William Shakespeare’s Macbeth has existed in many different iterations in the centuries since it was first put to paper. There have been modern interpretations that ditch the sing-songy language, and ...

Denzel Washington, at his magnificent best, looms like a colossus as Macbeth. Joel Coen’s triumphant film of “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” which just opened the New York Film Festival on its way to Apple ...

It sounds like a setup for a joke: A Coen brother, Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand decide to do Shakespeare. There’s no punchline, only the whump of film buffs hitting the floor, fainting from ...

Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth is a triumph of visual storytelling. Starring Denzel Washington as the titular antihero, the faithful but fresh adaptation enlivens the timeless tale for new ...

Something remarkable this way comes. Director Joel Coen of the Coen brothers adapts one of Shakespeare’s famed plays to the big screen in “The Tragedy of Macbeth.” Released in theaters Dec. 25 and on ...

Historically, adapting “Macbeth” into film has meant rich, detailed period pieces, from Orson Welles’ sweeping epic, to Akira Kurosawa’s visceral “Throne of Blood,” to Justin Kurzel’s luscious Palme d ...

There are only three actual witches in Shakespeare’s Macbeth. That’s the story of the “Scottish Play” as we know it: foul, foggy, and — if karma is real — damningly fair to its titular king-to-be, who ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Cinephiles and dramaturges are in for a real treat this weekend because The Tragedy of Macbeth—Joel Coen’s critically acclaimed adaptation of Shakespeare’s masterpiece—is ...