Tag Archives: revenge
Red Hill (2010)
“Jimmy Conway rides into town, he’ll be bringing hell with him.” I watched the 2010 Australian film, Red Hill because: a) I’m an Aussie film fan b) It’s a crime film While Red Hill is a combination of two of my … Continue reading
Box 507 (2002)
In the Spanish crime film Box 507 (La Caja 507) Maria (Dafne Fernandez), the only child of bank manager Modesto Pardo (Antonio Resines) and his wife Angela (Miriam Montilla) was just 16 years old when she died in a horrible fire. It’s … Continue reading
Filed under Spain
Dark City (1950)
“Guys like you ought to be put away.” WWII still echoes in the 1950 noir film Dark City starring Lizabeth Scott and Charlton Heston. Dark City was Heston’s first major role and here he is cast against his later mould, … Continue reading
Filed under Film Noir, Lizabeth Scott
Mariposa Negra (2006)
“Sometimes it’s better not to know.” The marvelous, amazing and ultimately tragic film Mariposa Negra (Black Butterfly) follows the relationship between two young Peruvian women who are thrown together by circumstance and then swept up in brutality orchestrated by Montesinos, … Continue reading
Filed under Peruvian, Political/social films
Secret Smile (2005)
Secret Smile is an intriguing two-part, made-for-British television thriller that charts the chain of revenge that follows the break up of a casual one-night stand between London architect, Miranda Cotton (Kate Ashfield) and the creepy Brendan Block (David Tennant). … Continue reading
Filed under British television
The Politician’s Wife (1995)
“The urge to destroy is creative.” Fans of fine British television, prepare for just over three hours of splendid, riveting drama in The Politician’s Wife. This three-part film concerns a Tory politician, Duncan Matlock (Trevor Eve) and his loyal wife, … Continue reading
Filed under British television
I’m the One You’re Looking For (1988)
“You never know what madness our hearts will go for.” On the way home from an assignment, beautiful model Natalia (Patricia Adriani) is raped by a stranger. She tries to put the incident behind her, but there are inevitable consequences, … Continue reading
Filed under Spain
Fabio Montale (2001)
” I’m not in your corporation anymore.” Fabio Montale is a three-part made for French television crime drama based on the Marseilles Trilogy by Jean-Claude Izzo. The film’s protagonist is Fabio Montale (Alain Delon) who begins the series as a … Continue reading
Sound of the Sea (2001)
“Travelers willing to make together the journey of no return.” In The Sound of the Sea Spanish director Bigas Luna creates a romance, wraps it up with allusions to mythology and produces a marvelous tale of love, passion and revenge. … Continue reading
Filed under Bigas Luna, Spain
Cry Vengeance (1954)
“Nobody wins a tie score.” In the crime drama Cry Vengeance former San Francisco policeman Vic Barron (Mark Stevens) is released from San Quentin after being framed by a gang of hoodlums. His three year sentence, and the fact that … Continue reading
Filed under Crime
