TV Guide: William Shakespeare

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Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:00:00 -0500

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Video: Watch the trailer of Teller’s Macbeth!

Simon & Schuster — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:14:27 -0500

Watch the 2008 Folger Theatre/Two River Theater Company production of Macbeth, directed by Teller and Aaron Posner.

Video: William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet

Starz — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:13:56 -0500

Synopsis: The classic Shakespearean romantic tragedy gets a stylized, modern rock update: Verona Beach is the setting for the immortal pair of star-crossed lovers and their bored, violent families and friends.

Video: Shakespeare A Fraud?

CBS News — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Some claim William Shakespeare did not write the plays for which he is credited. A new book points to a little-known English diplomat named Sir Henry Neville as the author. Mark Phillips reports.

Video: Shakespeare Comes to Central Park

ABC News — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

At night, nature is host to William Shakespeare in New York's Central Park.

Video: Capturing Shakespeare's Face

CBS News — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500

William Shakespeare wrote that "there's no art to find the mind's construction in the face." But people have been wondering for centuries what Shakespeare's face looked like. Richard Roth reports.

Video: Is Shakespeare Portrait Real?

CBS News — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500

There is new evidence that an unidentified portrait from a private collection may actually portray William Shakespeare. Richard Roth reports.

Video: Shakespearean Candidates - Stephen Greenblatt

Colbert Nation — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Shakespeare scholar Stephen Greenblatt discusses the Shakespearean parallels of Obama, McCain and Palin.

Video: Jacob Weisberg

Colbert Nation — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Jacob Weisberg compares the Bush family to Shakespeare's Henry IV.

Video: Intro - 4/20/06

Colbert Nation — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Tonight: juvenile delinquents reading Shakespeare, Ralph Nader and the shocking truth about Maryland's 4th District.

Video: The Word - Bard

Colbert Nation — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Teaching kids Shakespeare will just make them more violent.

Video: William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream

Amazon Video on Demand — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Lovers lives are complicated by city law, feuding faerie royalty, and... love.

Video: William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream

Amazon Video on Demand — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Lovers lives are complicated by city law, feuding faerie royalty, and... love.

Video: This Day In History: 04/23/1564 - William Shakespeare Born

History — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500

This Day in History, April 23. Shakespeare is born at Stratford-upon-Avon where the Globe Theater still stands, the first movie projector is used, Hank Aaron hits his first home run, and Coca Cola changes its formula in our This Day in History video.

Video: William Shakespeare's Henry V

Amazon Video on Demand — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Shakespeare's tale of England's legendary warrior king, in a new production that reveals the ruthlessness and blind ambition of England's folk hero, with parallels to the legacy of Western colonialism and the current Invasion of Iraq.

Video: William Shakespeare's Henry V

Amazon Video on Demand — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Video: William Shakespeare: Birth and Life.

Biography — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500

It is impossible to be certain the exact day on which he was born, but April 23rd has been generally accepted as his birthday. Due to his legacy, however, his date of death is carved in stone.

Video: William Shakespeare: Birth and Life.

Biography — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500

It is impossible to be certain the exact day on which he was born, but April 23rd has been generally accepted as his birthday. Due to his legacy, however, his date of death is carved in stone.

Video: William Shakespeare: A Poet for All Time

Amazon Video on Demand — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Filmed on location in Stratford-on-Avon, celebrated Shakespearean actor Alan Howard presents some of the Bard's best known works. Includes: 'All the world's a stage' 'To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,''Hark, hark! the lark' 'O, for a Muse of fire'St. Crispin's Day Speech 'Wilt thou be gone' it is not yet near day'Queen Mab Speech 'What mean you, Caesar' Think you for walk forth'''Fear no more the heat o' th' sun' 'Let's talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs''Now, at the latest minute of the hour'Sonnet CXVI ('Let me not to the marriage of true minds')Sonnet XXX ('When to the sessions of sweet silent thought')Sonnet XVIII ('Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?')

Video: William Shakespeare: A Poet for All Time

Amazon Video on Demand — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Video: 'William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice' - Trailer

AOL Moviefone — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500

One of William Shakespeare's most powerful comedies has been given a bold cinematic adaptation in this film version of The Merchant of Venice. Bassanio (Joseph Fiennes) is a young and vital member of the aristocratic classes in 16th century Italy; however, Bassanio's impulsive nature and lavish lifestyle have put him deeply in debt, and he will need at least the pretense of a fortune if he is to win the hand of the beautiful Portia (Lynn Collins). Bassanio turns to his close friend Antonio (Jeremy Irons), a successful businessman, for financial help, but with much of his fortune tied up in a sailing expedition, Antonio can do little to help him. To help Bassanio, Antonio turns to Shylock (Al Pacino), a Jewish money lender who lives in Venice's Semetic ghetto. Antonio has often expressed his contempt for Shylock, who charges high rates for his loans, and Shylock clearly seems pleased at the ironic prospect of having Antonio as a customer; however, instead of interest, Shylock demands an