In the month of July, I take a look at films released in my very favorite film stock and aspect ratio: black & white in anamorphic. Unless they’re being financed with credit cards, movies are rarely shot like this anymore because they’re impossible to sell to television. Yet these dreams sneak onto Turner Classic Movies [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Psycho killer'
Four Innocent and Two Guilty People Murdered
July 10th, 2010 · 3 Comments
Tags: Based on book · Dreams and visions · Father/son relationship · Forensic evidence · Gangsters and hoodlums · Interrogation · Murder mystery · Psycho killer · Psychoanalysis · Road trip · Small town · Train
Court of Last Resort
June 19th, 2010 · 3 Comments
In the month of June, Joe Valdez “takes over” programming of the New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles with a series of double features on his favorite film themes.
Here’s Part 1 of a bill featuring high tech conspiracies in L.A.
The Star Chamber (1983)
Directed by Peter Hyams
Screenplay by Roderick Taylor and Peter Hyams, story by [...]
Tags: Crooked officer · Forensic evidence · Gangsters and hoodlums · Hitman · Interrogation · Master and pupil · Midlife crisis · Psycho killer
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 [...]
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
On The Trail of the Assassin
May 26th, 2010 · 2 Comments
In The Line of Fire (1993)
Directed by Wolfgang Petersen
Written by Jeff Maguire
Produced by Jeff Apple
128 minutes
It’s once in a blue moon that Clint Eastwood comes aboard a production as an actor for hire, recommending a director but letting another company call the shots. If that arrangement results in a movie as sensational as Castle [...]
Tags: Forensic evidence · Hitman · Interrogation · Midlife crisis · No opening credits · Paranoia · Psycho killer · Shootout










