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London Boulevard

Written & Directed by William Monahan, based on the novel by Ken Bruen
Produced by Graham King, Monahan, Tim Headington & Quentin Curtis
Released by IFC Films
UK. 104 Mins. Rated R
With Colin Farrell, Keira Knightly, David Thewlis, Ben Chaplin, Anna Friel, Eddie Marsan & Ray Winstone

Just out of prison, Mitchel (Colin Farrell) is a gangster, or was […]

By |November 11th, 2011|Crime, Foreign|1 Comment

The Son of No One

Written & Directed by Dito Montiel
Produced by John Thompson, Holly Wiersma & Montiel
Released by Anchor Bay Films
USA. 90 min. Rated R
With Channing Tatum, Tracy Morgan, Katie Holmes, Ray Liotta, Juliette Binoche, Jake Cherry, Brian Gilbert & Al Pacino

Dito Montiel’s forte is the gritty dramatic thriller, with meaty New York City actors, wall-to-wall music, and a […]

By |November 4th, 2011|Crime, Indie|0 Comments

Texas Killing Fields

Directed by Ami Canaan Mann
Produced by Michael Mann & Michael Jaffe
Written by Don F. Ferrarone
Released by Anchor Bay Films
USA. 105 min. Rated R
With Sam Worthington, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jessica Chastain, Chloë Grace Moretz, Annabeth Gish, Sheryl Lee & Stephen Graham

Texas Killing Fields is the first film by Ami Canaan Mann, daughter of Michael (also a […]

By |October 16th, 2011|American, Crime, Drama|0 Comments

Drive

Written & Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
Produced by Marc Platt, John Palermo, Gigi Pritzker, Michael Litvak & Adam Siegel
Released by FilmDistrict
USA. 100 min. Rated R
With Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Oscar Isaac, Christina Hendricks, Ron Perlman & Albert Brooks

It shouldn’t have surprised me that the new thriller Drive, for which director Nicolas Winding Refn won the […]

By |September 16th, 2011|American, Drama, Top Picks|1 Comment

The Killing (1956)

THE KILLING (1956)
Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Produced by James B. Harris
Written by Kubrick, dialogue by Jim Thompson, based on the novel Clean Break by Lionel White
Released by the Criterion Collection
USA. 84 min. Not rated
With Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Vince Edwards, Jay Flippen, Ted DeCorsia, Marie Windsor, Elisha Cook & Timothy Carey
Special features, disc one: New digital […]

By |September 10th, 2011|Crime, Drama, DVD/Streaming/On Demand|0 Comments