It is 400 years since shakespeare died and, as part of the festivities, ian mckellen is spearheading a selection of shakespearean films at the bfi in. The program is presented in recognition of the fiftieth anniversary of the folger shakespeare library in washington, d. Shakespeare on film, as part of the british councils shakespeare lives a major programme of events and activities celebrating shakespeares work in the 400th anniversary year of his death. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the akas submission guide. Renowned shakespearean actor ian mckellen celebrates the worlds greatest playwright in a performance of anecdotes, personal reflection, and the bards verse. Apr 03, 2016 it is 400 years since shakespeare died and, as part of the festivities, ian mckellen is spearheading a selection of shakespearean films at the bfi in london that will tour 110 countries, including.
The first time i saw acting shakespeare it was in 1992, at that time i studied acting, and i rebembered how speecheless i was after seeing this wonderful actor playing all this characters. The official database for broadway theatre information. Richard pryor on eddie murphy and his comedy heroes the dick cavett show duration. In theatre for shakespeare im quite near the top, but not for all directors. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. From gandalf in lord of the rings to magneto in xmen, this actor.
He is widely respected for his talent and has won a raft of awards as well as being nominated for 2 academy awards. Sir ian mckellen puts on a dazzling oneman shakespeare show. Mckellen analyses a speech from the closing scenes of. Jan 25, 2016 having tackled shakespeare s works on stage and screen, ian mckellen will host bus tours of locations used in his movie adaptation of richard iii as part of a film program marking 400 years. It is also in book form, playing shakespeare by john barton, and has just been reissued by the rsc and methuen drama. Shakespeare on film, as part of the british councils shakespeare lives a major programme of events and activities celebrating shakespeare s work in the 400th anniversary year of his death. Nov 08, 2010 sir ian mckellen gave this rare monologue to a group of students during the savannah film festival.
Ian mckellen gives a master class on acting shakespeare, 1982. He cast me as the heroines father, a romanian academic who gets caught up with. These days, sir ian mckellen is best known for playing characters in bigbudget cgi films such as gandalf in the lord of the rings, or magneto in the xmen, but once, not so long ago, when he was just a plain mister, mckellen was to be found giving incredible. Ian mckellen may have accidentally outed more than one. His career spans genres ranging from shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction.
He is the recipient of six laurence olivier awards, a tony award, a golden globe award, a screen actors guild award, a bif award, two saturn awards, four drama desk awards, and two critics choice awards. These days, sir ian mckellen is best known for playing characters in bigbudget cgi films such as gandalf in the lord of the rings, or magneto in the xmen, but once, not so long ago, when he was just a plain mister, mckellen was to be found giving incredible performances on tv in the likes of tom stoppards play every good boy deserves favor, where he played an imprisoned dissident. This is dated 1982 only in the sense that the production values are very. Mckellens work spans genres ranging from shakespearean and modern. Ian mckellen, british actor of great versatility who was especially noted for his work with the royal shakespeare company and for his eclectic filmography, which included the lord of the rings trilogy and the xmen series. These include ian mckellen, judi dench to whom a cake was sent, derek jacobi.
Acting shakespeare production information, other productions of ian mckellen. Ian mckellen full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Sir ian mckellen visiting the site of shakespeare s first playhouse in shoreditch. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Hes taken on the works of shakespeare, tolkien and the marvel universe. Overview of ian mckellen acting shakespeare, 1982, directed by kirk browning, with ian mckellen, at turner classic movies. Ian charleson 11 august 1949 6 january 1990 was a scottish stage and film actor. Ian mckellen celebrity profile check out the latest ian mckellen photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Sep 27, 2017 the lord of the rings the return of the king 2003 ian mckellen interview duration.
