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Nothing beats a great drama. Thanks to the Spout community, they're easy to find. Here's a list of the best drama movies of all time. Go ahead, check ‘em out. Just click on the title to learn all about a film. We’d love to hear your opinions and suggestions, too. Don’t agree wit...
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A Bronx Tale (1993, USA, Robert De N ...
By CinemaRian on CinemaRian Blog
" A Bronx Tale is the first film directed by Robert De Niro, and it's a quietly effective low-key drama about gangsters. It is unique among crime films in that the protagonist is neither a mafiaoso or a law enforcement agent, but an average Joe. This is the only film that shows what it might be like to grow up in neighboorhood where having the mob living next door was a fact of l ... [More]"
Strike (1925, USSR, Sergei Eisenstie ...
By CinemaRian on CinemaRian Blog
" Strike is the kind of movie that confounds star ratings. On one hand, I feel I should give it four stars because it is a film of ceaseless ambition and great visual poetry. On the other, it is dense, confusing and esoteric, without any compelling human characters to care about. I am giving it three because no serious cineastes should avoid a film this impressive, I am unsure as ... [More]"
Nixon (1995, USA, Oliver Stone) ***
By CinemaRian on CinemaRian Blog
" Like the man it portrays, Nixon is endlessly ambitious. Oliver Stone is playing for big money here. It's significant that the movie begins with a homage to Citizen Kane and ends with what amounts to a blatant steal from The Godfather Part II, as Stone is clearly hoping that his magnum opus (the film runs three hours and eleven minuets) will enter into film history as one of the ... [More]"
The Long Voyage Home (1940, USA, Joh ...
By CinemaRian on CinemaRian Blog
" One of John Ford's most underrated films, The Long Voyage Home is a mostly plotless portrait of male bonding and Irish sensibilties. Although it probably was not a good idea to cast John Wayne as a Swede, this slow-paced and somewhat difficult film is well worth the effort. Based on a series of four short plays by Eugene O'Niell, the film recounts the voyage of a merchantship ... [More]"
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Recent drama discussions

I watched The Host last night....
In Friends of Foreign Flicks last post by leeroy711
"It was better than I expected, I typically prefer the monster genre to the ghost type of horror so I was kinda into it. The humor wasn't as good the trailer leads you to believe. But I tend to have a problem with genre movies that turn ... [More] "
Top 5 Uses of Split Screen
In Top 5 last post by leeroy711
"When done right, a scene that utilizes split screen techniques can become unforgettable. Done wrong, and, well . . . %$*@! 5.) Jackie Brown - Adds that extra something during the latter half of the film. I could switch this with Kill Bi ... [More] "
Summer Palace
In Spout Mavens last post by analogzombie
"Summer Palace (2006) Directed by Lou Ye. Starring Hao Lei, Guo Xiaodong, Hu Ling, Zhang Xianmin. A romance takes place against some of the most turbulent events in recent Chinese history in this epic-scal ... [More] "
Recasting smaller productions
In Recasting couch last post by Risselada
"Wow people really seem to get off on this group. I'm amazed. Where did everyone come from? Well it's almost too much mental energy for me to think up my full casts for all of the proposals you've made so far, much less spend the time ... [More] "
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