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Film

Hitchcock Wannabe or Something Better? Revisiting Brian De Palma’s Obsession (1976)

By Brian Greene

January 21, 2019

Homages in the arts can be tricky undertakings. When a musical act, author, filmmaker, etc., produces a work that is largely derivative of a previous creative effort from the same medium, how should critics and the general public view their output? Should it be taken at face value, experienced and judged only as to whether…

Face the Music: Five Crime Films with First-Rate Scores and Soundtracks

By LS Hawker

December 3, 2018

It’s difficult now to imagine watching a crime film set to the jaunty live piano playing that accompanied most early 20th Century silent movies. Without soundtrack and score music, some of our most cherished crime thrillers would be different animals altogether. Imagine Pulp Fiction’s pawn-shop S&M dungeon scene without the dirty saxophone of “Comanche” by…

Cowgirl Up: Five Outstanding Feminist Western Characters

By Brian Greene

November 19, 2018

Westerns is a movie genre historically dominated by male characters. Think of these films and what image immediately comes to mind? John Wayne in a ten-gallon hat and some kind of cowboy neckwear? Clint Eastwood smoking a cigarillo while donning a poncho? Maybe Kevin Costner sporting the Marlboro Man look? It’s probably a dude, right?…

The Top 7 Cinematic Assassins

By Tom Wood

November 7, 2018

Although I’m a writer of novels, one of the most common compliments I receive from my readers is that my books are very cinematic. This is deliberate because when I’m writing a scene, I can see it playing out in my head like a movie and I want the reader to “see” it too. I…

Slice Off Some Halloween Spirit with these Slasher Films

By Dave Richards

October 31, 2018

A classic type of crime fiction tale is the hunt for the mysterious serial killer. It’s a subgenre that has inspired books, television shows, movies, and narratives in several other mediums. The serial killer is a staple of horror fiction as well. In fact, the entire slasher film subgenre embraces the fear and intrigue that…

Film Review: Burning (2018)

By Joe Bendel

October 26, 2018

This adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s short story “Barn Burning” is either an off-kilter serial killer thriller or merely an eccentric case of arson. Either way, a young woman has still vanished under mysterious circumstances. The metaphors get rather ominous, but the lonely, detached nature of modern life is even more dangerous for the protagonist and…

B-Movie or Better: William Castle’s Strait-Jacket (1964), Starring Joan Crawford

By Brian Greene

September 24, 2018

There were two Joan Crawfords (1904-77). One was an esteemed actress who showed off her considerable skills as a thespian in classic movies such as Mildred Pierce (1945) and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962). The other was the “Mommy Dearest” head case who was known to be an exceptionally difficult person with mad mental…

Watch the Final Redband Trailer for Shane Black’s The Predator

By Crime HQ

September 3, 2018

Shane Black (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Iron Man 3) is back, mixing his signature humor with horror in his newly reimagined version of the Predator series. Starring Boyd Holbrook (Logan), Trevante Rhodes (Moonlight), Jacob Tremblay (Room), Keegan-Michael Key (Key & Peele), Olivia Munn (X-Men: Apocalypse), Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us), and more, The Predator was directed by…

Crime/Mystery/Thrillers Coming to (and Leaving) Netflix in September 2018

By Crime HQ

August 27, 2018

Summer’s dead days of TV are almost over, and September is looking good! Season 2 of Marvel’s Iron Fist combines with Black Panther and the latest season of The Walking Dead to highlight some killer streaming entertainment. See what other crime/mystery/thriller entertainment is coming to (and leaving) Netflix in September! What’s Coming to Netflix in September September 1 Assassins…

Watch the Trailer for the New Lizzie Borden Movie, Lizzie

By Crime HQ

August 6, 2018

Lizzie Borden took an ax And gave her mother 40 whacks. When she saw what she had done She gave her father 41. Roadside Attractions and Saban Films recently released the trailer for their upcoming dramatization of the legendary Lizzie Borden story. Starring Academy Award-nominated actor Chloë Sevigny (Boys Don’t Cry) as the accused murderer, Lizzie also features Kristen Stewart (Personal Shopper), Denis…

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