Tag Archives: crime comedy

Hercule Poirot in the Holy Land (film: Appointment with Death – Michael Winner, 1988)

Posted on November 2, 2024 by admin

Michael Winner‘s ‘Appointment to Death‘ (1988) is the sixth and last film in the series of adaptations of Agatha Christie’s novels starring Hercule Poirot and starring Peter Ustinov. In several places I read that it is also considered the weakest … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Agatha Christie, American cinema, Appointment with Death, Carrie Fisher, crime comedy, crime film, film based on a novel, John Gielgud, Lauren Bacall, Menahem Golan, Michael Winner, Peter Ustinov, Piper Laurie, whodunit, Yoram Globus | Leave a comment

revenge in the cold (film: Cold Pursuit – Hans Petter Moland, 2019)

Posted on January 12, 2024 by admin

‘Cold Pursuit‘ (2019) is an American remake of a European film – Norwegian in this case – which was called ‘Kraftidioten’ or ‘In Order of Disappearance’ in the English version. In 90% of cases, American remakes are resounding cinematic failures, … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged American cinema, crime comedy, Domenic Lombardozzi, film based on a novel, film noir, Hans Petter Moland, Laura Dern, Liam Neeson, Philip Remy Øgaard, remake, revenge movie | Leave a comment

entertainment of crime (film: Life of Crime – Daniel Schechter, 2013)

Posted on October 11, 2023 by admin

‘Life of crime‘, the 2013 film by director and screenwriter Daniel Schechter is an adaptation of a novel by Elmore Leonard, a kind of prequel with the main heroes being the two crooks who also appear as the lead characters … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged American cinema, based on a book, crime comedy, Daniel Schechter, Hollywood movies, Isla Fisher, Jennifer Aniston, John Hawkes, Life of Crime, Mark Boone Junior, Tim Robbins, Yasiin Bey | Leave a comment

the last Hitchcock (film: Family Plot – Alfred Hitchcock, 1976)

Posted on October 4, 2023 by admin

‘Family Plot‘, Alfred Hitchcock‘s last film, made in 1976, is the story of the confrontation between two couples of swindlers. In the opening scene of the film, we meet in action the first couple – a pseudo-fortune teller named Blanche … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Barbara Harris, black comedy, Bruce Dern, crime comedy, Ernest Lehman, film based on a novel, Karen Black, Victor Canning, William Devane | Leave a comment

winter by the sea (film: Basse saison – Laurent Herbiet, 2021)

Posted on March 31, 2023 by admin

I decided to see ‘Basse saison‘ primarily because of the presence in the cast of Emmanuelle Devos, an actress I admire enormously. I don’t think I’ve ever seen before a film directed by Laurent Herbiet, but he has a good … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Basse saison, crime comedy, Emmanuelle Devos, Éric Caravaca, family comedy, French cinema, Laurent Herbiet, original script, Simon Abkarian, TV movie | Leave a comment

a mousetrap in a mousetrap (film: See How They Run – Tom George, 2022)

Posted on November 17, 2022 by admin

Viewers who had the opportunity to see Agatha Christie’s famous play ‘The Mousetrap’ will have a great advantage and probably will enjoy more watching the film ‘See How They Run‘ directed by Tom George, one among the several promising premieres … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Adrien Brody, Agatha Christie, comedy, crime comedy, international movies production, Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, See How They Run, Tom George, whodunit | Leave a comment