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Al Pacino to Shout Again... as King Lear!

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Jeffrey Overstreet

03 Feb 2009
Filed under: On Movies & Media • Shakespeare • Al Pacino • King Lear

Director Michael Radford, who cast Al Pacino as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice, has cast him again... this time as Lear.

This is interesting, since Anthony Hopkins and Ian McKellen have also played Lear within the past several months. (Remember this report from last May?)

The Boy Who Believed in Airplanes: reflections on Empire of the Sun (1987)

The Boy Who Believed in Airplanes: reflections on Empire of the Sun (1987)

In my last Good Letters column for Image, I turned to Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun as a way to express my vision and gratitude.
09 Jun 2026 6 min read
In memory of Marjane Satrapi, with gratitude

In memory of Marjane Satrapi, with gratitude

Marjane Satrapi, the Iranian-French author of the graphic novel and co-director of the film adaptation, has passed at the young age of 56.
04 Jun 2026 1 min read
First impressions of Backrooms

First impressions of Backrooms

Add this to the list of A24 films that are high on concept but low on substance.
31 May 2026 10 min read
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