Cinema history is crime-ridden. In 1901, a French short called Histoire d’un crime told the story of a burglar who commits murder and is sent to the guillotine. In 1903, the American short The Great ...
When it comes to Martin Scorsese, much of the discussion, especially in the mainstream zeitgeist, often circles back around ...
John Hitchcock graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in film studies and previously wrote on his own blog. He also specializes in nature and virtual photography and does art in Source ...
Throughout the storied career of Martin Scorsese, he has undergone various phases as a visionary and storyteller. Like most filmmakers, he started out trying to find his own voice and made very ...
PARIS — Few film types are as iconic in French cinema as the gangster. Throughout the genre’s heyday from the early ’50s through the late ’70s, Belmondo, Montand and Delon seemed to live with a gun in ...
Which of the following gangster movies have you seen? Which sound like something you’d give a shot? Let’s find out. Running Scared isn’t a gangster film in the traditional sense, but it does work its ...
Thomas Butt is a senior writer. An avid film connoisseur, Thomas actively logs his film consumption on Letterboxd and vows to connect with many more cinephiles through the platform. He is immensely ...
Jeffrey Speicher is a Senior Features Writer and List Writer for Collider. He is a screenwriter for film and television, with a passion for science fiction and psychological drama. He lives in Dallas, ...
A masterpiece of a gangster flick hailed a cult classic for mafia film fans will be aired on BBC Two this weekend. Starring ...