Episode 131: Millennium Hamlet

"To be, or not to be, that is the question"—or it certainly was at the turn of the millennium! Logan & Andy prep their prop skulls and monologues as they discuss three different adaptations of one of Shakespeare's most iconic tragedies across the last decade of the last century: Franco Zeffirelli's stripped-down 1990 version with Mel Gibson, Branagh's quintessential and unabridged 1996 adaptation, and Michael Almereyda's very Y2K-esque 2000 take starring Ethan Hawke. How does each version stand out from the others? What do these darlings of the era bring to the titular character? Also, why doesn't every monologue take place in a Blockbuster? Find out on this theatrical new episode of ODD TRILOGIES! Intro music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3736-fanfare-for-space License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/