Pic of the Day: “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” revisited

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 full article

Video of the Week: Los Angeles, The City in Cinema: The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (John Cassavetes, 1978)

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 full article

Video of the Week: “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie”

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 full article

Pic of the Day: “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” revisited

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 the pic is Robert Phi... Read full article

Pic of the Day: “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” revisited

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 the Filmfax art... Read full article