Showing posts with label gangster film. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gangster film. Show all posts
Monday, July 21, 2025

‘Pale Flower’: Gambling dens, yakuza and a mysterious woman who lives on the edge

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A taste for danger. Saeko (Mariko Kaga), "Pale Flower" (1964). By Paul Parcellin “ Pale Flower ” (1964) I t’s clear from the start...
Saturday, April 12, 2025

‘The Long Good Friday’: A Gangster Noir That Saw the Future

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Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren, "The Long Good Friday" (1980). Mobster’s World Blown to Bits in an Easter Wave of Terror
 Contains spoi...
Sunday, March 30, 2025

When Gangsters Collide with the Dark Side: 65 Mobbed Up Films Noir

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Jean Hagen, Sterling Hayden, "The Asphalt Jungle" (1950).  In Noir, Racketeers Aren't Like the Ones In Your (Grand)Father'...
Monday, November 11, 2024

Amnesia Noir: 30 Films Worth Remembering

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Alan Ladd, William Bendix, “The Blue Dahlia” (1946). When Returning War Vets and Others Suffer Memory Blackouts, Murder is Often Afoot By Pa...
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Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Femmes Fatale Are Deceptively Charming, Dangerous and Often Lethal; But One Among Them Tips the Scales When It Comes to Evil Doings — And She’s Probably Not The One You’re Thinking Of

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Elisha Cook Jr., Marie Windsor, “The Killing” (1956). By Paul Parcellin Be forewarned: Many spoilers are included throughout the text below....
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Wednesday, September 21, 2022

‘L.A. Confidential’: Wounded Cops Take On the System

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From left, Det. Ed Exly (Guy Pearce), Det.  Bud White (Russell Crowe) and Det. Jack Vincennes (Kevin Spacey). "L.A. Confidential" ...
Tuesday, July 16, 2013

British Invasion: Boorman Uncorks Psychedelic Noir

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Angie Dickinson, Lee Marvin and Carroll O'Connor in 'Point Blank' (1967). W hy is L.A. the location of choice for so many crime...