By movieMoll on May 31, 2009
Richard Hannay (Robert Donat) spends an evening with spy Annabella (Lucie Mannheim), who tells him that important national security information is about to be smuggled out of England. After she’s murdered in his apartment, Hannay is on the run being pursued by the bad guys and the cops. The plot of an innocent man thrown [...]
Posted in Index, Mystery, Thriller | Tagged Hitchcock, Mystery, Romance, suspense, Thriller |
By GroovyMovieGuy on June 27, 2009
It’s not so simple when tough Texan, Ray (John Getz), starts an affair with Abby (Frances McDormand), the wife of a rowdy honky tonk owner, Marty (Dan Hedaya) — especially when she’s his boss’s wife. Bring in a sleazy private eye, Loren Visser (M. Emmet Walsh), and things really turn south.
“Blood Simple” was the big [...]
Posted in Drama, Index, Mystery, Thriller | Tagged Coen Brothers, Drama, Frances McDormand, Mystery, Thriller |
By movieMoll on June 28, 2009
Fans of Coen Brothers’ movies should check out this early gem. “Blood Simple” was the first commercial film by the brothers and the big-screen debut of Frances McDormand. Club owner and jealous husband Marty (Dan Hedaya) hires a scumball private detective to kill his wife Abby (McDormand) and her lover Ray (John Getz). The hired [...]
Posted in Drama, Index, Mystery, Thriller | Tagged Coen Brothers, Drama, Frances McDormand, Mystery, Thriller |
By movieMoll on May 15, 2009
Ray Koval (Clive Owen) and Claire Stenwick (Julia Roberts) play former MI6 and CIA agents, respectively, with a complicated past who team up to score in the world of corporate espionage. There’s good screen chemistry between Owen and Roberts and some nice plot twists keep viewers guessing who’s trying to play whom. Supporting cast is [...]
Posted in Index, Romance, Thriller | Tagged corporate espionage, Crime, Julia Roberts, Romance, Thriller |
By GroovyMovieGuy on May 15, 2009
Loaded with twists and turns, the fast-moving plot of “Duplicity” weaves a story of intrigue about two spooks gone corporate for all the right reasons.
Clive Owen and Julia Roberts portray agents who use their skills of deception to gain the trust of unwitting marks in their professional work. However, their duplicity makes a healthy relationship [...]
Posted in Index, Romance, Thriller | Tagged corporate espionage, Crime, Julia Roberts, Romance, Thriller |
By movieMoll on March 23, 2009
Sometimes a movie brings all its elements together perfectly — the cast, the performances, the story, the dialogue, the direction, the lighting, the music, the photography. Film noir classic “Laura” is such a movie. Detective Mark McPherson (Dana Andrews) begins to fall in love with Laura Hunt (Gene Tierney) as he investigates her murder and [...]
Posted in Classic, Crime, Film Noir, Index, Mystery, Thriller | Tagged Crime, Film Noir, Gene Tierney, Mystery, Otto Preminger, Thriller |
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