Young love can be so tragic sometimes...
Ah, Shakespeare…I guess when Hollywood cannot come up with new ideas, it’s always safe to resort to something tried and true and there’s no better example of that than good ol’ William. Wasn’t there a movie version of Romeo and Juliet made not that long ago? Oh wait, now I am dating myself. The Baz Luhrman adaptation starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes was actually released in 1996. Unlike Luhrman’s very stylized music video-like modern day take on the play, Italian director Carlo Carlei’s version, released today, reminded me more of the 1968 Franco Zeffirelli film, and...
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