David Mamet has also written several thought-provoking essays on melodrama in film -- "The Jew for Export" comes to mind (in _Make Believe Town_) as well as selections from _On Directing Film_ and _The Three Uses of the Knife: On the Nature and Purpose of Drama_. He also discusses the concept in his interview w/_Salon_ magazine, done around the time of the release of _The Spanish Prisoner_. Don't have the exact URL for the interview, but you can find it through _Salon_'s home page: http://www.salon.com This list isn't exhaustive -- as most of you know, Mamet tends to express his opinions on such subjects frequently... Jeff McIntire-Strasburg Webster University St. Louis, MO ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html