Coriolanus gets the gig, but soon discovers that his gruff demeanor that wins on the battlefield doesn’t go down so well in politics. He makes a mighty mess of things, and is banished.

(CBS) Ralph Fiennes makes his directorial debut with the newly-released film, "Coriolanus," an adaptation of the Shakespearian play set in the modern day. The British actor not only steps behind ...

In “Coriolanus,” he proves he just might be the master of Shakespeare on film for the 21st century. With Laurence Olivier and Kenneth Branagh before him as the gods of modern Shakespeare ...

Film review: Ralph Fiennes’ ‘Coriolanus’ is an unsympathetic look at Shakespeare By Andy Klein . Feb. 3, 2012 10:32 AM PT ...

***1/2 Coriolanus Making his directorial debut, star Ralph Fiennes brings Shakespeare’s Roman tragedy roaring into a 21st century of military strongmen and civil unrest, asking what society ...

Ralph Fiennes’ ‘Coriolanus’: What the Critics are Saying. The Weinstein Co. film, also starring Gerard Butler, Vanessa Redgrave and Jessica Chastain, will make its theatrical debut on Jan. 20.

“In order to tackle Shakespeare, one needs to understand stakes. The worlds he creates, although readily identifiable, are never domestic or petty. As an actor, both on stage and screen, Ralph ...

But the real standout of the film is Vanessa Redgrave. As Coriolans' mother, she displays a resolve and ferocity that is riveting. At one point she tells her son's wife (played by Chastain) that ...

Ralph Fiennes's 'Coriolanus' Modernizes Shakespeare. Published Nov 28, 2011 at 12:00 AM EST Updated Nov 28, 2011 at 8:53 AM EST. Joe Scarnici / WireImage-Getty Images. By Julie Kavanagh .

A preview of "Coriolanus," as staged by Seattle Shakespeare Company — the first-ever SSC production of this lesser-known Shakespeare play. Director David Quicksall talks about the company's ...

This week Anthony Lane reviews Ralph Fiennes’s film adaption of Shakespeare’s “Coriolanus.” The photographer Kalpesh Lathigra took the production as an opportunity to shoot two different ...