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Tag Archives: execution
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
Director: Terence Fisher Writer: Jimmy Sangster (Based on the novel “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley)
Posted in Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
Tagged 1957, acid, adaptation, Anthony Hinds, brain, christopher lee, corpse, curse, death row, doctor, execution, experiment, fire, flashback, frankenstein, fred johnson, guillotine, hammer, hammer horror, hazel court, head, horror, jack asher, james bernard, james needs, jimmy sangster, laboratory, mary shelley, max rosenberg, melvyn hayes, murder, paul hardtmuth, peter cushing, prison, reanimated, reanimation, robert urquhart, sci-fi, science, science fiction, scientist, terence fisher, the curse of frankenstein, thriller, valerie gaunt
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Lust, Caution (2007)
Director: Ang Lee Writers: James Schamus and Hui-Ling Wang (Based on the novella by Eileen Chang)
Posted in Drama, Foreign, Romance, Thriller, War
Tagged 2007, adaptation, adultery, affair, alexandre desplat, ang lee, assassin, assassination, china, chinese, drama, eileen chang, execution, foreign, history, honeypot, hong kong, hui-ling wang, james schamus, japan, japanese, joan chen, love, lust caution, murder, occupation, rap, Rodrigo Prieto, romance, sex, shanghai, singapore, tang wei, thriller, tim squyres, Tony Chiu Wai Leung, tony leung, war, William Kong, world war 2, world war ii, wwII
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A Man Escaped (1956)
Director: Robert Bresson Writer: Robert Bresson (Based on the memoir by Andre Devigny)
Posted in Drama, Foreign, Thriller, War
Tagged 1956, a man escaped, adaptation, alain poire, andre devigny, drama, escape, escaped, execution, foreign, francois leterrier, german, jail, jean thuillier, l.h. burel, leonce-henri burel, lieutenant, memoir, nazi, prison, prison cell, prison escape, raymond lamy, resistance, robert bresson, spoon, thriller, true story, war, world war, world war 2, world war ii, wwII
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Looper (2012)
Director: Rian Johnson Writer: Rian Johnson
Posted in Action, Crime, Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
Tagged 2012, 2074, action, assassin, assassination, bruce willis, china, crime, drama, emily blunt, execution, farm, fugitive, future, Hitman, jeff daniels, joseph gordon-levitt, looper, mafia, mob, murder, noah segan, pal dano, past, pierce gagnon, piper perabo, powers, qing xu, rian johnson, sci-fi, science fiction, thriller, time travel
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Shocker (1989)
Director: Wes Craven Writer: Wes Craven
Posted in Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Tagged brent spiner, comedy, convict, electric chair, electricity, execution, horror, john tesh, kill, killer, mitch pileggi, murder, murderer, peter berg, shocker, ted raimi, thriller, wes craven
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True Crime (1999)
Director: Clint Eastwood Writers: Larry Gross and Paul Brickman and Stephen Schiff (Based on the novel by Andrew Klavan)
Posted in Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Tagged 1999, adaptation, andrew klavan, bernard hill, clint eastwood, crime, death row, denis leary, diane venora, drama, execution, inmate, isaiah washington, james woods, journalism, journalist, larry gross, lisagay hamilton, lucy liu, michael jeter, michael mckean, murder, mystery, paul brickman, prison, stephen schiff, thriller, true crime
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The Life of David Gale (2003)
Director: Alan Parker Writer: Charles Randolph
Posted in Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Tagged 2003, activist, alan parker, capital punishment, charles randolph, cleo king, crime, death row, drama, execution, interview, journalism, journalist, kate winslet, kevin spacey, laura linney, melissa mccarthy, murder, mystery, reporter, the life of david gale, thriller
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Fallen (1998)
Director: Gregory Hoblit Writer: Nicholas Kazan
Posted in Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Tagged 1998, aida turturro, angel, cop, crime, demon, denzel washington, detective, devil, Donald Sutherland, drama, elias koteas, Embeth Davidtz, execution, fallen, fantasy, gabriel casseus, gregory hoblit, james gandolfini, john goodman, murder, mystery, nicholas kazan, police, serial killer, thriller
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The Crucible (1996)
Director: Nicholas Hytner Writer: Arthur Miller A solid adaptation of the play by Arthur Miller. Ryder and Day-Lewis turn in solid performances. I thought I had never seen this before but half way through I realized that I had in … Continue reading
Posted in Drama
Tagged adaptation, adultery, affair, arthur miller, bruce davison, church, commandments, daniel day-lewis, drama, execution, god, hang, hanging, jeffrey jones, joan allen, judge, Massachusetts, nicholas hytner, paul scofield, play, religion, rob campbell, salem, salem witch trial, ten commandment, the crucible, trial, winona ryder, witch, witchcraft, witches
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In Cold Blood (1967)
Director: Richard Brooks Writer: Richard Brooks (Based on the book by Truman Capote) Recently read the book for the first time and thought it was amazing. This adaptation is decent enough but I don’t think it quite captures the nuances … Continue reading
Posted in Drama, Thriller
Tagged adaptation, burglary, execution, in cold blood, investigation, john forsythe, kansas, man hunt, murder, police, quincy jones, richard brooks, robbery, robert blake, scott wilson, true story, truman capote
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