A videorecording of ian mckellen s one man show, acting shakespeare. Even with this acclaim it was probably the lord of the rings trilogy, in which he plays the character gandalf, that brought him the most attention. Sir ian mckellen is a british born actor who has been working in the industry for over 40 years. The material which was available in the foyer of birminghams repertory theatre and mentioned on stage during the production was today attacked as corrupting filth. Oct 03, 2017 from 1989, sir ian mckellen s one man shakespeare show. Lessons in reality, just from playing shakespeare a new dvd of the bbcs legendary playing shakespeare series with judi dench, ian mckellen and more. With patrick stewart, ian mckellen, hugh jackman, james mcavoy. Heuristic shakespeare the tempest allows users to follow the text and watch. Trust me the intro is cheesy but the content is amazing. Sir ian mckellen gives shakespearean monologue youtube. Sir ian mckellen releases new apps to make shakespeares. Ian mckellen to host london bus tours for shakespeare film.
Ian mckellen may have accidentally outed more than one hobbit costar. Golden globe awardwinner sir ian mckellen talks shakespeare on screen in support of the bfi theme. Charlie andrews in the 1982 oscarwinning film gandhi. Director tom hooper, best actor colin firth, and best original screenplay. Worldrenowned actor ian mckellen will visit china for bfi presents. His notable film roles include gandalf in the lord of the rings and the. Sit in on nine intensive acting workshops conducted by the legendary john barton of. Ian mckellen, who first made his reputation performing at the royal shakespeare company in the 1970s and 80s, has just released the first of a series of ipad apps meant to make shakespeare s plays more accessible, especially for high school and college students. Schindlers list, and peggy ashcroft a passage to india, ian mckellen the lord of the rings. The film industry is very old fashioned in california. Ian mckellens favourite shakespeare roles on film film. The following is a list of movies that ian mckellen has acted in during his career.
Mckellen first performed the recital in scandinavia in 1980 and later performed it throughout the world. William shakespeare condensed and directed by corin redgrave, 1961. Sir ian mckellen talks shakespeare on screen into film. Developed on the road in the late 70s, the show is part a scholarly history of the bard, part an autobiographical yarn and part a greatest hits of shakespeare s speeches. His career spans genres ranging from shakespearean and modern theatre to. In the wake of a battle, the scottish warrior macbeth mckellen, gods and monsters, lord of the rings receives a prophecy from a trio. Sir ian mckellen visiting the site of shakespeares first playhouse in shoreditch. Acting shakespeare 1982 producer richard iii 1995 archive footage. Ian mckellen acting shakespeare 1982 i saw this when i was in high school as an introduction to shakespeare. Acting shakespeare with ian mckellen british universities. Sir ian murray mckellen ch cbe born 25 may 1939 is an english actor. This is a poor article title in any case it should be list of shakespeare film adaptations or something more descriptive and wikipedia has lots of lists, dont worry about that, whereas an articlearticle might be shakespeare works adapted for stage and screen, which is a little awkward still.
His notable film roles include gandalf in the lord of. Ian mckellen seeks to demystify shakespeare with new app. Mckellen talks about his career as a shakespearean actor and about shakespeare s life and writing, interspersing his account with performances of well known speeches from the plays. Having tackled shakespeare s works on stage and screen, ian mckellen will host bus tours of locations used in his movie adaptation of richard iii as part of a film. This clip is from bbc one sitcom extras, which explores the world of film and television extras. Sonnet 8 trevor nunn coaches david suchet for master class duration.
For years, 70yearold ian mckellen was a highly respected actor who alternated between films and stage, which included lots of shakespeare. Guerra e guerra 2012 filme, cinema filme, netflix filmes e series. Mckellen s work spans genres ranging from shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. As the figurehead of the bfis ongoing shakespeare on film season. With the film released on bfi bluray in june, we rounded up 10 of the actors. A record of mckellen s oneman broadway show about the bard. Sir patrick stewart and sir ian mckellen play the newlywed game. Everything about him was extremely theatrical, from his booming voice to his forceful gestures. British actor ian mckellen in china for shakespeare on film. Heuristic shakespeare the tempest is the first of 37 new apps to help students better understand the works of the famous bard. Filmed at the national theatre studios, the film features a company of actors and. A shakespeare feature documentary by dan poole and giles terera. Mckellen talks about his career as a shakespearean actor and about shakespeares life and writing, interspersing his account with performances of well known speeches from the plays. He achieved worldwide fame for his film roles, including the titular king in richard iii.
