly the hardest working screenwriter currently working in Hollywood, despite the rather notable handicap of being dead for almost 400 years. And today at I'm With Geek we celebrate the life and work of Shakespeare in a multitude of ways. My own humble contribution to this celebration is to shine a light on three separate performances of a single Shakespearean speech, specifically the St. Crispin’s Day speech from Henry V (Act IV, Scene III). by Liam McMillen Remaking, and especially modernizing, a classic is a delicate business. It's terribly easy, when bringing old truths into modern idiom, to fall so far into the pool of popular culture as to lose depth, or to work so hard at making an old story accessible to a young audience that the result is pure tedium for all ages. In 1999, She's All That, a very loose and unacknowledged update of Pygmalion, gave us a perfect example of this kind of failure. Thankfully, however, the same year brought us this movie, 10 Things I Hate About You, an update/remake of Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew - and a great example of how to do it right. by Melissa Haggar To celebrate Shakespeare Day 2014 it seems only fitting that we take you on a whimsical cinematic journey, guiding you across all films that you may not have known were in fact adaptations from the works of Shakespeare. Sounds riveting, no? by Jo Johnstone The work of William Shakespeare is known throughout the world. With countless versions of his plays performed in theater, film interpretations and his work taught in schools, his name is infamous. With so many different versions of his work it is hard to pick just one to celebrate. Seeing as today is Shakespeare Day we look at a very modern interpretation of arguable his most beloved play, Baz Luhrmann’s 1998 Romeo + Juliet. The film tells the classic story that we all know accept in this version the setting is in modern times. It is the tale of two feuding families, The Montague’s and Capulet’s and their two young offspring’s that fall in love. Romeo, (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Juliet, (Claire Danes) long to be together but fate and their families feud inevitable tears them apart. by Hayley Charlesworth The news that the Horrible Histories team were to make the move to the big screen with their sure to be ridiculous Shakespeare biopic, Bill, was met with cries of joy from the show’s equally huge child and adult fan-base. Horrible Histories was a children’s show that captured the heart of the nation, from its educational qualities, to its Monty Python-esque humour, to its spot on musical parodies. It became the first children’s show to win a British Comedy Award, staged its own BBC Proms, and historical reporter Bob Hale even broadcast live from the Queen’s Jubilee. Horrible Histories was, for its five years on air, a sensation, and there is nothing but excitement for Bill, a film about Shakespeare’s early years. But what about Horrible Histories novices? What do you need to know? And what information do we have about Bill so far? by Laura W In honour of Shakespeare’s 450th birthday, many are having a look at some of Shakespeare’s best work, as well as films and other works inspired by the man himself. Let’s have a quick look at one of the most successful Shakespeare inspired films of all time, Shakespeare in Love. Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Dame Judi Dench and Geoffrey Rush, the film was a massive success and scored Judi and Gwyneth top acting honours. by Robbie Jones Do you live in the United States? Are you a good pitcher? Would you like to win a million dollars for it? Well now is your chance! Mad Men star Jon Hamm takes the lead in Disney’s upcoming sports biopic Million Dollar Arm, in which a failing Baseball agent travels to India to sign cricket players. To celebrate the release, Disney is holding a pitching competition, in which you must pitch a ball 100 mph, and could win $1 million for it. It won’t be easy, but do you think you’ve got what it takes? |
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