Friday bonus episode! Actor and filmmaker Agam Darshi -- whose first feature Donkeyhead is streaming on Netflix in most of the world, and opens in Toronto, Regina and Saskatoon today, gives her whole heart to William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet, Baz Luhrmann's swoony 1996 breakout. Your genial host Norm Wilner has oft felt like fortune's fool, if he's being honest.
Actor and filmmaker Agam Darshi -- whose first feature Donkeyhead is streaming on Netflix in most of the world, and opens in Toronto, Regina and Saskatoon today, is here to talk William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet, Baz Lurhmann's swoony 1996 adaptation of the classic romantic tragedy that minted Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes in the hearts of young moviegoers everywhere ... even as it alienated some older critics. Your genial host Norm Wilner has oft felt like fortune's fool, if he's being honest.