Ian McKellan's Richard III

I finally got around to seeing Ian McKellan's Richard III - a movie shot in 1995 where Shakespeare's villain is shown in a 1930's England, where he plots to take the throne from his family. The period music and fascist costumes really bring home the timeless relevance of Shakespeare. It also gives me a thrill seeing people like McKellan, Hawthorne, Annette Benning, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jim Broadbent, etc. performing Shakespeare so magnificently.

Perhaps now I should put in Brannagh's Henry V, and make it a Shakespeare day.