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Feature Writer: Anne Brodie
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“All drama is conflict. Without conflict, you have no action; without action, you have no character.” -- Syd Field, Screenplay

From Rebel Without a Cause to There Will Be Blood, from Casablanca to Juno, drama takes the difficult stuff of life and lays it bare, in all its ambiguous glory, helping us see what is human in ourselves, and those around us. No surprise that nearly every year, the Oscar for Best Picture lands in this category.

Here we’ll delve into the pictures, actors and directors, from new releases to classics, that make the big screen come to life. We’ll also look at sub-genres like comedic dramas, film noir, new wave and fantasy to plumb them for dramatic value. I'd love to hear your suggestions and comments too, so email me and tell me what you think.

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Anne Brodie

Michael Jackson's White Glove to Be Sold

In: Film Dramas (general)

Images of the Michael Jackson's White Glove have swept the media following his death last week. The glove symbolised the Jackson's phonomenal stardom and the man himself more...

Disney's A Christmas Carol IMAX 3-D

In: Film Dramas (general)

Disney Canada showed a small group of Toronto film writers an eight minute reel of its holiday release. It made a strong impression. more...

Interview with Victoria Day Filmmaker David Bezm

In: Film Drama Directors

Toronto author David Bezmozgis' Victoria Day is the moving story of a high schooler who faces adulthood in the summer of 1988 when events force him to be a man. more...

Film Noir Reflects Dark Times

In: Film Dramas (general)

Films noirs ('black films') were B-movies of the forties and fifties that shared a pervasive feeling or atmosphere of bleakness and corruption. more...

Cannes Film Festival Highlights

In: Film Drama Directors

One of the most anticipated films at the 62nd annual Festival De Cannes is Terry Gilliam's surreal morality tale,The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. more...

Peter Bogdanovich on the Movies

In: Film Drama Directors

Peter Bogdanovich may be best known to contemporary audiences as the psychiatrists' psychiatrist on The Sopranos but he was one of Hollywood's great characters. more...

Inside Frost/Nixon - Interview with Actor Andy Milder

In: Drama DVD Reviews

Frost/Nixon, starring Frank Langella and Michael Sheen, brings to life one of television's original, great reality series - David Frost's interviews with Richard Nixon. more...

Two Lovers - An Interview

In: Film Dramas (general)

The renowned director, who is currently writing a script for Brad Pitt, directs Brad's ex as a woman suffering from mental illness. She finds a kindred spirit and love. more...

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