Anatomy of a Murder
Another classic (excellent Criterion release), with Jimmy Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara and George C. Scott--directed by Otto Preminger. Among the best courtroom dramas I've ever seen and considered among the best ever made. Realistic enough depiction of legal proceedings of its day (1959) that it was screened in more than one law school as an example of a number of key methods and tactics used in criminal trials. In its day, it was considered unusually blunt in its treatment of "sensitive" issues and can be viewed as a deliberate challenge to the Hays Code. A long movie (160 or so minutes), it captures a persuasive "slice of life" of society and the legal system as it was in 1959 America. A fascinating story (inspired by a real case), I highly recommend it.
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nothing like the classics to ground you....
....& to benchmark current 'attempts' at movie making....:P
not to be taken out of context, as there are many, mostly independent films out that are actually excellent.
just that the mainstream industry has evolved into producing for fiscal generating demographic based algorithms instead of quality film making, imho.....
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'Murder By Numbers' is a psychological suspense-thriller that tells the story of a tenacious homicide detective, Cassie Mayweather (Sandra Bullock) and her new partner Sam Kennedy (Ben Chaplin) who become pitted against two malevolently brilliant young men (Ryan Gosling and Michael Pitt)... -
Michael played a good role, and did it justice. Apparently he's managing his Parkinsons fairly well so far. That's good news. He's been on the last 2-3 episodes, but not sure if his part will carry over to the next show.
He played a wealthy terminally ill guy with various run ins with... -
Hello All,
Any "BOSTON LEGAL" fans out there? My wife & I love this show. -
All right! :^x Check out some of the recently announced upcoming DVD releases. NOTE: Some titles may re-releases.
MARCH
Mar. 23, 2004 – Abraxas
Mar. 23, 2004 – Air Devils
Mar. 23, 2004 – Attack From Space
Mar. 23, 2004 – Babyface Morgan
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