Deputy Online Editor Helen O'Hara:

I love me a bit of the Bard (who was not the Earl of Oxford, whatever Roland Emmerich says) so I'm very much looking forward to Ralph Fiennes' directorial debut, Coriolanus. A Balkans-y update of one of Shakespeare's less performed plays, this mixes Shakespeare's language and authentic Roman politicking and scheming with a hefty dose of realistic looking action (from Hurt Locker cinematographyer Barry Ackroyd, fact fans). Judging by the clip we saw at the launch this morning, Gerard Butler's a surprisingly good foil for Fiennes' steely-eyed general, and Vanessa Redgrave looks to be tough as nails as Fiennes' mum. With Jessica Chastain and Brian Cox also in there, we're expecting great things. At the very least, I'm hoping that it will enlighten me as to the play's text a little further than the Reduced Shakespeare Company managed, wherein they skipped it because they thought the "anus" part might offend people.