Tag Archives: Film & Video/General
Women in Love and Other Dramatic Writings
by Larry Kramer…of lyrical, dreamlike language. . . . Just Say No is a different animal altogether, a rollicking political satire. . . . Kramer laments the state of modern theater and exhorts fellow playwrights to create work that is “about” something. Kramer’s work, and his life, have clearly been “about” something.”…
We’re No Angels
by David MametWith this screenplay David Mamet gives the traditional prison-break story his special blend of gripping suspense, slapdash buffoonery, and ingenious plotting.
True Romance
by Quentin Tarantino“Tarantino creates a world of tough guys, bravado, lurid melodrama, easy women, betrayal, guns and drugs. . . . The energy and style of…
Trip to Bountiful, Tender Mercies, To Kill a Mockingbird
by Horton FooteA collection of Horton Foote’s best-known and most-loved screenplays, revealing the deep currents of American society through the simplest details of daily life.
Things Change
by David MametThis screenplay is a humorous burlesque of the American Dream tinged with bitter irony. It is the second film to be directed from his…
Thelma & Louise and Something to Talk About
by Callie Khouri“Their adventures, while tinged with the fatalism that attends any crime spree, have the thrilling, life-affirming energy for which the best road movies are…
Stealing Beauty
by Susan Minot“Stealing Beauty is a joy to behold . . . a richly satisfying chamber piece that is both literary and utterly contemporary. . ….
Some Mother’s Son
by Terry George“Powerful, harrowing and honest–a drama about ordinary people caught up in the Irish “troubles’ . . . An important movie, full of mourning, anger…
Slam
by Richard Stratton“Brace yourself for a slam-dunk of a movie . . . [Slam] makes Godard’s Breathless look like a cartoon. . . . Independent filmmaking…
