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"
Pump Up The Volume (1990)
7.2/10
Director: Allan Moyle
Starring: Christian Slater, Scott Paulin, Ellen Greene, Samantha Mathis, Annie Ross
A funny, fast-talking rally call to rebellious youth. It features Christian Slater ('Heathers') as Hard Harry, the raunchy one-man private radio stati... Read more
Return Home (1990)
7.2/10
Director: Ray Argall
Starring: Dennis Coard, Frankie J Holden, Ben Mendelsohn, Rachel Rains
Noel is a successful insurance broker who decides to move back to the small, seaside Adelaide town of his childhoood for a new start. His older broth... Read more
Chancer: Series 2 (1990)
7.7/10
Director: Alan Grint
Starring: Clive Owen, Leslie Phillips, Peter Vaughan, Louise Lombard, Simon Shepherd, Susa...
He's rude, arrogant, ingenious, unprincipled - and utterly charming. The second season of this densely plotted British television drama takes on a d... Read more
Goodfellas ( Blu-ray ) (1990)
8.7/10
Director: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Paul Sorvino, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco
Martin Scorsese's violent true-life gangster epic which follows Henry Hill (Ray Liotta) as he rises through the ranks of the Mafia. Upon turning FBI i... Read more
The Big Man (1990)
5/10
Director: David Leland
Starring: Ian Bannen, John Beattie, Billy Connolly, Kenny Ireland, Peter Mullan, Liam Nees...
Liam Neeson is Danny Scoular, an out of work miner, desperate to put food on his family's table. When he is offered money by a local crime boss to ta... Read more
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
6.6/10
Director: Spike Lee
Starring: Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Wesley Snipes
Spike ('Do The Right Thing') Lee has come up trumps again with this well-crafted tale of a jazz musician coming to terms with himself and life. Denzel... Read more
The Voice of the Moon (La voce della luna) (1990)
6.3/10
Director: Federico Fellini
Starring: Roberto Benigni
The Voice of the Moon (Italian: La voce della luna) is a 1990 Italian dramatic comedy film directed by Federico Fellini and starring Roberto Benigni,... Read more
Europa Europa (1990)
7.6/10
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Starring: Julie Delpy, Marco Hofschneider
A riveting and moving fact-based WWII Holocaust drama about a German-Jewish teenage boy who flees the Nazis and conceals his identity - only to find h... Read more
King of New York (Blu-ray) (1990)
7/10
Director: Abel Ferrara
Starring: Christopher Walken, David Caruso, Giancarlo Esposito, Laurence Fishburne, Steve...
In New York, crime gets done Frank's way - or it doesn't get done at all. Recently freed from prison, Frank White (Christopher Walken) hooks up with h... Read more
The Comfort of Strangers (1990)
6.4/10
Director: Paul Schrader
Starring: Rupert Everett, Helen Mirren, Christopher Walken, Natasha Richardson
A creepy and darkly erotic tale, set within mysterious yet alluring Venice. Two lovers on vacation are wooed by a bizarre married couple with strange... Read more