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February 13, 2020
Get Shorty
Get Shorty I turned on Amazon Prime last night to watch The Godfather but Get Shorty popped right into my queue. This was serendipitous since I wrote about Elmore Leonard yesterday, so I decided to watch it. Fine cast includes John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito, Rene Russo, Dennis Farina, James Gandolfini, and Delroy Lindo. […]
February 12, 2020
12 Angry Men (1997)
12 Angry Men (1997) I mentioned 12 Angry Men a few days ago – a 1957 black-and-white movie but Joseph Feeney III just enlightened me. As it works out there was a remake in 1997 – in technicolor, as we used to say – and made for TV. I never saw it, will keep […]
Elmore Leonard
Elmore Leonard Elmore Leonard? I’m willing to bet a lot of you out there never heard the name Elmore Leonard before. But I’ll go all-in on the fact you’re familiar with a lot of his work. I discovered him in 1985 with his novel Glitz, made into a 1998 TV movie starring Jimmy Smits. He’s […]
February 11, 2020
Trading Places
Trading Places I love to poke fun at the stereotypical Main Liners. You know, the ones with their noses in the air and think their shit don’t stink. So it goes without saying that I took a shot at them in The Dead Stripper – available March 1st – by using the classic Eddie Murphy […]
Gustavo “Gus” Fring
Gustavo “Gus” Fring Who is Gustavo “Gus” Fring? He’s a character in 20 episodes of Better Call Saul and 26 episodes of Breaking Bad – and he’s played by Giancarlo Esposito. You may not know his name but Giancarlo Esposito has amassed 180 acting credits including the aforementioned Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad – […]
February 10, 2020
12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men In 12 Angry Men, a 1957 movie – make that a black-and-white movie from 1957 – Henry Fonda is a jury holdout who attempts to prevent a miscarriage of justice by forcing his colleagues to reconsider the evidence. The cast is comprised of memorable and classic actors – Martin Balsam, John Fiedler, […]
February 9, 2020
Bruce Willis Birthplace
BRUCE WILLIS BIRTHPLACE Where was Bruce Willis born? You’ll learn the answer when you read The Dead Stripper – coming March 1st – and you’ll learn a lotta little tidbits. But I’ll provide the spoiler right now with an excerpt from Chapter 7 – “Prince of Denmark” – and the photo to the right. The […]
The Detective
The Detective Frank Sinatra plays police detective Joe Leland in the 1968 movie The Detective. He’s a New York City cop investigating the murder of a gay man, then comes across corruption within the police department that leads him into a world of sex and drugs. Frank Sinatra as a detective? That’s correct. Watch the […]
February 8, 2020
It Rubs the Lotion
It Rubs The Lotion If you pay close attention you might notice I’m showing a clip from the classic “It Rubs the Lotion on Its Skin” sequence for the crime fiction movie The Silence of the Lambs yet I’m classifying the post as True Crime. How can crime fiction be true crime? This is […]
February 7, 2020
Nighthawks
Nighthawks Nighthawks comes out the gate swinging with plot twists as street cop Deke DaSilva (Sylvester Stallone) and his partner Sgt. Matthew Fox (Billie Dee William) try to put a dent into street crime in New York City while at the same time trying to terminate an international terrorist. Nighthawks just popped into my Netflix […]
