Drama Archive

Bleak House - Of all the distinguished adaptations of classic English novels, "Bleak House" is among the greatest. The writer is Andrew Davis, whose credits are impeccable ("Pride and Prejudice," starring Colin Firth).

Blizzard of ’16: Binge on Movies & Series - THE AMAZON LINK: There are now two ways to get to Amazon and support this site. The old: Click on the “Buy it from Amazon” link on any review and

Bloody Sunday - 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 Cameron: "What happened should never, ever have happened...

Borgen - “Borgen” is shorthand for “the castle,” the home of the Danish Parliament and the government’s executive offices. It’s where Birgitte Nyborg --- in the series, Denmark’s first female prime minister

Brokeback Mountain -       Brokeback Mountain directed by Ang Lee The story of two cowboys who fall in love in

Brothers - 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 prison --- he’s

Burn - Of his films, which one did Marlon Brando prize above all others? No. Not "The Godfather." "Burn.” You haven’t seen “Burn” --- indeed, you may never have heard of it --- because: 1)

Dangerous Liaisons - We go to movies for many reasons. We like spectacle, so we pile into the multiplex on opening weekend to catch the latest blockbuster. We crave

Diva - I was teaching screenwriting at New York University when “Diva” reached New York theaters. Some of my students saw it. “This one’s for you,” they said. No kidding. The feature debut

Dodsworth - William Wyler got his first Oscar nomination for "Dodsworth," launching a 20-year span of remarkable achievement and honors. He's the most nominated director in Academy Awards history, with twelve nominations.

East-West - If Steven Spielberg had directed "East-West," tens of millions of Americans would have seen it and critics would have proclaimed it his "masterpiece." But Regis Wargnier directed it, and it's mostly

Elmer Gantry - 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 and about as welcome as a sermon

Forbidden Hollywood Collection, Vol. 1 - Weekend Classic: Cold where you are? Don't even start. As you read this, I'm off to Duluth for the weekend --- and it's minus 9 degrees there. Very much looking

Francis Ford Coppola: The Conversation - In 1972, the entire world watched “The Godfather.” At the Academy Awards, Francis Ford Coppola was appropriately honored --- the film won three Oscars: Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best

Gaslight - It's happened to all of us --- falling for the wrong man/woman and failing to realize our lover is a seriously bad character. Parents try to tell us. Friends intervene.

Get Carter - The English magazine Total Cinema called 'Get Carter' the '#1 British movie of all time.' You probably haven't seen it. Several reasons for that. It was released in 1971, when you were unborn or otherwise

Glory Road -   Glory Road directed by James Gartner At a tech conference last year, I watched Bill Gates launch the Xbox. Naturally,

Greta Gerwig: The movies before “Barbie” (One is sensational!) - I’m very aware that fans spent $337 million on tickets worldwide on its opening weekend, the most ever for the opening weekend of a film this year and the biggest

Head Butler’s Favorite Movies of 2018 - I wrote and wrote this year, and so I saw many fewer movies than I usually do. But rarity breeds discrimination; I believe the few movies I did see were

Hester Street, Crossing Delancey and Chilly Scenes of Winter - Guest Butler Barbara Finkelstein is the author of Summer Long-a-coming. She has written some memorable pieces for Head Butler: In Defense of Long Books and The Battle Hymn of the