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Juliet (Clara Rugaard) falls for Romeo (Jamie Ward) in a musical adaptation of Shakespeare's tragic romance co-starring Rebel Wilson and Jason Isaacs.
Its a given that “Romeo & Juliet” is a classic, but Melia Bensussens vision of Shakespeare’s love story brings the classic ...
Another big-screen take on the Bard dumbs down classic literature, prioritizes its simpleminded pop music soundtrack.
Boston Ballet's new production of "Roméo et Juliette"​ is unlike any you've seen before, a unique form of dancing.
The umpteenth attempt to make Shakespeare 'cool' exchanges the original, classic language for forgettable pop songs and unnecessary twists ...
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.
Sadly, such is the case with “Juliet & Romeo.” Adapting writer-director Timothy Scott Bogart (“Spinning Gold”) takes a stab at enlivening the centuries-old text, refurbishing it as a pop ...
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 ...