Between Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley's "Hamnet" and Riz Ahmed's upcoming modern take, it's another big moment for the Shakespeare tragedy.

William Shakespeare’s child, Hamnet, died of unknown causes at age 11. The movie ‘Hamnet’ reimagines how the tragedy affected ...

It's just a game: Hiran Abeysekera in 'Hamlet' When the lights come up, we’re transported into an enormous room, a banqueting hall of sorts, with a tapestry stretched across the back wall, candled ...

Hamlet is typically seen as the epitome of a serious play: visualise it on stage and you’re probably imagining a sober black-clad prince, clutching a skull and brooding miserably on his own mortality ...

For this is a Hamlet which is not simply in modern dress, but embraces modern sensibilities. We recognise now that grief can manifest itself in many different ways, so our titular prince doesn’t have ...

In her follow-up to the "The Tortured Poets Department," Taylor Swift is continuing to delight her bookish fans with literary references on her 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl." The 35-year ...

A muscular adaptation of William Shakespeare’s tale of the doomed Prince of Denmark, Aneil Karia’s contemporary take on Hamlet is propelled by Riz Ahmed’s arresting central performance. Playing the ...

A contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet set in a wealthy British Indian family. Hamlet returns home for his father's funeral and is shocked to learn that his uncle Claudius will now marry ...

Set in London's South Asian community, the Telluride-premiering film relies (mostly) on the Bard's language. By Caryn James This latest version of Hamlet begins with a death ritual. Riz Ahmed, as the ...

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that a new version of “Hamlet” premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on Saturday, because this particular Shakespeare tragedy seems to be in the air these days. Most ...

Telluride: Elvira Lind directs a sweet film about her husband's journey into one of Shakespeare's toughest roles during a year when he lost his mother and welcomed a son into the world. All mortals ...

EXCLUSIVE: To play or not to play Hamlet, that was never the question for Oscar Isaac. He had long wanted to take on one of the most complex and demanding roles ever conceived, the titular Prince of ...