Lost amidst a wave of stellar 1970s crime films—The Godfather, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, The French Connection—is a seldom revisited gem: Report to the Commissioner. Based on James Mills’ 1972 novel, the film chronicles the experiences of a well meaning but ill-prepared NYC rookie cop who, as it turns out, […]
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During a mob meeting, two men disguised as police officers bust in and hold the gangsters at gunpoint. When one of the crooks moves, they are all gunned down and their $300,000 in racket money is stolen. The holdup men incognito are Jim Harris (Paul Benjamin) and Joe Logart (Ed […]
Ridley Scott is a great director who has made many amazing films including BLADE RUNNER (1982), GLADIATOR (2000), BLACK HAWK DOWN (2001) and of course Alien which was only his second feature film. The famous tagline for this movie was: “In space no one can hear you scream.” This was […]
Zeke Brown (Richard Pryor) Jerry Bartoski (Harvey Keitel) and Smokey James (Yaphet Kotto) work at a Detroit auto factory where their boss is constantly on their backs. Their only real way of letting off steam is hanging out at the union bar nearby, where they drink, tell stories and crack […]