Sentences with phrase «of classic crime»

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Not exact matches

The classic examples in corporate crime are the charges fired back at Eliot Spitzer during his time as Attorney General when he exposed a wide range of practices in the financial services industry.

Once Levy was a Madoff client, the relationship included classic, unchecked evidence of money laundering for years and years that should have resulted in legally - mandated Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) filed with the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).

Jon Murphy, head of the gun crime task force at the Home Office, described the scenario as a «classic no - win situation».

Six months later, government agents arrested 10 members of the gang, many with suspected connections to organized crime, and returned the monument to its home in Cancuén, which thrived during the Mayan Classic Period.

Moffitt and Caspi thought that studying this group could shed light on the classic nature versus nurture question: Do experiences alone produce a life of crime, or are some individuals naturally prone to it?

A classic example of this shortcoming is the correlation between ice cream sales and violent crimes.

Don't ask me why... Anyway, the reason why I felt in love with those from Crime is because of their classic yet a little rock»n' chic design which appealed to me right away.

Black sandals or heels and a classic black bag (my Chanel Boy is the perfect partner in crime) for special events and parties, or for a lovely date night a simple pair of mules & my favourite Chloe bag are easy pairings.

A smart, sharp and outragiously weird crime - thriller that «s loaded with a great sense of classic film noir style, ideas and star - power.

Reservoir Dogs: Bloody Days by Big Star Games is a third - person top - down shooter with few connections to Quentin Tarantino's film other than it being about gangsters with color - coded names; and yet Bloody Days partially succeeds in its aspiration to revive a classic for crime and gangster films, while offering a time - rewind mechanics that helps the game distinct itself from the pool of titles in the top - down shooter category.

Got ta love that classic film poster though huh, just like «The Rocketeer» they really capture the essence of the old style crime caper and dare devil hero aspect.

Every week, Sgt. Joe Friday (Jack Webb) follows the clues, the witnesses and uses a lot of crime jargon as he tries to catch one «perp» or another in this classic TV series from the 1950's, set in Los Angeles.

Experience Shakespeare's classic tale of love and tragedy in an entirely new setting as the tale of + Romeo and Juliet plays out against the backdrop of the Latin barrio in this moving crime drama from director Paul Wynne.

It's not Crime and Punishment — heck, it's not even on par with the Cliff Notes for Dostoyevsky's classic — but, as long as you don't think too much and allow the laughs to carry you along, Old School is an amusing slice of numbskulled cinematic fluff.

I love American cinema from the 70's and I'm a fan of Peter Yates» classic cop thriller Bulllitt, so it was a no - brainer for me to accept an offer to review Yates» 1973 crime drama The Friends of Eddie Coyle.

That it borrows heavily from classics like It's A Wonderful Life isn't actually such a crime — one suspects it unlikely the two will ever be confused — but the lack of a clear, unifying purpose leaves it wandering somewhat aimlessly.

Ensemble comedies are a mainstay of classic cinema — from crime capers to family drama - comedies, the sub-genre is a tricky one to get right — but nothing lights up the screen quite like a cast that just click.

This week, Harry Potter goes a-hunting for lady ghosts, the House of Miyazaki delivers another anime classic, and Sherlock Holmes lives to solve crimes another day.

by Neely Swanson In a new 4K restoration, Jean Renoir's too seldom seen 1936 classic «The Crime of Monsieur Lange» is a pure pleasure.

In other hands, War Dogs might have been a fresh classic of political satire instead of a crime comedy that plays as sub-Scorsesean riff.

The crime - farce comedy brings back the wacky Vermont lawmen of the 2001 stoner cult - classic original.

Following the modern cult classic In Bruges, Martin McDonagh fully delivered on that film's vast promise with Seven Psychopaths — a fiery genre cocktail of crime & dark comedy.

After all, Brian DePalma's 1983 crime classic is a remake of Howard Hawks» 1932 crime classic and, aside from the plot revolving around the rise and fall of a dangerous criminal, they couldn't be more different from one another.

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

As well as the murkier corners of classic film noir, Boorman drew inspiration from art photography and the French New Wave, including Jean - Luc Godard's Breathless, which was itself «speaking back» to American crime movies.

Josh and Benny Safdie, NYC's most reliable filmmaking duo (also of 2014's Heaven Knows What), upped their game with this instant crime classic, starring a totally transformed Robert Pattinson as an outer - borough thief trying to spring his brother out of Rikers.

Jarrod Emerson's tribute to Richard Attenborough: PART 1: BRIGHTON ROCK - 1947 What do you get when the crime classic, Brighton Rock, (by acclaimed novelist Graham Greene) falls into the hands of pioneering British filmmaker John Boulting?

A remake of James Caan - led 1974 organised crime classic THE GAMBLER is currently in pre-production with Mark Wahlberg set for the lead role previously...

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.

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.

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.

He draws thematic inspiration from classic Western director John Ford (specifically 1956's «The Searchers») and from his beloved»30s and»40s crime movies as well as the visual aesthetic of French New Wave auteurs.

They see the fun, laddish side of classics like Godfather and Scarface, but miss the message that their lives were made hollow and meaningless, because they made the mistake of thinking crime pays.

In my review from the Telluride Film Festival, I compared it to the likes of other crime classics such as David Fincher's Zodiac and Seven or even Silence of the Lambs, and wrote «the movie succeeds thanks to Villeneuve's excellent direction of Guzikowski's script, and a cast that really gives it their all.»

I've always been a huge fan of crime drama, whether it is Scorsese's classic mafia film GoodFellas, or the groundbreaking HBO series The Sopranos, in which James Gandolfini portrayed the iconic mob boss Tony Soprano.

The cult classic in the making by first - time director E.L Katz starts off innocently enough, just like a crime drama or an episode of «Dr. Drew.»

Whether it's modern noir («L.A. Confidential»), an old classic («Chinatown»), a genre - bending head trip («Mulholland Dr.») or even a cartoon («Who Framed Roger Rabbit»), film loves to pull back the curtain of Hollywood's seedy underbelly and expose the world of crime.

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.

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...

Appropriating the title of John Boorman's crime classic Point Blank may be a ballsy assertion of relevance, but given its generic thriller formula, Fred Cavayé's film doesn't deserve to be associated with its illustrious namesake.

The debut feature from Zachary Sluser, The Driftless Area's moods and machinations fall curiously between a Coen Brothers crime caper, the existential mysteries of a Krysztof Kieslowski film, and the hypnotic bewilderment of Herk Harvey's cult classic Carnival of Souls.

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.

There's buttons of Heat, The Departed, American Gangster and many other crime classics, with characters seemingly beamed in from Bad Lieutenant, Sicario and End of Watch, all come to rumble in Hillcoat's dirty little Atlanta playground.