Tag Archives: J Edgar Hoover

News Muse – Ageing gracefully and dying hard in Hollywood

Posted on 22 October 2010 by Adele Craciun

It’s that time of year when it seems that everybody around you is either coughing (with that rattle that sounds like they’re dying), repeatedly and loudly emptying nasal cavities of all content or sneezing – usually a really wet one … Continue reading →

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Out on DVD | Public Enemies – Johnny Depp’s charismatic 1930s outlaw steals Michael Mann’s gangster biopic

Posted on 4 November 2009 by Jason Best

Michael Mann has produced some of Hollywood’s finest thrillers of the past couple of decades – just think back to Manhunter and Heat – but his gangster biopic Public Enemies doesn’t find him at the top of his game. The … Continue reading →

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The Best view | Public Enemies – Johnny Depp gives Depression-era outlaw John Dillinger a dangerous glamour

Posted on 1 July 2009 by Jason Best

Michael Mann clearly thinks crooks are cool. Look at the evidence on screen: in film after film he’s drawn to bandits and outlaws, felons and fugitives, hoods and heavies. Like a hopeless recidivist, he just can’t keep away from crime. … Continue reading →

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