One difference about this iteration of the Macbeths is their advanced age, with lead actors Denzel Washington and Francis McDormand both being in their 60s. Coen and McDormand thus chose to ...

Considered to be one of the last Gaelic kings, the real Macbeth MacFindlaech wasn’t the murderous, terrible character of William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Macbeth. In reality, Macbeth became Earl ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Macbeth is one of most popular and darkest plays from the ...

A virtual reality theatre project that gives high school students the chance to be a character in a Shakespearean play has ...

Denzel Washington takes on the title character in Joel Coen's Bard-based film, The Tragedy of Macbeth, with murder-minded Lady Macbeth played by Coen's wife, Frances McDormand. This year has had lots ...

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 ...

In the latest addition to the ever-expanding cinema of Shakespeare, Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand play the Bard's scheming Scottish Lord and Lady. Designing for black-and-white meant Zophres ...

Near the end of Act I of Shakespeare’s Scottish Play, Macbeth contemplates the price that may be paid for his unchecked ambition and lust for power: “I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent but ...

Joel Coen combines film noir and Shakespeare in a rare solo outing without brother Ethan. “The Tragedy of Macbeth” is Joel’s follow-up to “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” and pairs Oscar winners ...

Blackheart Arts is bringing a version of “Macbeth” to Youngstown Playhouse’s Moyer Room on Saturday — no witches required. “Lady Lord Macbeth” boils down the William Shakespeare tragedy to its two ...

Saoirse Ronan is famous for her work in films like The Lovely Bones and Little Women, but soon she will make her UK stage debut as Lady Macbeth. The actor revealed that she drew inspiration for the ...