He was knighted by the queen in 1990 for his services to drama. The entire point of the show is to teach you tools to approach shakespeare s words. Ian mckellen seeks to demystify shakespeare with new app cnet. In a german interview from the 2012 premiere of the first hobbit film, ian mckellen supposedly. His grand grand father on his mother side, robert lowes had been an active member of a institution, that campaigned to get half of a day holiday on. In theatre, i have been able to take parts i didnt think i could do you have time to rehearse and learn.
Catharines college, cambridge, where as a student actor he was often directed by john barton, later of the royal shakespeare company. The lord of the rings the return of the king 2003 ian mckellen interview duration. The leaflets entitled sex education were on show during selfconfessed homosexual ian mckellens oneman acting shakespeare show on sunday april 24. No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to ian mckellen. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Ian mckellen, in full sir ian murray mckellen, born may 25, 1939, burnley, lancashire, england, british actor of great versatility, noted for his work with the royal shakespeare company and for his eclectic filmography mckellen attended st. Josh jones is a writer and musician based in durham, nc. Ian mckellen acting all productions by date sir ian mckellen. From 1989, sir ian mckellen s one man shakespeare show. Ian will launch shakespeare on film at shanghai international film festival on june. Mckellen had taken film roles throughout his careerbeginning in 1969 with his role of george matthews in a. Ian mckellen explains the difference between acting on stage and in movies the dick cavett show duration. Two of englands greatest actors, sir ian mckellen and dame judi dench, electrify in this lean, strippeddown production of shakespeare s darkest tragedy.
A 68 hour playlist of shakespeare s plays being performed by great actors. This dvd is an acting lesson and all the people that aspire to become an actor should have it. He is the recipient of six laurence olivier awards, a tony award, a golden globe award, two academy award nominations, four bafta nominations and five emmy award nominations. Patrick stewart, ian mckellen, judi dench, and ben kingsley are some of the actors that the show features acting out shakespeare. Heuristic shakespeare the tempest is the first of 37 new apps to help students better. It looks like we dont have any akas for this title yet. Before michael mann had devised miami vice 1984 he directed the keep 1983 and produced it and wrote it. Ian mckellen, patrick stewart, judi dench, david suchet, ben kingsley, and others participate in a ninepart master class under director john barton. It isnt as if theres a long list of films ive turned down but there are plenty i wish id had a go at.
In the 1970s, mckellen became a stalwart of the royal shakespeare company and the. If you want a sense of just how good sir ian is, watch his oneman show acting shakespeare. Nov 06, 2015 richard pryor on eddie murphy and his comedy heroes the dick cavett show duration. The leaflets entitled sex education were on show during selfconfessed homosexual ian mckellen s oneman acting shakespeare show on sunday april 24. This featurelength edit of two hourlong television dramas walter, 1982. Rsc playing shakespeare 1 of 9 the two traditions 1984 vhsrip. A videorecording of ian mckellens one man show, acting shakespeare. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Ian mckellen set to reprise gandalf in london stage return. Aug 02, 2015 ian mckellen on how he became gandalf in. Spielbergs never asked to work with me, tarantino has never asked, sam mendes has never asked. Acting shakespeare revival, play, solo, broadway opened in new york city jan 19, 1984 and played through feb 19, 1984.
In movies, they want you to do what they know you can do there isnt the time. Acting shakespeare is a oneman show of shakespearean monologues interspersed with theatrical anecdotes devised and performed by ian mckellen. We look at his five best roles here, and ask which you would choose. Ian mckellen performer devised especially for the cultural festival of gay games iv by ian mckellen. Tour spain, france, cyprus, israel, poland, romania. The students know ian mckellen as gandalf from the lord of the rings and the hobbit trilogies, but he is in his guise here of a gifted shakespearean actor of the royal shakespeare company giving his insights into acting shakespearean roles and the ways in which shakespeare can still communicate with the modern world. May 14, 2016 ian mckellen seeks to demystify shakespeare with new app. No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to ian. Seth rogen livetweets reactions to cats film while. Ian mckellen, alone on stage, with no props or scenery, performs monologues from shakespeare and discusses some of his plays.
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