Wednesday, February 27, 2013

High Mass: Whitey Bulger, LSD and a Devil's Deal

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Johnny Depp as Whitey Bulger? Yup, the actor who played Dillinger in "Public Enemies" is going to play another crime icon, and ...
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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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Thursday, February 14, 2013

Whitey Not a Rat? Shelley Murphy on Whitey Bulger

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The James "Whitey" Bulger saga continues, and here's an interesting interview with reporter Shelley Murphy about the incarce...
Tuesday, January 29, 2013

'The Crimson Kimono': Big Crime in Little Tokyo

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Tawdry newspaper headlines bark out plot twists in 'The Crimson Kimono' (1959). D irector, producer and writer Samuel Fuller phot...
Sunday, January 6, 2013

'Gangster Squad' Ready to Rumble

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The Sunday L.A. Times just arrived outside my door wrapped in its usual plastic body bag, but this time it was also wrapped in a faux front-...
Sunday, December 16, 2012

Just Desserts for a Bad Apple

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The Hoodlum (1951) Director: Max Nosseck Writer: Sam Neuman Stars: Lawrence Tierney, Allene Roberts and Marjorie Riordan See the full ...
Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Shadowy, But Hardly a Dead Ringer for Noir

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Lots of vintage films are labeled films noir, yet when you look closely at them they don’t pass the noir litmus test. “Dark City” is one...
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