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Avant-Bard

Season 1

Throne of Blood

Discussing Throne of Blood as an adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth

We're back! It's Spooktober month, so how could we stay away? We're back with more Akira Kurosawa; this time, Throne of Blood (his take on Macbeth)!

CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez

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Warm Bodies

Discussing Warm Bodies as an adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

Episode Notes

What's a Spooptober Month without a zombie love story? Any other Spooptober Month. But not this one! This one has Warm Bodies, a twee-zombie-love-tale inspired by Romeo & Juliet. Let's dig in. 

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Rosaline (2022)

Discussing Rosaline as an adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet

Episode Notes

We love covering new films that fit our shtick, so we're doing back-to-back Romeo and Juliet so we can cover Rosaline! What's this classic like through the eyes of the forgotten first love? Let's find out. 

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The Hungry

Discussing The Hungry as an adaptation of Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus

Episode Notes

Getting our November tradition out at the last second! You know we had to cover a Titus Andronicus before the feasting month ended! So we're here this week with The Hungry. How will this Tamora-focused adaptation strike our collective fancy? 

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Much Ado About Christmas

Discussing Much Ado About Christmas as an adaptation of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing

Episode Notes

It's Christmas Time on Avant-Bard which means we "get to" watch a Christmas rom-com based on Shakespeare. Today we're tackling Much Ado about Nothing with Much Ado About Christmas! Are we filled with the Holiday Shakespirit? 

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2022 ShakespYeare in Review

Discussing everything we watched in 2022

Episode Notes

It's 2023, so we're going back through the highs and lows of 2022. Let's talk best and worst films, MMVP, and future resolutions!

CAST: Megan Scharlau and Matthew James Marquez 

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