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A staple of high school literature classes, Romeo & Juliet has proven no less popular with filmmakers, who return to this classic on a regular basis. The problem with making a new version of Shakespeare's most read romance is that, like Hamlet, the...

In Looking for Richard, actor/director Al Pacino expresses his great hope for his film -- to extend his enthusiasm for the Bard's plays to a broader audience. In a very different way, that's what Baz Luhrmann (Strictly Ballroom) is attempting to d...

There's something compelling, and occasionally profound, about a well-made coming of age story. Perhaps part of the reason is that the experience, although shaded with subtle differences for each individual, is universal. Regardless of race, clas...