Fabulous news about AN AGE OF KINGS. Who'd have thought there would ever
be a chance for a wider public to see that series again? Let's hope it
does really well for BBC Worldwide and that THE WARS OF THE ROSES
follows.
Luke
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From: Discussion list for audiovisual Shakespeare project
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Burt,Richard
Sent: 18 December 2008 16:23
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Subject: DVD and Blu-ray Shakespeares both available for pre-order
Shakespeare's an Age of Kings (2009) coming out on DVD
Format: Box set, Black & White, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen,
NTSC # Number of discs: 5 # Rating:
# Studio: BBC Warner
# DVD Release Date: March 31, 2009
# Run Time: 900 minutes
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001LPWGHS/ref=nosim?tag=dvdbeaver-20&link_code
=as3&creativeASIN=B001LPWGHS&creative=373489&camp=211189
and RSC King Lear with McKellen coming out on Blu-ray (UK, so may be
region 2 only).
# Actors: Ian McKellen, Frances Barber, Monica Dolan, Romola Garai,
William Gaunt # Directors: Trevor Nunn # Format: Dolby, PAL # Number of
discs: 1 # Classification: 15 # Studio: Metrodome Group # DVD Release
Date: 26 Dec 2008 # Run Time: 172 minutes
http://www.amazon.co.uk/King-Lear-Blu-Ray-Blu-ray/dp/B001G79Q60/ref=sr_1
_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1229617286&sr=8-1
Professor Richard Burt
Department of English and Film and Media Studies Program
4314 Turlington Hall
P.O. Box 117310
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
32611-7310
Phone: 352 373-3560
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/~rburt/burtindex.html
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