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- Melodies of MelodramaMelodrama, and Todd Haynes's "Far From Heaven"
- What is the Difference Between a Melodrama and a Drama?Ever wonder what makes one movie a drama, and another a melodrama?
- James Whale's 1936 Show Boat is a great example of a backstage melodramaShow Boat is not purely progressive; it represents progressive ideas in a repressed manner, which it probably had to be because of the production code.
Brothers - Great Acting, Average MelodramaThere are many strong things about Brothers, and Sheridan remains a director great at capturing the dynamics of families struggling to get by. But it still feels overly familiar and pales in comparison to so many others of its type.- Review of The Great America Melodrama Theater in Oceano, CaliforniaThere is fantastic little theater in Oceano, California that everybody should know about.
- ER Finale Ends Series with Little Melodrama"ER" ended its 15 year run without any shootings, explosions, big deaths, or even an overlord of returning guest stars. Noah Wyle's Dr. Carter, Dr. Green's daughter, and a "life goes on" kind of day at County Hospital concluded the famed series.
Get Your Melodrama Off of My LifeBecause 'I like the occasional spanking' does not translate into: We're going to harvest your organs
Desperate Housewives: Tragicomic Satire or Uninspiring Melodrama?When viewed analytically, Desperate Housewives loses value, cheapened by its formulaic, commercialist nature. Its melodramatic and often predictable narrative, and the commercials aired during its runtime reveal its true nature: a money-making automaton of pop culture.
The Scarlet Letter: Roger Chillingworth: Not Credible and a Villain of MelodramaThe Scarlet Letter also affected Roger Chillingworth. He is seen as the villain in the novel. Throughout the novel his main drive is revenge against Dimmesdale and Hester. He explains to Hester why he will not kill her, "Even...- Movie Review :: W.E. (2011) (R)Although Madonna's second feature film scores high in the visual department, it's intercutting of history with a contemporary romantic melodrama lacks appeal.
A Deservedly Forgotten 1955 Gangster Melodrama “The Naked Street”Review of “The Naked Street” (1955) and gang-and-dame melodrama starring Farley Granger, Anthony Quinn, Anne Bancroft, and Peter Graves- Movie Review :: Bride Flight (2011) (R)A two-hour romantic melodrama, one that could have been lifted from the pages of a Victorian gothic novel were it not for the inconsistent time periods.
"Io Sono L'amore" ("I Am Love") Movie Review"I am Love" is a gala of sensation for lovers of cinema. Transcending the melodrama with gorgeously shot Italian villas and architecture, pretentious cuisine, fashion and art, and raw performances behind beautiful people.
Fight Over Gary Coleman's Body Ends, but One, Two, Possibly Three Wills SurfaceA second will has surfaced in the continuing melodrama surrounding the death of "Diff'rent Strokes" actor Gary Coleman. Coleman's estranged parents, who were challenging Shannon Price's decision to bury Gary Coleman in Utah, have now...
Kelly Bensimon Crazy or Breakdown on The Real Housewives of New York City Staged?If you were one of the new viewers who tuned into "Real Housewives of New York City" Thursday evening, you saw something a bit outside the usual melodrama that encapsulates the lives of Kelly Bensimon, Bethenny Frankel, and the rest of...- "River Monsters" Returns: Giant Stingray with Flesh-Eating Venom and Killer Barbed Tail Gives Birth (Video)If television shows about two-legged monsters, melodrama, and cartoons aren't what you're in the mood for, how about a reality show that chronicles the chasing down of a giant, real-life monster stingray, one that weighs in excess of 400 pounds...
- Scandal Continues as Jesse James Allegedly Got One Mistress PregnantThe scandalous break-up of the marriage of Sandra Bullock and Jesse James has become a revelatory melodrama, captivating the media and the attention of the public. And if Radar Online's revelation that Jesse James admitted to Sandra Bullock...
- Rielle Hunter Upset Over Provocative 'GQ' PicturesRielle Hunter is back in this installment of 'Another Day, Another Scandal Involving Pictures.' In a continuing melodrama that just will not go away (partially due to journalists, writers, and bloggers such as myself who keep this kind of stuff in...
- What Makes You Think You Can Dance Better Than Other Reality TV?With choreographers challenging the contestants who have practiced and trained all their lives, SYTYCD transcends the melodrama and infighting seen on most reality shows.
- A Wild and Woolly Comedy/Melodrama About Occupied Japan: Imamura's "Pigs and Battleships"Imamura's breakout 1961 movie set in the Red Light District near a US naval base ca. 1954 shows hysterical gangsters and a resilient young woman
Ayn Rand and 'Atlas Shrugged' More Popular Than EverOne of the most popular authors of 2009 is a woman, born in Russia, famous for her philosophical novels with just the hint of melodrama as well as her somewhat quirky personality. She has been dead nearly thirty years and her name is Ayn Rand.
Frances Slocum: The Most Interesting Cass County ResidentMy favorite long gone Logansport area resident of the all time is Frances Slocum. The story has the flavor of an enthusiastic Victorian age epic with such melodrama; still the story is true.
Mark Everett / Manuel Benitez Latest Child Actor TragedyManuel Benitez was killed on Christmas Eve 2008 in a standoff with Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department police. But Mark Everett is not the only child star to have what looked like a promising career turn into a tragic melodrama.- Coping with Over-Dramatic Teens and TweensSo you are a parent who is dealing with over-dramatic teens and tweens and are at you've had it? You need to know how to get this melodrama under control so you can regain your sanity.
- Review of Courtyard by Marriott in Wichita, KansasLocated in Old Town of Wichita close to Mosley Street Melodrama.
- Summer Mummers in Midland, TexasSummer Mummers is a strange hybrid of melodrama, vaudeville, silent movie, and burlesque.
- Kirsten Dunst, Sofia Copolla, Marie Antoinette DVD ReviewHistorical melodrama,period piece
- Teenage Wasteland: The Downfall of a TV GenreWith FOX announcing the cancellation of its former cultural phenomenon, The OC, it's become difficult to find shows that target teen viewers but also appeal to an older audience. Where has the teen melodrama genre gone?
- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and Hamlet Doesn't Look Too GoodTom Stoppard's play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead uses disconnection to show that Shakespeare's Hamlet, argued by some to be the greatest play ever written, is really just a histrionic melodrama.
- Pure Avoids Phony PredictabilityPure is a well-told love story between a boy and his mother that satisfyingly concludes its plot conflicts with a believable outcome that doesn't rely on phony melodrama and the heavy hand of the author.
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