Polanski wrought “Macbeth” out of deep despair and psychological depression two years after Sharon Tate was murdered. And this very dark and downbeat version of the Shakespeare tragedy shows us what ...

I love a good “Macbeth” movie. Orson Welles’ scrappy, noirish 1948 version, Roman Polanski’s Hammer Horrory 1971 approach, Akira Kurosawa’s robustly aestheticized “Throne of Blood” (1957) — all great ...

Roman Polanski imbues his unflinchingly violent adaptation of William Shakespeare’s tragedy of ruthless ambition and murder in medieval Scotland with grit and dramatic intensity. Jon Finch and ...

Where was Macbeth, the upcoming adaptation of William Shakespeare's play that's opening in U.S. theaters Dec. 4, during my high school English class? Directed by Justin Kurzel, Macbeth stars Michael ...