The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on October 22, 2023

In the mid-1960s, American actor Nick Adams went to Japan and appeared in three films for Toho Studios. Two of those films, FRANKENSTEIN CONQUERS THE WORLD and INVASION OF ASTRO-MONSTER are well-known among movie geeks. The third, THE KILLING BOTTLE, is basically forgotten due to the fact that it h   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on March 17, 2022

The Last Hunt considers an era that is no more. Once America’s Great Plains ran rampant with herds of bison numbering up to 60,000,000 based on the estimation of this movie. The initial premise of Richard Brooks’ western intrigues for the sole fact that this is a slice of history...   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on November 14, 2021

Today’s Noirvember post shines the spotlight on a dame who’s not very nice, and that’s putting it mildly: Sherry Peatty in The Killing (1956). WHAT’S THE KILLING ABOUT? Johnny Clay (Sterling Hayden), recently released from prison, marshals a motley crew of men to carry out an intricately designed ra   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on November 3, 2020

I cannot count the number of times I have seen today’s YouTube pick for Noirvember: The Killing (1956). It’s one of my favorite all-time movies – I’ve seen it twice on the big screen, and I own it on both VHS and DVD. It’s one of the earliest (and best,...   read more

The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on March 17, 2017

Tonight is opening night for the Portland edition of I Wake Up Dreaming, the excellent film noir fest curated by Elliot Lavine for nearly thirty years in San Francisco. Seven days and nights of film noir at Cinema 21! I’m thrilled to report that one of the films shown on the...   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on September 23, 2016

This week I sit down with Jacob Haller to talk about Stanley Kubrick’s 1956 film noir, The Killing. Send suggestions, questions and comments to ticklishbiz@gmail.com. Feel free to leave me a comment on iTunes and be sure to follow Ticklish Business on Twitter, @Ticklish_Biz. NEXT WEEK: You&#82   read more

The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on August 17, 2016

Kudos to Turner Classic Movies for featuring the great James Edwards in their Summer Under the Stars showcase today, but it looks like they forgot one… Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out / Change...   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on August 1, 2016

There’s a lot to be said about Batman: The Killing Joke, both the comic book and its animated adaptation. It’s another of Alan Moore’s unintentional curses on mainstream comics; listening to his dialogue spoken… it’s clear he was hurrying through the Batman stuff. Or K   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 21, 2016

The Killing Directed by Stanley Kubrick Written by Stanley Kubrick and Jim Thompson from a novel by Lionel White 1956/USA Harris-Kubrick Productions Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant Early in his career, Kubrick had it all together. Johnny Clay (Sterling Hayden) has emerged from five long hard years   read more

The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on November 6, 2015

A shot of Timothy as Flo, the garrulous gangster of John Cassavetes‘ The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976), can make any day better. “There’s hope, there’s hope, there’s hope!” Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your   read more

The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on August 26, 2015

Our video this week is a thoughtful analysis by essayist Colin Marshall of John Cassavetes‘ The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1978 director’s cut) as it relates to the city of Los Angeles itself. Timothy is briefly glimpsed in the restaurant scene in which Mort (Seymour Cassel) delivers t   read more

The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on May 27, 2015

Here’s another one from the archives. It’s John Cassavetes‘ enigmatic The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) in its entirety. It features one of Timothy’s most memorable performances as Flo, the intriguing mix of glad-handing bonhomie and brute force behind a rather mediocre   read more

The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on May 18, 2015

Today we need to take another look at the handsome mug of Flo, the garrulous torpedo of John Cassavetes‘ The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976). Here he reminds an off-screen Cosmo (Ben Gazzara) that $23,000 is a lot of money. Taking up the foreground on the right side of...   read more

The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on May 6, 2015

To celebrate today’s broadcast of The Killing (1956) and Crime Wave (1954) on Turner Classic Movies, as part of their tribute to Star of the Month Sterling Hayden, we are featuring two videos this week that come from both of those films. First up is Timothy’s pivotal scene from The...   read more

The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on October 24, 2014

We’ll be closing out the week by taking another look at Flo, the enigmatic muscle behind a gang of mediocre Hollywood gangsters in John Cassavetes‘ The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976). In a film full of great close-ups, this is one of the best. Ara Corbett tells us in...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on September 2, 2014

Stanley Kubrick is one of the most acclaimed directors of all time, and The Killing is his first great film. The main focus of the action takes place at a racetrack, but a great deal of the story occurs in other places before and after the job is pulled.  Recently...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on September 2, 2014

Stanley Kubrick is one of the most acclaimed directors of all time, and The Killing is his first great film. The main focus of the action takes place at a racetrack, but a great deal of the story occurs in other places before and after the job is pulled.  Recently...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on September 2, 2014

Stanley Kubrick is one of the most acclaimed directors of all time, and The Killing is his first great film. The main focus of the action takes place at a racetrack, but a great deal of the story occurs in other places before and after the job is pulled.  Recently...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on August 30, 2014

Aug 30 Posted by aaronwest THE KILLING OF A CHINESE BOOKIE, JOHN CASSAVETES, 1976 Criterion often packages multiple versions of a film. Often the theatrical release is cut to shreds and the longer release is the director’s cut, which is usually the better version. As a habit, I’ve usually chosen...   read more

Criterion Blues Posted by Aaron West on August 30, 2014

Aug 30 Posted by aaronwest THE KILLING OF A CHINESE BOOKIE, JOHN CASSAVETES, 1976 Criterion often packages multiple versions of a film. Often the theatrical release is cut to shreds and the longer release is the director’s cut, which is usually the better version. As a habit, I’ve usually chosen...   read more