Ep. 9: The Tragedy of Macbeth

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02/02/22 • 30 min

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Hey everybody, welcome to Reel of Thieves! Don't forget to rate and share with a friend if you like the show! It's the best way to support.

This week, we're diving into the realm of Shakespeare adaptations with the most recent, Joel Cohn's The Tragedy of Macbeth. I can't be happier that I chose it because it's absolutely incredible. Also, is seeing a film heavily influenced by German Expressionism and power-hungry rulers a sign of the times? Probably! Smoke 'em if you got 'em, boys, the night is dark and full of terrors.

We go over the behind-the-scenes documentary, introduce Computer as a permanent fixture of our show (you're welcome), shout out all our fans in Germany, and dive into the play and some major themes before wrapping it up with our week's assignment.

Art is the antidote to our ills. Let's get to it.

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Hey everybody, welcome to Reel of Thieves! Don't forget to rate and share with a friend if you like the show! It's the best way to support.

Art is the antidote to our ills. Let's get to it.

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Instagram: @reelofthieves
Gmail: [email protected]

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Jan Brofka-Berends

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This week, we're going over a film that is close to my heart that is an unofficial adaptation of another film close to my heart, its A Fistful of Dollars, the famous adaptation of Yojimbo that never asked if it was okay until after it was released. We go over the similarities and some of the differences as well as one key theme that is completely lost in translation.

So let's ride off into the desert on a horse with no name! Don't be a troll, be an artist!

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This week we're having our first interview with Kris from Thirsty on Toons and Gotham Outsiders! This was genuinely a pleasure and I hope we can collaborate more!

We talk about Lit Theory, Batman adaptations, and whether or not Emo Batman is the Hero we need, or deserve, or if it's Lego Batman that saves us.

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