... looks into it." - Harold Goddard, The Meaning Of Shakespeare. There have been more than 50 films, either for cinema or television, of Shakespeare's most staged play, from Lawrence Olivier's 1948 Oscar-winning almost film-noir version to the parody of Kaurismaki's Hamlet Goes Business (1987). The latest is Michael Almereyda's Hamlet (2000), a contemporary realisation in a familiar New York whose visual style ... ...

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... as many other Awards such as Bodil Award, Directors Guild of America, Golden Globe, New York Film Critics Circle Award, Venice Film Festival, etc. However, Kazan's selection for an Honorary Oscar irritated many in the filmmaking community. Kazan was accused of being among the first to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1952 which led to the Blacklist ... ...

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