Drama
The denotative aspects of drama from Aristotle's "Poetics" include a story development with a beginning, middle and an end. In the more conventional sense, dramatic presentations include the portrayal of characters, settings, life situations and stories in the course of a theatrical performance. In theatre, drama usually takes on the scope of dealing with matters of a serious nature.
Drama is Alice's largest section and a treasure trove of great drama catering for every taste. The bulk of the "Drama" section (generally made since 1965 and include psychological dramas) is listed below, however you may also choose from the "Classic Drama" sub-section (generally made before 1965), in blue on left. Also helpful may be "Alices Playhouse", "True Stories" and "Shakespeare" features.
Right: Scene from Kubrick's beautifully mounted "Barry Lyndon"
House Of Cards (Blu-ray) (1968)
5.8/10
Director: John Guillermin
Starring: George Peppard, Inger Stevens, Orson Welles, Keith Michell
In 1960s Paris, an American boxer stumbles upon an international fascist conspiracy that aims to create a new world order. Read more
Kingdom: Season 1 (2014)
8.5/10
Starring: Frank Grillo, Kiele Sanchez, Jonathan Tucker, Nick Jonas, Joanna Going, Paul Wal...
Alvey and Lisa are struggling to keep their gym, Navy Street, afloat. Their best hope is Alvey's son Nate, an up and coming fighter. Jay, Alvey's othe... Read more
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (Blu-ray) (1972)
7.4/10
Director: Paul Newman
Starring: Joanne Woodward, Roberta Wallach, Richard Venture
A middle-aged misfit struggles to raise her daughters, one popular and the other a promising science student. Read more
The Panic In Needle Park (Blu-ray) (1971)
7/10
Director: Jerry Schatzberg
Starring: Al Pacino, Kitty Winn, Alan Vint, Richard Bright
Follows the lives of heroin addicts who frequent "Needle Park" in New York City. Read more
The Automatic Hate (2015)
6.3/10
Starring: Deborah Ann Woll, Joseph Cross, Adelaide Clemens, Richard Schiff, Ricky Jay, Cat...
Davis meets a cute young woman claiming to be his cousin. After confirming that his dad has a secret brother, he visits her and her two sisters. What... Read more
Hamlet (2009)
8.1/10
Director: Gregory Doran
Starring: Patrick Stewart, David Tennant, Oliver Ford Davies
The RSC puts a modern spin on Shakespeare's Hamlet in this filmed-for-television version of their stage production. The Prince of Denmark seeks vengea... Read more
Next Stop, Greenwich Village (Blu-ray) (1976)
7/10
Director: Paul Mazursky
Starring: Christopher Walken, Ellen Greene, Shelley Winters, Lenny Baker
Paul Mazursky's autobiographical comedy centers on an aspiring actor's (Lenny Baker) adventures in Greenwich Village in the 1950s, as he leaves his ho... Read more
The Paradise: Series Two (2014)
7.7/10
Starring: Joanna Vanderham, Stephen Wight, Matthew McNulty, Elaine Cassidy, David Hayman,...
A year after John Moray declared his love for Denise Lovett and lost his beloved department store, his spurned ex-fiancee, Katherine Glendenning, rene... Read more
A Rage To Live (Blu-ray) (1965)
6.2/10
Director: Walter Grauman
Starring: Suzanne Pleshette, Bradford Dillman, Ben Gazzara, Peter Graves, Bethel Leslie
Grace Caldwell, a young Pennsylvania newspaper heiress living with her widowed mother, has trouble restraining herself when it comes to the amorous at... Read more
The Hour Of The Lynx (2013)
6.1/10
Director: Soren Kragh-Jacobsen
Starring: Sofie Grabol, Soren Malling, Borje Ahlstedt
Helen, who is a priest, is approached by scientist Lisbeth with a desperate plea for help. A young man, who has been sent to a high security psychiatr... Read more