Wednesday, March 5, 2008

On the Horizon

Hamlet 2. Dir. Andrew Fleming. Screenplay by Pam Brady and Andrew Fleming. Perf. Steve Coogan, Catherine Keener, David Arquette, and Elisabeth Shue. Focus, 27 August 2008.
Hamlet 2 is coming. It’s one of the things to which I look forward with anxious anticipation. Last time I taught Shakespeare and film, the Branagh As You Like It was about to appear, and I pointed everyone toward it beyond the bounds of the class. This time, I may be pointing them toward Hamlet 2.

It was at the Sundance Film Festival, and it’s received good comments.

Hurry up and come to a theatre near me!
Links: The Film at IMDB.

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