The Merchant of Venice News

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.

After discovering a treasure trove of old Shakespeare films at my local library, I'm finally getting to see all of those classic films that have sadly been overshadowed by big-budget cinematic productions by the likes of Kenneth Branagh and Baz Luhrmann.

David Harewood will play Martin Luther King, Jr. in Katori Hall's The Mountaintop , beginning performances at Battersea's Theatre 503 June 9, prior to an official opening June 12, for a run to July 4. Directed by James Dacre, the production will also feature actress Lorainne Burroughs, with designs by Libby Watson, lighting by Emma Chapman, sound ...

SHE'S more comfortable on the stage than in front of the camera. And she's not the conventional Hollywood sexbomb with a party-heavy lifestyle.

They say that the beginning of summer has something to do with the tilting of the Earth's axis toward the sun, but everyone knows that the season really begins with the tilting of moviegoers' eyeballs toward screens filled with moody comic-book heroes and Harleya 'Davidsons bursting from exploding barns and mutants battling atop nuclear reactors.

WIZARD: You have a lot of experience doing Shakespearean projects, including stage productions and "The Merchant of Venice" movie that came out in 2004.

Hair today: Kelsey Brookfield plays Portia in the all-male version of "The Merchant of Venice" at the Brookyn Academy of Music through May 17.

If you don't recognize the name Lynn Collins, it's probably as much to do with her career choices as her unmemorable moniker.