As We Like It Podcast
1) Episode 16: Michael Almereyda's Cymbeline
We review Ethan Hawke & Ed Harris's Cymbeline (2014), a movie that wasn't well received when it came out, but may offer interesting insights into the Shakespearean play it adapts. Is it a flat product...Show More
2) Episode 15: Charlton Heston's Antony & Cleopatra
We discuss Heston's Antony, how little his Cleopatra gets to say, and the perils of rewording Shakespeare's text. And then we speculate about our dream casting for Antony & Cleopatra: who could be the...Show More
3) Episode 14: Westside Story
We discuss the classic musical adaptation of Romeo & Juliet, and how the music of Bernstein & the lyrics of Sondheim transform Shakespeare's play and its message.
4) Episode 13: Slings & Arrows, Season 1 (Hamlet)
Aven & Mark introduce John to their favourite tv show about Shakespeare, Slings & Arrows. They discuss how it casts new light on Hamlet as a play and as a cultural force, its commentary on art and com...Show More
5) Episode 12: Zeffirelli's Romeo & Juliet
All four co-hosts convene to discuss the classic Zeffirelli version of Romeo & Juliet, with its young co-stars, beautiful architecture, lush scenery and costuming, and evocative score. Jon, Aven, Mark...Show More
6) Episode 11: Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet
After a longer than usual break, we return with a longer than usual movie--and episode! John Kelly joins Aven and Mark to discuss this lavish, star-studded, and unabridged version of Hamlet. What is g...Show More
7) Episode 10: Orson Welles's Chimes at Midnight
Aven & Mark are joined by a guest host, John Kelly, to discuss Orson Welles's adaptation of several plays into the story of Falstaff. A stylish, moving, and fascinating piece of cinema, it gives us lo...Show More
8) Episode 9: Verdi & Zeffirelli's Falstaff
We explore some of the history of opera in our discussion of this filmed version of Zeffirelli's production of Verdi's Falstaff at the Metropolitan Opera. A comic romp with some lovely music and lavis...Show More
9) Episode 8: Kenneth Branagh's Henry V
Join us this month as we watch Kenneth Branagh's Henry V, an excellent adaptation of this history play which proves startlingly relevant in the after man of the Brexit vote. His first movie as directo...Show More
10) Episode 7: River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves in My Own Private Idaho
In this episode, Mark, Aven, and Jon we watch and discuss Gus Van Sant's 1991 indie classic My Own Private Idaho. A visually stunning and inventive movie, it incorporates the story of Henry IV Parts 1...Show More