Much Ado About Nothing (movie)

Oscar outdoor summer screenings open with 'Much Ado About Nothing'

2013-05-15 15:19:00

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will resume its summer screening series on June 5 with the showing of Joss Whedon's 2012 adaptation of "Much Ado About Nothing." The screening will be one of 25 events scheduled from June to August at...

Lionsgate bullish on Kevin Hart despite drunk driving arrest

2013-04-18 19:54:00

LAS VEGAS -- After Kevin Hart was arrested in L.A. on suspicion of drunk driving over the weekend, it was unclear whether he'd show at CinemaCon as planned to emcee Lionsgate's presentation for movie theater owners. But the incident seems to have put no...

WonderCon 2013: Your guide to the Anaheim comic convention

2013-03-28 08:22:47

‘Much Ado’ at SXSW: Shakespeare sparks a Whedonverse reunion

2013-03-11 07:42:10

2013 winners of the 3-Minute Masterpiece film contest

2013-05-16 01:34:02

Today, we have the privilege of helping a handful of talented local filmmakers walk down the red carpet for their 15 minutes of fame. Actually, 15 minutes is overstating a bit. It's the annual 3-Minute Masterpiece filmmaking contest. And the carpet at...

Summer at the Movies: Here's a rundown of the season's big releases ... and more

2013-05-16 08:04:02

Iron Man has already gotten the summer movie season off to a rollicking start, and this week Captain Kirk and his crew follow suit. So what else can we look forward to on the big screen in the next few months? Here's a week-by-week rundown of the...

The Seattle Times At a Theater Near You column

2013-05-10 01:24:03

Even though "Iron Man," Jay Gatsby and the crew of the USS Enterprise will be occupying most of the screens in town, there are several assorted film events during the coming week. Of course, there's the inescapable Seattle International Film Festival,...

SIFF announces 2013 films, events and special guests

2013-04-28 09:14:01

The 39th annual Seattle International Film Festival will open May 16 and continue through June 9, with 271 feature-length films and 174 short films from a record 85 countries. Beginning at McCaw Hall with Joss Whedon's contemporary take on Shakespeare's...

Reading Eagle, Pa., George Hatza column

2013-04-21 04:24:03

Now that Hollywood has finished dumping its garbage into movie theaters during the weeks following the Oscars, the industry is preparing to unleash its summer blockbusters. And it's one of the biggest lineups of pictures to hit vacation screens in years....

Hartford Stage's 50th Season Includes Premiere of Musical Comedy, Classics

2013-03-24 00:00:00

A premiere of an original musical comedy, two classics performed in repertory, a reunion of the theater's five artistic directors, and a "rejuvenated" Dickens' favorite are highlights of Hartford Stage's 50th anniversary season beginning in September....

"On the Town" Opens Barrington Stage in June in Berkshires

2012-12-10 14:25:00

The Leonard Bernstein musical "On the Town," a stage adaptation of "The Chosen" and "Much Ado About Nothing" will be the three shows on the main theater at Barrington Stage in Pittsfield, Mass. this summer in the Berkshires "On the Town," directed by...

On a rough night, Queen Elizabeth I hangs out with actors

2011-12-09 00:00:00

When faced with a dark night of the soul, the powerful often seek the sustenance of subordinates. Such juicy, on-the-cusp moments — real or merely possible — are hard for playwrights to resist. Thus just as "Nixon's Nixon" memorably imagined...

Release date: June 7 Only Joss Whedon would be able to follow a massive success like "The Avengers" with a homemade, black-and-white Shakespeare adaptation and still have his new movie be one of the most anticipated of the year.

2013-04-16 20:24:09