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Thursday, January 12, 2012

Sunny Place For Shady People: 'Noir' TV

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So Frank Darabont will be the guy who delivers an "L.A. Noir" pilot to TNT. It's going to be an interesting experiment to see...
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Monday, January 9, 2012

High School Noir: Crime is an Extracurricular Activity

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Brendan (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) makes a secret phone call in 'Brick' (2005). I t's remarkable how well life at a typical suburban...
Friday, November 25, 2011

'Snatch': A Well Oiled Machine About ... What?

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Turkish (Jason Statham), Mickey O;Neil (Brad Pitt)  and Tommy (Stephen Graham) in 'Snatch.' T he problem with "Snatch," Gu...
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Ellroy Outing Splashes Blood, Violence On Screen

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Rampart," with story and screenplay by James Ellroy, features Woody Harrelson as a dirty cop, Dave "Date Rape Dave" Brown, ba...
Monday, November 21, 2011

All Aboard Guy Ritchie's Quick-Cut, Malevolent Joy Ride

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Normally I write here about movies and TV shows I've seen. But two Netflix discs have been sitting unwatched on my coffee table for near...
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Saturday, November 12, 2011

Forget About Plausibility, Just Entertain

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As I've maintained, I am a dedicated Hitchcock fan, despite what any of his detractors might say . The dude gave us decades of spine-tin...
Thursday, November 3, 2011

Garner Shoots From Hip -- Collateral Damage Results

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James Garner, AKA Jim Rockford, the trailer park dwelling TV detective from "The Rockford Files," has published a biography. Inste...
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