Tag: Ian McKellen

DVD: Keep, The (1983)

DVD: Keep, The (1983)

February 22, 2020 | By

After making his feature film debut with the critically acclaimed dramatic thriller Thief (1981), Michael Mann set his sights on the WWII supernatural shocker The Keep…

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Shakespeare Transposed: Richard III (1995)

Shakespeare Transposed: Richard III (1995)

June 16, 2015 | By

Review of Richard Loncraine and Ian McKellen’s superb version of Shakespeare’s Richard III (1995), new on Blu from Twilight Time.

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BR: Richard III (1995)

BR: Richard III (1995)

June 16, 2015 | By

Director Richard Loncraine and star Ian McKellen’s reworking of William Shakespeare’s classic tale of a king ‘offering his kingdom for a horse’ is given a wholly new spin by reducing the epic play (reportedly one of the Bard’s longest) to roughly 100 mins. with surprisingly minimal dialogue…

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