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Romeo & Juliet
: :Shakespeare's classic play of tragic love between members of opposing families.Genre: Feature Film-DramaRating: PGRelease Date: 12-DEC-2003Media Type: DVD :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 film productions by adult actors, ...
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A Man for All Seasons (Special Edition)
: :Adaptation of Robert Bolt's play about Sir Thomas More a Catholic statesman in England who rebelled against Henry VIII's self-proclaimed status as the head of the Church of England and paid for his religious beliefs by having his head exhibited on London Bridge.System Requirements:Run Time: 120 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: NR UPC: 043396180857 Manufacturer No: 18085 :Robert Bolt's successful play was not considered a hot commercial property by Columbia Pictures--a period piece about a moral issue without a star, without even a love story. Perhaps that's why ...
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10 Things I Hate About You
: :Cameron falls for Bianca. The only problem is that Bianca is forbidden to date until her ill-tempered, completely un-dateable older sister Kat goes out. In an attempt to solve his problem, Cameron singles out the only guy who could possibly be a match for Kat: a mysterious bad-boy with a nasty reputation of his own. Includes theatrical trailer.Genre: Feature Film-ComedyRating: PG13Release Date: 7-SEP-2004Media Type: DVD :It's, like, Shakespeare, man! This good-natured and likeable update of The Taming of the Shrew takes the basics of Shakespeare's ...
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William Shakespeare's Hamlet (Two-Disc Special Edition)
: :Hamlet has the kind of power energy and excitement that movies can truly exploit' award-winning actor/director Kenneth Branagh says. In this first-ever full-text film of William Shakespeare's greatest work the power surges through every scene. The timeless tale of murder corruption and revenge is reset in an opulent 19th-century world using sprawling Blenheim Palace as Elsinore and staging much of the action in shimmering-mirrored gold-filled interiors. The excitement of the Bard's words and an adventurous filmmaking style lift the story from its often shadowy ambiance ...
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West Side Story (Full Screen Edition)
: :Based on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Tony and Maria fall in love despite being from different backgrounds.Genre: MusicalsRating: NRRelease Date: 7-OCT-2003Media Type: DVD essential video:The winner of 10 Academy Awards, this 1961 musical by choreographer Jerome Robbins and director Robert Wise (The Sound of Music) remains irresistible. Based on a smash Broadway play updating Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet to the 1950s era of juvenile delinquency, the film stars Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer as the star-crossed lovers from different neighborhoods--and ethnicities. The film's real ...
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Hamlet
:Description:Treachery. Madness. Murder. The story of Hamlet has been told for 400 years...but it's never been told like this! Mel Gibson (the Mad Max and Lethal Weapon films) takes on his richest part to date, the title role in a dynamic new version of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Directed by Franco Zeffirelli (Romeo and Juliet, Jesus of Nazareth), the location-shot production has a sumptuous look that won Academy Award nominations for Art Direction and Costume Design. Gibson plays the prince of medieval-era Denmark, who senses treachery behind his ...
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Much Ado About Nothing
: :Full of sparkling merriment (The Hollywood Reporter) this sexy sunny comedy positively sizzles as one set of lovers battles against a dirty trick and another set simply battles each other! Adapted by Oscar® nominee* Kenneth Branagh and featuring an all-star cast this charming romp casts the battle of the sexes in the form of an elegant dance (The New York Times).A military war has just ended but the merry war between Beatrice (Emma Thompson) and Benedick (Branagh) rages on! Can their friends trick them into ...
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Shakespeare in Love (Miramax Collector's Series)
: :When Will Shakespeare needs passionate inspiration to break a bad case of writer's block, a secret romance with beautiful Lady Viola starts the words flowing like never before.Genre: Feature Film-ComedyRating: RRelease Date: 3-MAY-2005Media Type: DVD :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 ...
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Henry V
: :He ruled a massive empire...and fought a mighty war! Kenneth Branagh Paul Scofield Derek Jacobi Ian Holm Emma Thompson and Judi Dench star in this heroic action-packed epic based on the timeless play by William Shakespeare. 'Magnificent passionate and steeped in powerful emotion' (The Washington Post) Henry V is a 'stunning' (Leonard Maltin) Oscar®-nominated* adventure that takes its place amongst the greatest war films of all time.Having recently been crowned King of England Henry (Branagh) commands a massive invasion to assert what he believes is ...
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Seinfeld - Seasons 1 & 2
: :'Double Dip' 'man hands' 'no soup for you' 'not that there's anything wrong with that' 'yada yada yada' the show that forever changed the American vernacular has finally arrived on DVD! The original network episodes have been remastered in high definition for the best possible picture and sound quality! Relive your favorite Seinfeld moments with all 18 episodes from the first and second seasons in a 4-disc set!System Requirements:Starring: Jerry Seinfeld Jason Alexander Julia Louis-Dreyfus Michael Richards Directed By: Art Wolff (Pilot) Tom Cherones (Seasons ...
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