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THE CRIMINAL ACTS OF TOD SLAUGHTER On Blu-ray From Indicator
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Jan 21, 2024
This is a fantastic four disc, eight movie set, dedicated to the British actor Tod Slaughter. Slaughter was referred to as "The Horror Man of Europe", but these films are really Victorian melodramas, while Slaughter himself doesn't play monsters in the traditional sense. He plays over-the-top read more
The Criminal Code (1931): Howard Hawks in The Big House
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jan 25, 2022
Although this is still a very early talkie, you can already see Howard Hawks developing a more intricate sense of dialogue which he would be known for in his pictures — most notably His Girl Friday. In the opening scene at the police station, we have dialogue piled on top of each other betwee read more
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Mar 6, 2016
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (Ensayo de un crimen) Directed by Luis Buñuel Written by Luis Buñuel and Eduardo Ugarte from a novel by Rudolfo Usigli 1955/Mexico Alianza Cinematográfia Española First viewing/YouTube Here is another great satiric take on the theme of frustrated desire read more
Day 28 of Noirvember: Convicted and The Criminal Code
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Nov 28, 2015
Today’s Noirvember post takes a look at two films: one from the film noir era and one from the pre-Code era. Did you know…? Join me tomorrow for Day 29 of Noirvember! ~ by shadowsandsatin on November 28, 2015. Posted in Noir Films, Noirvember 2015 Tags: Convicted, film noir, Glenn Fo read more
Pre-Code vs Post-Code: "The Criminal Code" and "Convicted"
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Aug 20, 2015
The title of the 1931 film"The Criminal Code," based on Martin Flavin's 1929 play, refers to two different codes -- the one in the law books, cut and dried and in black and white, administered by men like district attorney Martin Brady (Walter Huston). The other is the unofficial code among pri read more
Pre-Code vs Post-Code: "The Criminal Code" and "Convicted"
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Aug 20, 2015
The title of the 1931 film"The Criminal Code," based on Martin Flavin's 1929 play, refers to two different codes -- the one in the law books, cut and dried and in black and white, administered by men like district attorney Martin Brady (Walter Huston). The other is the unofficial code among pri read more
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz
Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on Mar 27, 2015
The Criminal Life of
Archibaldo de la Cruz (Luis Bunuel, 1955)
The delirious journey of
a mental disordered man, who is obsessed in making the perfect crime.
Another film
from Luis Bunuel’s Mexican period, The
Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz, works on many recurrent themes of
the di read more
The Criminal Code (1931) and Convicted (1950): When Worlds Collide
Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on Jul 17, 2011
Every now and then, the worlds of Pre-Code and film noir have more in common than we might think. The films The Criminal Code and Convicted are a prime example. Here’s more about these two features: The 1950 film noir Convicted, starring Glenn Ford as a brokerage-firm worker imprisoned after acciden read more