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Entries Tagged as 'Father/daughter relationship'

Forget It Jake

August 7th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Roman Polanski was born August 18, 1933 in Paris. The sordid details of his flight from the United States in 1978 have often overshadowed discussion of the director’s work, which at the age of 77, includes one of the best films of 2010. Is he a world class filmmaker? In the month of August, I [...]

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Tags: Famous line · Father/daughter relationship · Femme fatale · Forensic evidence · Gangsters and hoodlums · Interrogation · Murder mystery · Paranoia · Prostitute

Our Name Has Become d’Urberville

August 1st, 2010 · 2 Comments

Roman Polanski was born August 18, 1933 in Paris. The sordid details of his flight from the United States in 1978 have often overshadowed discussion of the director’s work, which at the age of 77, includes one of the best films of 2010. Is he a world class filmmaker? In the month of August, I [...]

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Tags: Based on novel · Coming of age · Drunk scene · Father/daughter relationship · Father/son relationship · Small town · Train · Unconventional romance

Handcuffs in The Big Easy

May 28th, 2010 · No Comments

Tightrope (1984)
Directed by Richard Tuggle*
Written by Richard Tuggle
Produced by Clint Eastwood, Fritz Manes
114 minutes
Like a quarter shining in the gutter, Tightrope could stand a polish, but if you catch it on a rainy afternoon or late at night, this unabashed B-movie offers spills and thrills aplenty. Escape From Alcatraz scribe Richard Tuggle took his [...]

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Tags: Bathtub scene · Dreams and visions · Drunk scene · Father/daughter relationship · Forensic evidence · Interrogation · Midlife crisis · Murder mystery · Prostitute · Psycho killer · Psychoanalysis · Woman in jeopardy

Dark Secrets Lurking In the Old Neighborhood

May 12th, 2010 · 4 Comments

Mystic River (2003)
Directed by Clint Eastwood
Screenplay by Brian Helgeland, based on the novel by Dennis Lehane
Produced by Robert Lorenz, Judie G. Hoyt, Clint Eastwood
138 minutes
The most commercially successful movie Clint Eastwood has directed without also appearing in as an actor is a well-intentioned piece of hackwork. Neither assured filmmaking nor the presence of some [...]

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Tags: Based on novel · Drunk scene · Father/daughter relationship · Forensic evidence · Gangsters and hoodlums · Interrogation · Murder mystery · No opening credits