Sentences with phrase «classic crime»

The displays may be on a smaller scale, but when you visit your local library, you could see rare first editions of classic crime noir books, mystery memorabilia, fun photographs and more.

MUBI turns up the Heat this weekend, as Michael Mann's classic crime drama arrives on the streaming service.

A few weeks ago the impressive first teaser trailer arrived for the much - anticapted small screen remake of the cult classic crime thriller - come - horror hit FROM...

Self - published novel One Cold Night by Katia Lief is the bestselling crime novel of the past five years on Kobo's UK platform, while Sherlock Holmes is the favourite character from classic crime novels, the e-reading company has revealed.

The plot twist has echoes in previous classic crime capers, like 1951's The Lavender Hill Mob, in which Alec Guinness» bank clerk realizes that his scheme to steal some gold bullion has hit a roadblock.

A few weeks ago the impressive first teaser trailer arrived for the much - anticapted small screen remake of the cult classic crime thriller - come - horror hit FROM DUSK TILL DAWN.

Sherlock Holmes was voted the favourite character from classic crime novels, garnering almost a third of the entire vote.

Caesar was then hired by Warner Bros and it was during this time that he produced such Warners films as Her Majesty Love (1931, with W. C. Fields) and Fireman Save My Child (1932, with Joe E. Brown) In 1934, Caesar won a «Best Original Story» Academy Award for his now - classic crime yarn Manhattan Melodrama, a film that spawned several remakes, both official and otherwise.

Quentin Taratino's RESERVOIR DOGS is the famous director's cult classic crime feature debut.

The dark city of Terminal certainly seems like a nightmarish criminal underworld, a fanciful updating of classic crime story conventions: the grimy motel, the seedy strip club, and so on.

The new 4K restoration of Henri - Georges Clouzot's classic crime procedural Quai Des Orfèvres is now playing at theatres across the US.

French director Rachid Bouchareb's career - long preoccupation with conflicting cultural values gets one of its more enigmatic workouts in Two Men In Town, a minimalist remake of the not - quite - classic crime flick of the same title.

Though Black Mass did not end up being the next classic crime saga, the film appeals with its compelling portrayal of unsavory characters.

It features the voices of big - name actors and makes no apologies for trying to elevate videogames to the level of classic crime epics.

Inspired by the David Simon's classic crime drama, The Wire, animator Elliot Lim has created a gorgeous homage to the show and it's five seasons of grime, crime and double - crossing.

This would be the second remake of Norman Jewison's classic crime caper, following John McTiernan's take on the material in the late 1990s.

Crooked House (PG - 13 for sexuality and mature themes) Adaptation of Agatha Christie's classic crime novel of the same name about a private eye (Max Irons) hired by an ex-lover (Stefanie Martini) to investigate the mysterious murder of her wealthy grandfather (Gino Picciano).

Channel your favorite superheroine and take what Cuddy calls «The Wonder Woman,» a classic crime - fighting pose.

Bad Cop / Good Cop is a rotating head figure that using the classic crime drama shtick in an attempt to breakdown Emmett; but seeing as how Emmett barley knows what is going on, the routine fails to work.

For his 1992 comeback hit, The Player, he satirized film - industry politics with the tropes of a classic crime movie.

It is one of the conventions of the classic crime film to lay out false trails as long as possible for the viewer.

This classic crime storyline gets a big humor boost from the cheerleaders, played with quirky perfection by Marley Shelton, Marla Sokoloff and Mena Suvari.

LEGEND is a classic crime thriller taking us into the secret history of the 1960s and the extraordinary events that secured the infamy of the Kray Twins.

This new incarnation of the classic crime novels stars Rowan Atkinson, in his first dramatic role, as Chief Inspector Maigret as he looks to catch a serial killer stalking women in Montmarte.

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Frank Pierson's Academy Award ® winning Dog Day Afternoon elevates the classic crime genre through its exploration of textured characters and rationale.

All the elements are here for a classic crime drama.

The victim is not one of the many undocumented immigrants who risk their lives to cross the border in Rodeo's harsh and deadly «backyard,» but a member of a major Southwestern Indian tribe, whose death is part of a mysterious rompecabeza — a classic crime puzzler — that includes multiple murders, cold - blooded betrayals, and low - down scheming, with Rodeo caught in the middle.

Hanson, creator of the TV series Bones, delivers all the punch of a classic crime show from the 1970s (think The Rockford Files) in this remarkable debut.

Having said that, she was faced with the challenge of producing a cover that conveyed the gritty sinister feel of a classic crime noir novel with a hint the book was a science fiction story as well.

Ostensibly a top - down stealthy puzzler, Monaco plays out in the fashion of a classic crime caper.

Other tracks, like The Classic Crime's «Happy Nihilist,» Fall Out Boy's «Save Rock and Roll,» and the original Broadway cast recording of «Alexander Hamilton» sounded great and sometimes even sounded incredible.