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Monday, September 26, 2011
The Humanity of a 'Mad Dog' in 'High Sierra'
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In " High Sierra " (1941), Humphrey Bogart is Roy "Mad Dog" Earle, an ex-con who is full of contradictions. Earle, appar...
Friday, September 23, 2011
Tabloid Photog Had Eye For Public Drama
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"He will take his camera and ride off in search of new evidence that his city, even in her most drunken and disorderly and pathetic m...
Friday, September 9, 2011
New 'Straw Dogs' Has Much Bark, Little Bite
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Like Neil Labute's failed remake of the British horror classic "The Wickerman," Rod Lurie's attempt to resurrect "Str...
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Thursday, September 8, 2011
Noir Evolves From The Black And White World
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After having defined "film noir" as a black and white medium in a recent post , I'd like to point out that I was referring to ...
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Gangsters And Grifters: Know Your Favorite Betes Noire
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I've seen lots of stories online these days about film noir, and that may mean that there's an uptick in noir interest among movie f...
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Sunday, September 4, 2011
I Was A Punching Bag For The Mob
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This may not constitute a trend, but I've noted a similarity between Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), at right, the hapless meth dealer in ...
Monday, August 29, 2011
'The Guard' Offers Laughs, Gasps In Equal Share
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" The Guard " IS an above-average film, by the way. I noted previously that it opened this past weekend in limited release. Th...
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