Modern Film Adaptations of Shakespeare  Fathom Vicki Botnick Vicki Botnick is a writer and researcher at the American Film Institute, where she contributes to the AFI Catalog of Feature Films, a preservation project recording every feature film ever made in America. Since earning a master's degree with honors from the University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television in 1996, she has worked as a film critic, entertainment journalist and film history researcher for such organizations and publications as The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, Movieline magazine, POV magazine and Los Angeles Magazine, as well as many independent authors. When not working or watching movies, she can be found manning the phone lines at the LA Suicide Prevention Center or raising her parakeets, Norman and Millie. American Film Institute The American Film Institute (AFI) is the nation's pre-eminent arts organization dedicated to advancing and preserving the art of the moving image. Since 1967, AFI has served as America's voice for film, television, video and the digital arts, with innovative programs in education, training, exhibition, preservation and new technology. Content at AFI includes interviews with filmmakers, master seminars with the world's greatest cinema artists, definitive bibliographic records of American feature films from the AFI Catalog, articles from the highly regarded journal American Film, expanded with video, text and graphic elements. AFI will enrich users' understanding of film history as well as the cutting-edge contemporary craft and practice of the emerging digital arts. Fathom Fathom is the leading source for online learning. The company's website (www.fathom.com) offers unprecedented opportunities for professional development and lifelong learning through authenticated online education opportunities. Online courses and free seminars together with lectures, interviews, articles and exhibits are available through Fathom, as well as books and other products. Authoritative reference content spans all disciplines and fields of study. Fathom is an international consortium of leading universities, cultural institutions, and disseminators of research, which oversees Fathom's development, policies, and educational objectives.