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A new take on the iconic love story between Romeo and Juliet is coming with movie musical 'Juliet & Romeo.' Hear the love ...
I watched “Juliet & Romeo” in an empty theater on opening night, which felt fitting. It’s easy to pan writer and director ...
Another big-screen take on the Bard dumbs down classic literature, prioritizes its simpleminded pop music soundtrack.
A new version of Shakespeare's tale of Romeo and Juliet is coming to the big screen — and this time, it's a pop musical. Get your first listen of Juliet & Romeo's central love duet, "Beat the ...
Also among the ensemble cast in the pivotal role of The Friar is Sir Derek Jacobi, who has acted in numerous Shakespearean ...
Holsters, Stetsons and bluegrass music bring a distinctive flavour to this Wild West riff on Romeo and Juliet that flings us ...
Interpreting Shakespeare can take a lot of brain power, especially the greatest love story of all time, “Romeo and Juliet,” but this time, it’s “Juliet & Romeo.” Alex Miranda is here to ...
Panning a movie like “Juliet & Romeo” is a little like kicking a puppy. A puppy that chews the furniture, soils the rugs and projectile vomits on the guests, but a puppy nevertheless.
There’s probably never been a time as ripe with “Romeo and Juliet” rip-offs as our contemporary era. Though it’s been 29 years since Baz Luhrmann’s modern, alternative-pop-scored ...
The newest version, which drops this weekend, joins some acclaimed (and not so acclaimed) adaptations of Shakespeare’s work.
Generally speaking it’s the updated versions of “Romeo & Juliet” that age badly, but these versions can still have value. “West Side Story” remains the best side story. Baz Luhrmann’s ...
Editor’s note: Mark Auerbach passed away on Friday, May 2, before this review was able to be published. In honor of Mark’s devotion to theatre and in the spirit of the adage “the show must ...