“In the movie business, a good ending must sometimes hold sway over the truth.” – Samuel Fuller, A Third Face: My … More
Category: Crime
VINCENT PRICE & GENE TIERNEY: A DOOMED ROMANCE
This post was part of my month-long celebration of Vincent Price–TCM’s October Star of the Month in 2013. Throughout the … More
Plucking the Petals of Masahiro Shinoda’s Pale Flower (1964)
“Tokyo… After three long years. It makes my head spin. Just look at it. Why so many people crammed … More
CRIME & PUNISHMENT: LE CERCLE ROUGE (1970)
August 10, 2017: FilmStruck is currently streaming 11 films featuring Alain Delon as part of their “Icons: Alain Delon” theme and … More
HONOR AMONG THIEVES: FAREWELL, FRIEND (1968)
In the tradition of classic French heist films such as Touchez pas au grisbi (1954), Rififi (1955) and Bob le flambeur (1956), Farewell, Friend (aka Honor Among Thieves, 1968) … More
Triad Theater: THE MISSION (1999)
Shakespearean in its scope and operatic in its execution, THE MISSION (‘99) remains one of the most taut, compelling and … More
CRIME & PASSION: POOL OF LONDON (1951)
I, along with some of my fellow FilmStruck colleagues, have been modestly building a case for the reassessment of Basil … More
Film Writing Nov. 2016 – April 2017
It’s been awhile. Work obligations, as well as personal projects and other responsibilities, have taken precedence over updating my blogs. … More
Jan. & Feb. 2016 at TCM’s Movie Morlocks
Links to some of the writing I did for TCM’s Movie Morlocks blog in Jan. & Feb. Jan. 7: William … More
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