Drama Archives
A Face in the Crowd - Success, as Woody Allen observed, only makes you more of what you already are. If you don’t believe that, just consider the case of Larry "
After the Wedding, directed by Susanne Bier - “After the Wedding” could be the best film I've seen in a decade. And I say that even though I didn't see all of it --- like just abou
Alexander Nevsky, directed by Sergei Eisenstein - The greatest score in all of film --- so good that it inspired John Williams' shark theme in “Jaws” and James Horner's music for “
Amadeus, directed by Milos Forman -     February 27, 2006: Mozart's 250th birthday. He's looking good for someone his age.
Arlington Road - My Favorite Wainwright: No, not Rufus. Martha. Here's the cheat sheet.
Bad Day at Black Rock, directed by John Sturges - So there I was, an unworldly teenager incarcerated at a prep school in the mid-50s, surrounded by a cluster of sophisticated, condescending, rich
Bang the Drum Slowly, directed by John Hancock - I’m a sucker for author questionnaires, and Shelf Awareness --- a daily newsletter for the bookstore crowd --- has a great one.
Battle of Algiers, directed by Gillo Pontecorvo - Almost every war movie stacks the deck. Enemy soldiers wear heavy boots, are unshaven, speak in accents and die in large numbers at the end.
Before Sunrise/Before Sunset, directed by Richard Linklater - Before Sunrise/Before Sunset directed by Richard Linklater Videos Before Sunrise Before Sunset
Bloody Sunday, Paul Greengrass (director) - It took a 12-year investigation that cost $280 million and filled 5,000 pages. But now we know. In the words of British Prime Minister David Came
Brokeback Mountain, directed by Ang Lee -       Brokeback Mountain directed by Ang Lee The story of two cowboys who fall in love in Wyoming in 1963 and dare not tell
Brothers, Susanne Bier (director) - Once upon a time in Denmark, there was a good brother and a bad brother.   When we meet them, Jannik, the bad brother, is just getting out of pri
Burn, directed by Gillo Pontecorvo - How much do you love Marlon Brando?  Thought so.   So…have you seen the film that Brando thought had “the best acting I've ever
Closer,  directed by Mike Nichol -       Closer directed by Mike Nichols A line from a James Tate poem kept running through my head as I watched
Dangerous Liaisons, directed by Stephen Frears - We go to movies for many reasons. We like spectacle, so we pile into the multiplex on opening weekend to catch the latest blockbuster.
Diva, directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix - I was teaching screenwriting at New York University when “Diva” reached New York theaters. Some of my students saw it.
Dodsworth, directed by William Wyler - You’ll look long and hard without finding a movie about credible adults in credible relationships.
East-West, directed by Regis Wargnier - If Steven Spielberg had directed "East-West," tens of millions of Americans would have seen it and critics would have proclaimed it his &quo
Elmer Gantry, directed by Richard Brooks - Nobody reads Sinclair Lewis these days.  I’d say that’s a shame, but most of the books that made his reputation are long and windy an
Finding Neverland, directed by Marc Forster -     Finding Neverland directed by Marc Forster Butler went to a screening of