Nov 21st   
Much Ado About Nothing**  
(GB 1993)
Samuel Goldwyn/Reinnaissance. 110m.

The arrival of Don Pedro and his officers to Messina creates romantic complications, including the bantering Beatrice and Benedick.
Splendidly realised Shakespeare adaptation, one of Branagh's best in every department, with an international cast whose varied styles of acting try to exceed or are simply outshone by the glorious Tuscan locations.

Written and Directed by: Kenneth Branagh, from the play by William Shakespeare.
Producers: Kenneth Branagh, Stephen Evans, David Parfitt.
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Denzel Washington, Keanu Reeves, Michael Keaton, Richard Briers, Robert Sean Leonard, Kate Beckinsale, Brian Blessed, Phyllida Law, Ben Elton, Gerard Horan, Imelda Staunton, Jimmy Yuill.
Photography: Roger Lanser.
Music: Patrick Doyle.

Preceded by:  
Tom and Jerry in   
Hatch Up Your Troubles**
(US 1949.; A baby woodpecker as the latest scene-stealing sidekick for Jerry.; d: William Hanna, Joseph Barbera; p: Fred Quimby.)