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Showing posts with label gangster movie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gangster movie. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 31, 2023

'Highway 301': There's a Killer on the Road

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Wally Cassell, Steve Cochran, Richard Egan, Edward Norris, Robert Webber, 'Highway 301' (1950).  It’s a wonder that anyone gets thro...
Wednesday, November 2, 2016

What the Devil is Film Noir, and Who Named It?

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A scene from 'The Crimson Kimono,'  a 1959 thriller directed by Samuel Fuller. I 'm a little late in posting a link to the g...
Friday, May 27, 2016

FEARSOME 15: Movie Gangsters to Watch Out For

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I n the movies, henchmen climb to the top of the crime heap by using bombs, bullets and intimidation. Of course, being a terrifying SOB i...
Monday, August 19, 2013

A B Picture That Profoundly Influenced Martin Scorsese

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Whenever I see him in interviews, Martin Scorsese never fails to amaze me with the breadth of his film knowledge. Click on thi...
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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...
Monday, February 18, 2013

This Scarface is in Chicago, Not Miami

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Living dangerously, Tony Camonte muscles in on his boss's girlfriend. "S carface" (1932) is one of the seminal American g...
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