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AFI Names Top Ten Courtroom Dramas of All Time
To Kill a Mockingbird is the Top Courtroom Drama movie of all time, according to the American Film Institute. The AFI focuses on movie depictions of the justice system.
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Courtroom Drama, Ayn Rand, and Your Local Theatre
Parts 1 and 2 of an Ayn Rand Play Review
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Judge and Jury by James Patterson
James Patterson is known for his easy-to-read, fast-paced, engrossing thrillers...and "Judge and Jury," written with Andrew Gross and released in July, is no exception.
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The Ultimate Life by Jim Stovall
Jim Stovall's sequel to his best-selling book, The Ultimate Gift, follows Jason Stevens into the year after he receives his "gift."
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12 Angry Men - Movie Review - 1957
Ever been certain you were right only to be proven wrong? This movie not only challenges your senses, it challenges your sense: What if it were you on trial for murder?
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Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine welcomes both established and new fiction mystery writers whose short stories fits into the genre.
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Book Review - Exile
More than just a book about terrorism, "Exile" is a disturbing, yet compelling murder drama, with deep roots in the conflicts of the West Bank. I highly recommend it.
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Book Review: Alibi by Sydney Bauer
Sydney Bauer has written a tightly-plotted legal thriller in Alibi, with defence attorney David Cavanaugh again taking the central role in a high-profile murder case
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Book Review: Limitations
"Limitations" revisits some of Turow's past characters, but the jury's out on this courtroom drama.
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Essential Latin Legal Phrases and Expressions
Many concepts in criminal and civil law are Latin terms. Familiarity with Latin legal phrases helps one understand judicial practices, whether in court, or just on TV.
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John Grisham
John Grisham's rise from small-town lawyer to best-selling author seems on the surface a Cinderella story, but it's more a tale of dedication and hard work than luck.
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Julianna Margulies is The Good Wife
Right from the headlines, this new drama tackles the subject of a political sex scandal and how the wife moves on.
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Movie Review of Fracture
Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling face off in this taut thriller about an attempted murder.
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Raising the Bar Series Premier on TNT Cable TV
Raising the Bar, the new legal drama by Steven Bochco, premiered on TNT Cable Television featuring the relationships and of young lawers in and out of the courtroom.
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Raising the Bar, Steven Bochco's Latest Show
Raising the Bar, created by Steven Bochco, is a show that gives lawyers and judges personality and heart.
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The Good Wife: The New Television Show to Watch
The Good Wife, starring Julianna Margulies, brings CBS a hit with 13.7 million viewers tuning in to see the wronged wife of a former State Attorney rebuild her life.
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Get a Clue! (Mysteries for Kids)
Everybody loves a good mystery - especially a kid! I'd tell you more, but I don't wont to give too much away...
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The Price of Freedom
The 1998 dramatic film Amistad, based on a true story, centered around a group of enslaved Africans fighting for their basic human right to freedom.
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Find Me Guilty DVD Review
Vin Diesel puts on some hair to be taken seriously in Find Me Guilty.
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Daytime TV Judge Rundown
They're all over the daytime television scene. They've turned countless housewives and unemployed couch potatoes into legal experts. But which TV judge is right for you?
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Playing for Pizza by John Grisham
John Grisham, best known for his legal dramas, takes a rather self-indulgent side trip in this light tale of a has-been quarterback who finds his life in Italy.
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Pleading Guilty by Scott Turow
A review of the legal thriller, "Pleading Guilty" by Scott Turow, followed by the best places online to purchase the book.
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When is Evidence "Debunked"?
Evidence of a haunting is often subjective. This article proposes a minimum standard for investigators to use when asking whether evidence will stand up to scrutiny.
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'Early TV' On Postage Stamps
From Howdy Doody to Dragnet, the Golden Age of Television is being honored on a sheet of 20 commemorative postage stamps on Aug. 11 in Hollywood.
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Animal Executions of the Middle Ages
In the Middle Ages animals were tried in local courts for crimes ranging from theft and vandalism, to homicide and sexual perversion: after which they were often executed
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Demonic Possession: Films Based on True Cases
These three films are based on true cases where priests or paranormal investigators were called in to help rid the sufferer of an evil spirit or demon.
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Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
Lesbian lovers on the lam in Matthew Bright's latest twisted variation on the fairy tale.
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In Focus: Bruce Beresford
In-depth profile of the acclaimed Australian film director, Bruce Bersford.
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Medieval Animal Trials
Medieval law tried bug swarms and entire classes of animals in serious church courts they failed to attend, before sentencing them to biblical curses that failed to work.
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Noted Director Sidney Lument Returns To His Television Roots
100 CENTRE STREET debuts on A&E, THE PRETENDER is back with a first-run movie.
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Reefer Madness: Tell Your Children
This partial synopsis and brief analysis of the American cult film classic "Reefer Madness" examines some of this early motion picture's themes and techniques.
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The Appeal by John Grisham
Are the judges in your area appointed or elected? If elected, are you sure that special interests are not manipulating your choices?
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The Emotional Connection in Fiction
It is important to weave emotions into fiction to form heart connections with the reader.
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The Quality of Mercy
Often confused with a soliloquy, Portia's speech "The quality of mercy is not strain'd" is a clever piece of courtoom oratory.
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Victor Garber on Ugly Betty?
Victor Garber must regret his choice after Ugly Betty was feted at the Golden Globes
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Writing Script Endings that Surprise and Satisfy
A powerful ending comes from drafting a third act that answers all of the story's questions and follows logically from the events leading up to it, but with a twist.
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AFI Names Top Ten Sports Films of All Time
The American Film Institute has named the 'Top 100 Films of All Time." The "Top Ten Sports Films' cover a variety of sports. 'Raging Bull' was the number one movie.
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Defying Hitler
In this powerful book, Sebastian Hafner details his experiences in Germany during Hitler's rise to power and World War Two
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Hollywood Does It Again
The release of the film "Rules of Engagement," is topping the box office charts and American Muslim nerves.
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Harper Lee's Mockingbird Still Sings
I am honored this week to review Harper Lee's <i>To Kill a Mockingbird</i>, one of the most influential and one of the finest novels of the twentieth century. This review is written as part of Suite101's Black History Month event and is based on a new editon released in paperback by Harper Collins as one of their "Perennial Classics."
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Children's Rights
A call for children to be seen as people with certain basic rights - rights to a safe, sane and stable environment in which to grow, and a request to sign a petition to help end child abuse. Children must no longer be seen as property that parents have "rights" to.
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Trial and Error
With so many legal based shows on television, how come daytime dramas so rarely get it right?


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