I’ve been thinking about something lately, and seeing Drive recently turned out to be a bit of synchronicity since, in its own way, Drive is largely an illustration of the concept: Just because something isn’t true doesn’t mean it isn’t real. And vice versa. Drive isn’t something that happened. It started as a terrific, mean little novel by James Sallis, and was [...]
Archive for the ‘Film Noir’ Category
Movie Review: DRIVE (2011).
Posted: September 28, 2011 in Action., Awesomeness, Badass Old Guys, Cars, Crime, Cult Classics, Film Noir, Horror, Los Angeles, Michael Mann, Movies, Movies (D), Music, Romance, Violence0
From The Archives: KISS KISS BANG BANG (2005).
Posted: September 11, 2011 in Action., Comedy, Film Noir, Los Angeles, Movies (K), New York, Pretty Girls#7. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) This is the last of the great Los Angeles movies on my list, from a guy who knows a fair amount about Los Angeles. Shane Black had a hand in the writing of many of the action films of my youth – Predator, Lethal Weapon, The Monster Squad, The [...]
Cult Classics: THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955).
Posted: March 18, 2011 in Badass Old Guys, Cult Classics, Film Noir, Movies (N)At 9:30pm this evening (it’s March 18th as I write), The Night Of The Hunter will be screening at the Rubin Museum of Art. Tonight’s screening will be introduced by supercool actress Parker Posey. The Night Of The Hunter is a one-of-a-kind film that is one of the great one-hit-wonders in cinema history. The chance to [...]
What I Watched 11.28.10: Land Of The Dead/ Tangled/ On Dangerous Ground.
Posted: November 28, 2010 in Cartoons, Film Noir, Movies, Movies (L), Movies (O), Movies (T), Musicals, Zombies
What I Watched 11.27.10: Rolling Thunder/ Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.
Posted: November 28, 2010 in Action., Crime, Film Noir, Movies, Movies (K), Movies (R)Rolling Thunder. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.
