West Side Story first look: The Jets and the Sharks gear up to fight it out in Steven Spielberg's Broadway adaptation
Fp Staff • 6 years agoThe first look of Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Broadway classic West Side Story has been released by 20th Century Fox.
Franco Zeffirelli, Oscar-nominated Italian director known for 1968 film Romeo and Juliet, passes away at 96
• 6 years agoFranco Zeffirelli directed a version of Romeo and Juliet in 1968 for which he received an Oscar-nomination.
The Innocents teaser: Netflix's new teen drama series feels like a dark, supernatural Romeo and Juliet
Fp Staff • 7 years agoIn Netflix's new teen supernatural drama The Innocents, “What you see is not what you see.”
Steven Spielberg to direct remake of Oscar-winning musical West Side Story, puts out casting call for leads
Fp Staff • 7 years agoWest Side Story — Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet reimagined in the world of warring New York gangs — would be the first musical for Steven Spielberg.
Yogi Adityanath's squad: If the 'anti-Romeo' label raises hackles, the word 'eve-teasing' should too
Srinivasaprasad • 8 years agoIf you think that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has cast a slur on Shakespeare’s Romeo by naming the police teams he formed to stop harassment of women, "anti-Romeo" squads, then think again.
Renaming CST is lip service, doesn't truly honour Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Mahesh • 8 years agoHow does one honour the great Maratha warrior, Shivaji? There are many ways than merely naming places after him
What's in a shape? Archaeologists uncover surprise at Shakespeare's Curtain theatre
• 9 years agoThe Curtain's remains were uncovered in 2011 on a site earmarked for development in Shoreditch, on the edge of London's financial district.
Aparna Sen's next 'Arshinagar' is an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet
Fp Archives • 9 years agoAward-winning director Aparna Sen deals with love and intolerance in her upcoming film "Arshinagar", an adaptation of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" set in the present milieu.
Ram-Leela review: A slyly fun movie with plenty of masala
Mihir • 11 years agoRomance, humor, action, drama - there's a lot of everything in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Ram Leela, almost to a fault.
Ram-Leela review: Bhansali killed Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Piyasree • 11 years agoIt doesn't help that Bhansali sets a his story in a world as believable as Hogwarts and gives you a setting which looks suspiciously like the inside of a India-themed restaurant abroad.