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Entries Tagged as 'Forensic evidence'

Blade Runner (1982)

November 13th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Synopsis
In Los Angeles – overcrowded and choked in pollution - of the year 2019, the Tyrell Corporation leads the field of robot design with the “Replicant,” a being virtually identical to a human, but superior in strength and agility, and at least equal in intelligence. After a mutiny in an off-world colony, Replicants have [...]

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Tags: Alternate universe · Ambiguous ending · Based on novel · Cult favorite · Dreams and visions · End of the world · Famous line · Femme fatale · Forensic evidence · Interrogation · Man vs. machine

The Salton Sea (2002)

October 30th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Synopsis
“My name is Tom Van Allen. Or Danny Parker. I honesty don’t know anymore. You can decide. Yeah, maybe you can help me, friend. As you can see I don’t have a hell of a lot of time left.” So says the voice of Tom/Danny (Val Kilmer), wailing on a trumpet as flames engulf [...]

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Tags: Crooked officer · Cult favorite · Drunk scene · Femme fatale · Forensic evidence · Gangsters and hoodlums · Interrogation · Murder mystery · Shootout

Sea of Love (1989)

October 15th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Synopsis
After taking part in a sting netting fugitives by luring them into what they think is an event for the New York Yankees, Detective Frank Keller (Al Pacino) celebrates twenty years on the NYPD by getting drunk and calling his ex-wife. He responds to a murder scene on the west side of [...]

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Tags: Drunk scene · Father/son relationship · Femme fatale · Forensic evidence · Interrogation · Murder mystery · Psycho killer

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)

July 26th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Synopsis
In present day London, a tin box is opened in a bank vault revealing the personal effects of Dr. John H. Watson. This includes “other adventures, for reasons of discretion, I have decided to withhold from the public until this much later date. They involve matters of a delicate and sometimes scandalous [...]

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Tags: Brother/brother relationship · Cult favorite · Famous line · Forensic evidence · Master and pupil · Midlife crisis · Train