Directed by Mervyn LeRoy.

Continue reading “40×40: Little Caesar (1931)”“Mother of mercy, is this the end of Rico?”
Revisiting the dustiest films on the shelf
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy.
Continue reading “40×40: Little Caesar (1931)”“Mother of mercy, is this the end of Rico?”
A Special Feature by Dan Bean.
Whether you know much about Edgar Allan Poe’s work or not, there’s a decent chance you’re familiar with his poem The Raven – it was adapted in one of The Simpsons’ earliest Treehouse Of Horror episodes, and I reckon if anyone asked you to finish the line “Quoth the raven…”, you’d respond “Nevermore”… right?
But how do you adapt a poem about a man being distracted from his reading and mourning of his dead wife by a crow into a feature film? The answer is – you don’t.
Continue reading “An Unkindness Of Ravens – Never Say Nevermore Again”Written and directed by Jim Jarmusch
Continue reading “Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai (1999)”“I’m your retainer. I don’t mean you no disrespect. Sorry, I don’t want to put too many holes in you.”