Sentences with phrase «modern crime stories»
«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.
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Go inside a fascinating and disturbing crime story, set in one of the most lawless places on earth: our oceans, where perpetrators traffic in an illegal product and front - line workers are modern - day slaves.
An FBI agent (Frank Whaley) surveilling one of these mob establishments overhears the second such heist and passes the story and a photograph to longtime crime reporter Jerry Cardozo (Ray Romano), who turns it into an obvious front page story about a modern - day Bonnie and Clyde.
Directed by Academy Award - nominee Thomas McCarthy, SPOTLIGHT is a tense investigative thriller, tracing the steps to one of the biggest crime stories in modern times.
Directed by Academy Award - nominee Tom McCarthy, Spotlight is a tense investigative thriller, tracing the steps to one of the biggest crime stories in modern times.
TRESPASS AGAINST US A modern Gypsy story of fathers and sons and crimes and punishment has big wins in the acting department (Michael Fassbender, Brendan Gleeson, Sean Harris) but was a bit too Sundance - Cute for my tastes.
After Russell Crowe's one - two punch of Gladiator and A Beautiful Mind (both very standard, Oscar - friendly choices), the Academy chose a cynical musical (Chicago), a fantasy epic (Return of the King), a tiny, short story boxing fable with a pro-euthanasia message (Million Dollar Baby), a wild ensemble film about racism (Crash), a dark crime epic (The Departed), another dark crime epic with an inconclusive ending no less (No Country for Old Men), and a movie about modern India (Slumdog Millionaire).
Directed by Academy Award - nominee Tom McCarthy, SPOTLIGHT is a tense investigative thriller, tracing the steps to one of the biggest crime stories in modern times.
It uses modern tropes, like the true crime documentary, to tell a modern story of a woman who has been scared for 40 years.
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One of America's most beloved Southern writers returns with another story of modern - day Appalachia, where a young park ranger and a longtime sheriff join forces to solve a crime that threatens their community.
Only Benjamin Black, a modern master of the genre, could write a new Philip Marlowe novel that has all the panache and charm of the originals while delivering a story that is as sharp and fresh as today's best crime fiction.
This action - packed blockbuster combines intense signature multiplayer moments of Battlefield with an emotionally charged story and setting reminiscent of a modern television crime drama.
From the award - winning studio that brought you Dead Space, Battlefield Hardline delivers an innovative and dramatic story presented in the style of a modern television crime drama.
Visceral Singleplayer — From the award - winning studio that brought you Dead Space ™, Battlefield Hardline delivers an innovative and dramatic story presented in the style of a modern television crime drama.