Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "neo-noir"

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Homicide **** (1991, Joe Mantegna, William H Macy, Vincent Guastaferro, Ving Rhames, Natalija Nogulich, Rebecca Pidgeon, Ricky Jay, J J Johnston) – Classic Movie Review 7832

The 1991 movie Homicide is a smart, upmarket neo-noir crime thriller from clever writer-director David Mamet, who ignores some of the genre’s thrills at his peril in a look at anti-Semitism and racism. Joe Mantegna […]

Nov, 26

The Mean Season **** (1985, Kurt Russell, Mariel Hemingway, Richard Jordan, Richard Masur, Richard Bradford, Joe Pantoliano, Andy Garcia) – Classic Movie Review 7652

Director Phillip Borsos’s 1985 neo noir The Mean Season is a gripping, powerful, atmospheric crime thriller with an excellent role for Kurt Russell as Malcolm Anderson, the Miami newspaper reporter used as a public mouthpiece […]

Oct, 09

The Driver **** (1978, Ryan O’Neal, Bruce Dern, Isabelle Adjani) – Classic Movie Review 7,048

Walter Hill’s beautifully crafted, dazzlingly stylised 1978 film noir crime action thriller The Driver stars Ryan O’Neal at his melancholic brooding best as the sharpest getaway man in the robbery business. Writer-director Walter Hill’s second […]

May, 13

The Presidio *** (1988, Sean Connery, Mark Harmon, Meg Ryan, Jack Warden) – Classic Movie Review 6795

Director Peter Hyams’s 1988 The Presidio is routine action stuff, though the movie is sparked up by Sean Connery’s gruffly winning performance and some lively chases. But just what happened to Larry Ferguson screenplay? It […]

Mar, 12

D.O.A. *** (1988, Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan, Charlotte Rampling, Daniel Stern) – Classic Movie Review 6676

The 1950 cult classic film noir crime thriller D.O.A. was remade in Australia in 1969 as Color Me Dead, directed by Eddie Davis, before this 1988 D.O.A. remake, directed Annabel Jankel and Rocky Morton and starring Dennis […]

Feb, 11

Frantic **** (1988, Harrison Ford, Betty Buckley, Emmanuelle Seigner, Alexandra Stewart, John Mahoney) – Classic Movie Review 6663

Director Roman Polanski’s mischievous 1988 thriller is a hugely entertaining Hitchcock spoof starring Harrison Ford as the earnest, sympathetic middle-aged hero, Dr Richard Walker, the typical innocent abroad. Dr Walker is an American in Paris […]

Feb, 08

Hammett **** (1982, Frederic Forrest, Peter Boyle, Marilu Henner) – Classic Movie Review 6,524

Wim Wenders’s eye-catching and very worthy 1982 neo noir film homage to the crime thriller and its great writer Dashiell Hammett has the tasteful stamp of its producer Francis Ford Coppola all over it. Coppola […]

Jan, 06

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