Shakespeare William 1564 1616 Video Adaptations -- See Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Film and video adaptations Here are entered works of criticism and interpretation of cinematic or video adaptations of an author's fiction, drama, or poetry. Works about plays an author writes expressly for motion pictures are entered under the author's name with the subdivision Motion picture plays. Works about plays an author writes expressly for video are entered under the author's name with the subdivision Radio and television plays.