Barry Bowe's Blog, page 50
February 20, 2021
Taps
Taps was the coming out party for Timothy Hutton, Tom Cruise, and Sean Penn. IMDB describes 1981’s Taps like so: “Military cadets take extreme measures to ensure the future of their academy when its existence is threatened by local condo developers.” I drive past Valley Forge Military Academy every once in a while – where […]
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February 18, 2021
Copycat
Copycat takes you inside the minds of serial killers to see what makes them tick. IMDB describes Copycat like so: “An agoraphobic psychologist and a female detective must work together to take down a serial killer who copies serial killers from the past.” I was spending the winter with a rich girl in Ponte Vedra, […]
The post Copycat first appeared on America's Best Crime Writer.February 17, 2021
Leon: The Professional
Leon: the Professional stars Jean Reno and Natalie Portman as a pair of assassins. IMDB describes Leon: The Professional (1994) like so: “Mathilda, a 12-year-old girl, is reluctantly taken in by Léon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. An unusual relationship forms as she becomes his protégée and learns the assassin’s trade.” With […]
The post Leon: The Professional first appeared on America's Best Crime Writer.February 16, 2021
True Romance
True Romance or Pulp Fiction – which should I do first? I was attending New York Film Academy when Quentin Tarantino was becoming a player, and he was a topic of many of our conversations. Here’s the scuttlebutt and it’s pretty accurate. Tarantino was working as a clerk at Blockbusters when he was writing Reservoir […]
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Chris Walken delivered the classic line “You’re a cantaloupe” in what movie? You’re a Cantaloupe “You’re a cantaloupe” – delivered by Chris Walken is a classic movie line. Now let’s assemble this cast – Christian Slater, Patti Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt, the aforementioned Christopher Walken (continued). Bronson Pinchot, Samuel L. […]
The post You’re a Cantaloupe first appeared on America's Best Crime Writer.February 6, 2021
Get Shorty Movie
Get Shorty Movie stars John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo, and Danny DeVito. Get Shorty Movie I talked about the Get Shorty TV Series (2017-2019) the other day. Today, let’s take a quick look at the movie Get Shorty (1995). Both written by my favorite crime writer Elmore Leonard. Both with the same premise – […]
The post Get Shorty Movie first appeared on America's Best Crime Writer.February 2, 2021
Get Shorty TV Series
Dan O’Dowd and Sean Bridges do a fine job of acting in the Get Shorty TV series. Get Shorty TV Donald Moore turned me onto the Get Shorty TV series (2017-2019) yesterday. Watched two episodes last night & one this morning – like it – but knew I would since the story’s written by my […]
The post Get Shorty TV Series first appeared on America's Best Crime Writer.February 1, 2021
The French Connection
The French Connection was the cat’s meow when it came out in 1971 – Why? The French Connection IMDB describes 1971’s The French Connection like so: “A pair of NYC cops in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a drug smuggling job with a French connection.” I was living in Manhattan when the movie came out. […]
The post The French Connection first appeared on America's Best Crime Writer.January 29, 2021
Frank Whaley
Say ‘what’ once more. I double-dare you, motherfucker. Frank Whaley I mentioned Frank Whaley yesterday as a guest star in Season 1 Episode 3 of Ray Donovan. Bill Condon quickly brought it to my attention that Frank Whaley was in Pulp Fiction & Field of Dreams. I saw Field of Dreams (1989), Born on the […]
The post Frank Whaley first appeared on America's Best Crime Writer.January 28, 2021
Twerk
Ray gets it on with his wife Abby instead of some Hollywood bimbo. Twerk Season 1 Episode 3 of Ray Donovan is titled “Twerk.” IMDB describes it like so: “Mickey spends time with Bunchy and Terry. Ray “buys” a talented hip-hop artist for his rapper neighbor. Ray’s mentor, Ezra Goldman (Elliott Gould), holds a fundraiser […]
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