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NIGHTMARE ALLEY

December 15, 2021 By Leave a Comment

NIGHTMARE ALLEY

Flames are never far from Stanton Carlisle (Bradley Cooper), starting with those lapping near, but not too near, his heels as he exits the house that he’s just set alight over the body he’s deposited beneath the floorboards. In Guillermo del Toro’s oneiric vision of William Lindsay Gresham’s 1946 novel, NIGHTMARE ALLEY. Notice, too, the… Read More »

Tagged With: based on a novel, carnival, con artist, mentalist, metaphor, mind reader

Glenn Ficarra & John Requa Say I LOVE YOU, PHILLIP MORRIS

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Glenn Ficarra & John Requa Say I LOVE YOU, PHILLIP MORRIS

John Requa and Glenn Ficarra have been writing partners for a decade or so, but when they got the call to adapt the true story of master con artist Steven Jay Russell, they decided that this might be the perfect vehicle for their directorial debut. In a conversation that touched on censorship, the Puritans, artistic… Read More »

Tagged With: based on a true story, book to film, cinema, con artist, confidence game, directors, embezzlement, Ewan McGregor, film, fraud, Glenn Ficarra, Jim Carrey, John Requa, LGBT, movie, narrative, prison, prison break, Puritans, release delay, romance, screenwriters, Steve McVicker

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