Saturday, June 28, 2008
Friday, June 27, 2008
Sunday, June 22, 2008
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
The Night of the Hunter is a 1955 film noir, starring Robert Mitchum and Shelley Winters, and the only film Charles Laughton ever directed. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Davis Grubb, adapted for the screen by James Agee and Charles Laughton. The novel and film draw on the true story of Harry Powers, hanged in 1932 for the murders of two widows and three children in Clarksburg, West Virginia.Ben Harper is sentenced to hang for his part in a robbery in which two men were killed. Before he is caught he hides the stolen money, trusting only his children John and Pearl — about ten and five years old, respectively — with the money's location. Harry Powell, a self-appointed preacher with the word "LOVE" tattooed on the knuckles of his right hand and "HATE" on the knuckles of his left, shares a prison cell with Harper. He tries to get Harper to tell him the hiding place before his execution, but the only clue he gets is a Biblical quotation Harper mutters in his sleep: "And a child shall lead them."
Saturday, June 21, 2008
In Bruges (2008)
In Bruges is a film directed and written by Martin McDonagh. The film stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as hitmen in hiding, with Ralph Fiennes as their gangster boss. The film takes place within the Belgian city of Bruges.Following a botched hit in London, Irish contract killers Ray and Ken are sent to the quaint Belgian city of Bruges and told to wait for further instructions from their high strung, foulmouthed employer Harry. While Ken takes in the sights and historic medieval buildings, Ray is morose and withdrawn, disgruntled with the lack of local nightlife and wracked with guilt over his accidental killing of a child. One night, while observing a film shoot with the dwarf actor Jimmy, Ray strikes up a romance with Chloƫ, a local drug dealer and thief moonlighting as a production assistant.
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