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Danny DeVito, Director

Danny DeVito, Director

The beloved actor/producer has helmed his share of crime films, with a remake on the way

By Vince Keenan | August 28, 2025

The Curious Case of <em>The Comeback Trail</em>

The Curious Case of The Comeback Trail

The comedy caper has been made twice, but did anyone notice?

By Vince Keenan | April 25, 2025

The Violence Is Still There: Reinvestigating <em>Mike's Murder</em>

The Violence Is Still There: Reinvestigating Mike's Murder

Looking back at James Bridges’ true-crime-inspired film forty years later

By Vince Keenan | December 6, 2024

Bound for Betrayal: The Crime Films of Elaine May

Bound for Betrayal: The Crime Films of Elaine May

After making her reputation in comedy, May turned her hand to directing and starring in a number of thrillers

By Vince Keenan | May 28, 2024

The LAPD Films of Ron Shelton, Twenty Years Later

The LAPD Films of Ron Shelton, Twenty Years Later

Dark Blue and Hollywood Homicide were unfairly dismissed by audiences and critics. They deserved better.

By Vince Keenan | October 6, 2023

A Survey of Hitchcock Films Not Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

A Survey of Hitchcock Films Not Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

"[E]ighty years’ worth of films invisibly shaped by one of the essential artists of the twentieth century."

By Vince Keenan | December 22, 2022

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Orson Welles, Lucille Ball, and The Greatest Thriller That Never Was

By Vince Keenan | February 3, 2021

Golden Age Hollywood was Full of Ex-Cons

By Vince Keenan | January 16, 2020