Sentences with phrase «modern crime»

Nunn's depiction of apartheid - era South Africa is atmospheric, and the multifaceted character of Cooper is unique in modern crime fiction.
Very much part of the post-Tarantino slew of bandwagon jumpers of the 1990's, City Of Industry features a lot of familiar faces from the post modern crime genre.
«While commending the officers and men of the Special Tactical Squad for the high level of professionalism displayed in the course of the operation, the IGP assures members of the Public that the force is being repositioned with modern crime fighting techniques to tackle crime and criminalities in the country», the statement said.
Inspired by the popular comic book series produced by Top Cow Productions, Inc., The Darkness II is an intense first person shooter that delivers a twisted and gripping narrative of tragedy, modern crime drama, and supernatural horror.
Two - time Emmy winner Bradley Whitford (Get Out), Scoot McNairy (Godless) and Toby Kebbell (Fantastic Four) have signed on to join Nicole Kidman in Karyn Kusama's modern crime thriller DESTROYER, it was announced Tuesday.
From the antiseptic comforts of suburban Indianapolis to the city's seamy underworld, David Levien introduces a private investigator as complex, idiosyncratic, and sympathetic as any in modern crime fiction.
«Green said he was inspired by the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm, the adventure stories of Poe, Twain and Robert Louis Stevenson, and modern crime stories like In Cold Blood,» Roger wrote.
It's an uncommonly emotionally complex modern crime flick, full of morally ambiguous characters and complete with a haunting downer ending that most Hollywood movies wouldn't dare touch.
The Korean fan - favourite, a veteran of Asian Extreme cinema since even before hitting the big time with modern crime classic Oldboy back in 2003, seems to usually find himself chasing much more eccentric ideas, in much more eccentric settings.
The «notorious» Amy Dunne, from the thriller / crime cult hit Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (W&N), came out as the least favourite character in modern crime novels, with less than 1 % of the vote.
Used modern crime scene investigation techniques including swabbing for DNA lifting fingerprints and foot impressions collecting soil samples obtaining and executing search warrants and evidence preservation.
Inspired by the popular comic book series produced by Top Cow Productions, Inc., The Darkness II is an intense first person shooter that delivers a twisted and gripping narrative of tragedy, modern crime drama, and supernatural horror.
There are a refreshing number of Newly Featured titles this week, from Golden Age musicals to classic noir to Kurosawa masterpieces to modern crime thrillers.
The Florida Computer Crimes Act of 1978, for instance, included legislation against the unauthorized modification or deletion of computer data; the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 included some provisions for the inclusion of computer activity in modern crimes; the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in 1986 expanded that considerably.
Its title and the dust jacket's blurb («an anthropologist examines the evidence in an attempt to unravel ancient mysteries and modern crimes») led me to expect a manual that shows what bone specialists study, the kind of varied information they can extract from mute remains, and the application of their techniques to a wide range of archaeological and modern forensic problems.
The opening of Used Cars (1980) has the ominous, wind - scoured character of a modern crime film in a desperate southwest town where a Sergio Leone western wouldn't be out of place.
It wasn't a hit when it came out — director John Flynn was better with character than action and never really gets the blood pumping through it — but it is still a smart, lean thriller and a minor gem of the modern crime genre.
But this time it's going to be different... In the modern world where the mafia doesn't command respect like it used to, «Capo» takes a look at what it would take for a modern crime organization to rise today.
I'm calling these last few days the «GTA Effect», as both views and appetites for indie games has dropped off, thanks to Rockstar and their modern crime opus.
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