Gangsters, gangsters and more gangsters
I have been immersed in a great book lately.Lloyd Hughes' "The Rough Guide to Gangster Movies" includes just about anything anyone would need to know about mob films.
It opens with a history of organized crime, then details the developments of gangster cinema.
The book explains the use of various gangster movie archetypes and explores the sometimes wacky and almost always violent gangster films from all corners of the globe.
The book helpfully offers full reviews on what Hughes considers the 50 essential gangster films, from "A Bout de Souffle" to "You Only Live Once."
I have seen about one-third of the films Hughes selected and we own eight of them on DVD.
Rough Guide also publishes guides to horror, comedy and science fiction films. After I have fully digested the gangster movie book, perhaps I'll have to give those titles a try.
posted by erik hogstrom at 7:18 AM
1 Comments:
Does the guide include Dogville with Nicole Kidman and Lauren Bacall? Most would probably disagree, but I think this is one of the all-time great gangster films.
My favorite is The Petrified Forest with Bette Davis, Leslie Howard, and Humphrey Bogart. The original play by Robert E. Sherwood is fantastic: http://tinyurl.com/elppa
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