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Entries Tagged as 'Murder mystery'

A Serial Killer Film the Way I Want To See a Serial Killer Film

September 27th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Surveillance (2008)
Written by Jennifer Lynch & Kent Harper
Directed by Jennifer Lynch
Produced by Lago Film/ Arclight Films/ Blue Rider Pictures
Running time: 97 minutes

So, What’s This About?
Following a gruesome murder, FBI Special Agents Sam Hallaway (Bill Pullman) and Elizabeth Anderson (Julia Ormond) arrive at a rural police station to interview three witnesses. A drug whore (Pell [...]

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Tags: Black comedy · Crooked officer · Dreams and visions · Forensic evidence · Interrogation · Murder mystery · Psycho killer · Road trip · Small town

This Is the Kind of Movie That Should Not Be Made

March 30th, 2009 · 10 Comments

L.A. Confidential (1997)
Screenplay by Brian Helgeland & Curtis Hanson. Based on the novel by James Ellroy
Directed by Curtis Hanson
Produced by Regency Enterprises
Running time: 138 minutes

What the *&#! Is This About?
In Los Angeles of the early 1950s, Officer Bud White (Russell Crowe) stops on his way to deliver his fellow cops booze for a Christmas [...]

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Tags: Based on novel · Crooked officer · Femme fatale · Gangsters and hoodlums · Interrogation · Murder mystery · Prostitute · Shootout · Surprise after end credits

A Silver Bullet In the Foot

January 10th, 2009 · 9 Comments

Cursed (2005)
Written by Kevin Williamson and Sean Hood (uncredited)
Directed by Wes Craven
Produced by Dimension Films/ Outerbanks Entertainment/ Craven-Maddalena Films
Running time: 97 minutes

Synopsis
On the Santa Monica Pier in Los Angeles, Jenny (Mya) drags her skeptical pal Becky (Shannon Elizabeth) to have her palm read. The young fortune teller (Portia de Rossi) takes one look at [...]

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Tags: Beasts and monsters · Brother/sister relationship · Dreams and visions · High school · Murder mystery · Psycho killer

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 · Wilhelm scream