Episode 10: Shakespeare Film Adaptions
01/05/24 • 70 min
On this episode of Storyweavers, our hosts tackle the bard in modern times—film adaptations of William Shakespeare’s plays. Covering everything from Kenneth Branagh’s and Laurence Olivier’s “Hamlet” to Joel Coen’s and Roman Polanski’s “MacBeth,” the good and the bad, the strong and the weak, are laid bare and shown for what they are.
Discussing considerations needed when adapting Shakespeare to film and the influence his work still has in entertainment and culture today, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.
Notable Titles Mentioned:
- Disney’s “The Lion King” (“Hamlet” adaption) dir. Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff
- “Hamlet,” “Much Ado About Nothing” dir. Kenneth Branagh
- “MacBeth” dir. Joel Coen
- “MacBeth” dir. Roman Polanski
- “Throne of Blood” (“Macbeth” adaption) dir. Akira Kurosawa
- “Chimes at Midnight” (“Henry IV” adaption), “Othello” dir. Orson Welles
- “Romeo and Juliet” dir. Baz Luhrmann
- “Titus” dir. Julie Taymore
- “10 Things I Hate About You” (“Taming of the Shrew” adaption) dir. Gil Junger
- “Maqbool” dir. Vishal Bhardwaj
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Video Editing and Production - Dean Studios
Audio Production - Dean Studios
Dean Bradley - https://www.dean-studios.com
John William Worth - https://www.johnwilliamworth.com
On this episode of Storyweavers, our hosts tackle the bard in modern times—film adaptations of William Shakespeare’s plays. Covering everything from Kenneth Branagh’s and Laurence Olivier’s “Hamlet” to Joel Coen’s and Roman Polanski’s “MacBeth,” the good and the bad, the strong and the weak, are laid bare and shown for what they are.
Discussing considerations needed when adapting Shakespeare to film and the influence his work still has in entertainment and culture today, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.
Notable Titles Mentioned:
- Disney’s “The Lion King” (“Hamlet” adaption) dir. Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff
- “Hamlet,” “Much Ado About Nothing” dir. Kenneth Branagh
- “MacBeth” dir. Joel Coen
- “MacBeth” dir. Roman Polanski
- “Throne of Blood” (“Macbeth” adaption) dir. Akira Kurosawa
- “Chimes at Midnight” (“Henry IV” adaption), “Othello” dir. Orson Welles
- “Romeo and Juliet” dir. Baz Luhrmann
- “Titus” dir. Julie Taymore
- “10 Things I Hate About You” (“Taming of the Shrew” adaption) dir. Gil Junger
- “Maqbool” dir. Vishal Bhardwaj
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@storyweaverspodcastPocketcasts: https://pca.st/podcast/184b79a0-5bcc-013c-9efa-0acc26574db2Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/storyweaverspodcastApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/storyweavers/id1714488926Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7a4qTuz7fbpB5MPsDVXboM?si=9cb9145acab849d4
Logo Design - Dean Studios
Video Editing and Production - Dean Studios
Audio Production - Dean Studios
Dean Bradley - https://www.dean-studios.com
John William Worth - https://www.johnwilliamworth.com
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In the second Book of the Month episode, Dean and John discuss “Johnny Got His Gun,” a highly acclaimed and controversial WWI novel written in 1939 by Dalton Trumbo. They cover the author’s and novel’s history, as well as their thoughts on this provocative and incendiary story. In addition they discuss Trumbo’s 1971 film adaption of the book and the lasting legacy both have had over the last 80+ years.
Notable Titles Mentioned: “Johnny Got His Gun” by Dalton Trumbo, “One” performed by Metallica, “Tomas Young’s War” by Mark Wilkerson, “Fields of Blood” by Karen Armstrong, “Farenheit 9/11” by Michael Moore, Dixie Chicks
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Logo Design - Dean Studios
Video Editing and Production - Dean Studios
Audio Production - Dean Studios
Dean Bradley - https://www.dean-studios.com
John William Worth - https://www.johnwilliamworth.com
Next Episode
Episode 11: A.I. and the Entertainment Industry
The big topic for this week’s episode is the increasing use of A.I. in the entertainment industry. John and Dean talk about how the technology influences their own preferred mediums, from music and voiceover, to film and writing, and whether or not A.I. has a use, needs limits, and what ethics need to be enforced to keep the machines from rising.
Notable Titles Mentioned: the “Terminator” films, “Secret Invasion”, “The Singularity” concept albums by Scar Symmetry
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Video Editing and Production - Dean Studios
Audio Production - Dean Studios
Dean Bradley - https://www.dean-studios.com
John William Worth - https://www.johnwilliamworth.com
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