Showing posts with label true story. Show all posts
Showing posts with label true story. Show all posts
October 18, 2013

COUNTESS DRACULA - reading up on Elizabeth Bathory

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True crime? The legend of Countess Dracula has inspired several movies, though I've only seen the Hammer version ( soon to be availa...
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September 03, 2011

BAREFOOT GEN (1983) - he saw the bombing of Hiroshima

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BAREFOOT GEN (1983, Japan, Hadashi no Gen ) A terrifying account of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, for children... Disaster movies are...
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February 13, 2011

AFTERSHOCK (2010) - heart-rending disaster movie from China

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AFTERSHOCK (2010, China, Tangshan dadizhen ) The psychological debris from a natural disaster The city of Tangshan in China suffered a devas...
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February 05, 2011

TENDERNESS OF THE WOLVES (1973) - still shocking?

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TENDERNESS OF THE WOLVES (1973, West Germany, Die Zärtlichkeit der Wölfe ) A recreation of the exploits of a German serial killer who atta...
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September 17, 2010

OUT OF THE BLUE (2006) - a tragedy in New Zealand

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OUT OF THE BLUE (2006, New Zealand) Realistic, beautifully-observed approach to a real-life spree-killing Karl Urban was outstanding in JJ ...
August 13, 2010

COMPULSION (1959) - re-enacting the story of Leopold and Loeb

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COMPULSION (1959, USA) They're loaded, and they wanna have a good time... This is a taut fictionalisation of a famous murder case fro...
July 16, 2010

WIRED (1989) - and bad movies about movie stars

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WIRED (1989, US) Michael Chiklis IS John Belushi ... This isn't about recommending good movies. This is about movies that I've watch...
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