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William Shakespeare (April 1564; baptised April 26, 1564 – April 23, 1616 (O.S.), May 3, 1616 (N.S.)), English poet and playwright, has a reputation as the greatest of all writers in the English language, as well as one of the world's pre-eminent dramatists.Shakespeare's literary achievement is not confined to his mastery of the poetic and dramatic form; his ability to capture and convey the most profound aspects of human nature is considered by many scholars to be unequalled, due to his understanding of the range and depth of human emotions.
A colossal figure in world literature, Shakespeare's legacy and influence continues to be felt in all parts of the globe. He has been translated into every major living language, and his plays are continually performed all around the world. Shakespeare was among the very few playwrights who have excelled in both tragedy and comedy.
Shakespeare wrote his works between 1588 and 1616, although the exact dates and chronology of the plays attributed to him are often uncertain. His prolific output is especially impressive in light of the fact that he lived only 52 years.
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Forbidden Planet
Starring: Anne Francis Rated: G (General Audience) Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 2000-04-18 Running Time: 99 minutes A dutiful robot named Robby speaks 188 languages. An underground lair provides astonishing evidence of a populace a million years more advanced than Earthlings. There are many wonders on Altair-4, but none is greater or more deadly than the human mind. Forbidden Planet is the granddaddy of tomorrow, a pioneering work whose ideas and style would be reverse-engineered into many cinematic space voyag... read more / Compare Prices / Download Movies! / Download TV Shows / Online Movie Rental / Audio books Online  total reviews 344
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Gargoyles - Season Two, Vol. 1
Starring: Xander Berkeley Rated: NR (Not Rated) Directed By: Saburo Hashimoto Studio: Walt Disney Home Entertainment Release Date: 2005-12-06 Running Time: 596 minutes A little more complicated but no less intelligent than the first season, the animated Gargoyles: Season 2, Volume 1 follows the further adventures of the ancient Scots clan of gargoyles relocated to modern Manhattan and freed from a curse that had turned them to stone. Still sworn to protect their new, adopted city while dealing with the underhanded, sometimes criminal machinations of the m... read more / Compare Prices / Download Movies! / Download TV Shows / Online Movie Rental / Audio books Online  total reviews 109
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William Shakespeare's Hamlet (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Starring: Julie Christie Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 2007-08-14 Running Time: 242 minutes It's the greatest work of literature, but nobody had ever filmed Hamlet uncut--until Kenneth Branagh went about the task for his lavish 1996 production. The result is a sumptuous, star-studded version that scores a palpable hit on its avowed goal: to make the text as clear and urgent as possible. Branagh himself plays the melancholy son of the Danish court, caught in a famous muddle about w... read more / Compare Prices / Download Movies! / Download TV Shows / Online Movie Rental / Audio books Online total reviews 321
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Much Ado About Nothing
Starring: Kate Beckinsale Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Created By: Thompson, Emma Studio: MGM (Video & DVD) Release Date: 2003-01-07 Running Time: 111 minutes Kenneth Branagh's 1993 production of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing is a vigorous and imaginative work, cheerful and accessible for everyone. Largely the story of Benedick (Branagh) and Beatrice (Emma Thompson)--adversaries who come to believe each is trying to woo the other--the film veers from arched wit to ironic romps, and the two leads don't mind looking a little silly at times. ... read more / Compare Prices / Download Movies! / Download TV Shows / Online Movie Rental / Audio books Online total reviews 284
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Romeo & Juliet
Starring: Olivia Hussey Rated: G (General Audience) Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 2000-05-23 Running Time: 138 minutes Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet was unique in its day for casting kids in the play's pivotal roles of, well, kids. Seventeen-year-old Leonard Whiting and 15-year-old Olivia Hussey play the titular pair, the Bard's star-crossed lovers who defy a running feud between their families in order to be together in love. Typically played on stage and in previous... read more / Compare Prices / Download Movies! / Download TV Shows / Online Movie Rental / Audio books Online total reviews 242
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Ran - Criterion Collection
Starring: Akira Terao Rated: R (Restricted) Studio: Criterion Collection Release Date: 2005-11-22 Running Time: 160 minutes / Compare Prices / Download Movies! / Download TV Shows / Online Movie Rental / Audio books Online total reviews 206
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Julius Caesar
Starring: James Mason Rated: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 2006-11-07 Running Time: 121 minutes An examination of the relationship between political power and personal conscience, Joseph Mankiewicz's traditional Julius Caesar (1953) is a veritable master class for aspiring thespians. As the opportunistic Marc Antony, Marlon Brando delivers the famous funeral speech with pure conviction, elsewhere casting an intense physicality that recalls his work in A Streetcar Named Desire. ... read more / Compare Prices / Download Movies! / Download TV Shows / Online Movie Rental / Audio books Online total reviews 53
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Shakespeare in Love (Miramax Collector's Series)
Starring: Joseph Fiennes Rated: R (Restricted) Studio: Miramax Release Date: 1999-12-07 Running Time: 122 minutes One of the most endearing and intelligent romantic comedies of the '90s, the Oscar-winning Shakespeare in Love is filled with such good will, sunny romance, snappy one-liners, and devilish cleverness that it's absolutely irresistible. With tongue placed firmly in cheek, at its outset the film tracks young Will Shakespeare's overwrought battle with writer's block and the efforts of theater o... read more / Compare Prices / Download Movies! / Download TV Shows / Online Movie Rental / Audio books Online  total reviews 518
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Shakespeare in Love
Starring: Joseph Fiennes Rated: R (Restricted) Studio: Walt Disney Video Release Date: 1999-08-10 Running Time: 122 minutes One of the most winning and intelligent romantic comedies of the '90s, Shakespeare in Love is filled with such good will, sunny romance, snappy one-liners, and devilish cleverness that it's absolutely irresistible. At the 1999 Academy Awards, this dark-horse costume comedy sneaked off with seven Oscars, besting the highly favored Saving Private Ryan for Best Picture. With tongue pla... read more / Compare Prices / Download Movies! / Download TV Shows / Online Movie Rental / Audio books Online total reviews 518
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Slings & Arrows - Season 1
Starring: Don McKellar Rated: NR (Not Rated) Studio: ACORN MEDIA Release Date: 2006-06-27 Running Time: 276 minutes The title of Slings and Arrows, like many of the themes and characters in this show, comes from Shakespeare's Hamlet. It refers to "the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune" that the Danish prince suffers, leading him to question whether he is to be or not... you know. It's a clever title for an inspired show about--what else?--the theatre. Set in the New Burbage Theatre Festiva... read more / Compare Prices / Download Movies! / Download TV Shows / Online Movie Rental / Audio books Online total reviews 50
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