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It was just announced that headlining Shakespeare in the Park this summer in New York City will be Al Pacino.

Al Pacino meets William Shakespeare next summer in New York City's Central Park.

Personally, I thought Al Pacino was great in The Godfather, but until recently I had not really viewed any of his other movies.

Michael Radford suspended the shoot Saturday of his latest film "La Mula," a Spanish Civil War comedy.

John Ortiz with Jessica Chastain in "Othello" Over the past decade and a half, John Ortiz has acted on stage and film in dozens of projects, which have run the gamut from masterworks to monster works .

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James Macdonald returns to the Almeida to direct the world premiere of Christopher Hamptona TMs new version of Odon von Horvatha TMs Judgment Day.

Scots actress Neve McIntosh is only 37 but already she is all too aware of the difficulties of being an actress approaching 40.

James Macdonald returns to the Almeida to direct the world premiere of Christopher Hampton 's new version of dn von Horvth's Judgment Day.

Anti-Semitism was a fact of life in Europe in the 16th Century. Jews were forced to live in ghettoes and to observe curfews - they were banned from owning property and so became money-lenders. Shylock, played by AL PACINO, is deeply resentful about all this, especially when the Christian merchant, Antonio, , spits on him.

"Propeller may be another English group of actors doing a play by their compatriot, Shakespeare, but this is something quite different.

With his clear diction and melodious British tones, Jeremy Irons is perfect for period dramas.

Al Pacino is talking with HBO about starring in a biopic about assisted-suicide advocate Dr.