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crime on film ... and video

Sunday, July 31, 2011

How Bugsy Became A Hollywood Fixture

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H ere is the final resting place (above) for one Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (left), who ruled L.A.'s underworld until one fateful...
Friday, July 29, 2011

Bogart Still Center Stage As American Screen Idol

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I talk about film here for the most part, but I would be shirking my duty as a reporter if I didn't mention a book that I finished readi...
Wednesday, July 27, 2011

The Twisted Ways of 'Good Neighbors'

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A twisted film noir with two or three very sick characters, the exact number dependant on your point of view, Good Neighbors takes supreme a...
Tuesday, July 26, 2011

'Gangster Squad' Targets Stone

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Emma Stone is reportedly in negotiations for a role in "The Gangster Squad," the highly anticipated feature about the reign of L.A...
Monday, July 25, 2011

Let There Be 'Brighton Rock'

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Some great news: "Brighton Rock," the acclaimed new adaptation of Graham Greene‘s classic novel, will be seen in U.S. theaters Aug...
Saturday, July 23, 2011

Nicholson Times Two Tonight

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A double bill of "Chinatown" and "The Two Jakes" with a special appearance by screenwriter Robert Towne. It takes place ...
Thursday, July 21, 2011

Remembering the City's Prince of Pulp

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"It was a blonde. A blonde to make a bishop kick a hole in a stained glass window." -- Raymond Chandler, "Farewell, My Lovely...
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