Mike Hodges
Author
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Will Graham is a former London gangster who moved out to the country. Will's younger brother, Davey, is enjoying his life as a man about town, and dabbling in drug dealing, when, one night, a man has him followed and brutally assaults him. Davey returns home and takes his own life. Will, finds himself back in London, where he learns of Davey's death. He investigates what happened that night with his old friend. As Will tries to piece together what...
3) Croupier
Publisher
Quiver Distribution
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Jack Manfred is an aspiring writer going nowhere fast. To make ends meet, and against his better judgement, he takes a job as a CROUPIER. He finds himself drawn into the casino world and the job gradually takes over his life; his relationship with girlfriend Marion begins to deteriorate. One gambler in particular catches his attention: Jani, whom he starts to see outside of working hours – a serious violation of casino rules. Jani is down on her...
4) Get Carter
Publisher
Warner Bros
Language
English
Description
Michael Caine stars as Jack Carter, a tough, ruthless London mob enforcer. His only sentiment is for his timid brother, Frank, who works as a bartender in Newcastle and makes a point of staying out of trouble.When his brother dies in an accident, Carter goes to the funeral hoping to make amends for past mistakes by reconnecting with what's left of his family. But after learning that his brother was murdered, Jack single-mindedly metes out his own...
5) Flash Gordon
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
When energy waves pull the moon out of orbit, New York Jets quarterback Flash Gordon unwittingly finds himself heading for the planet Mongo, where, with the assistance from beautiful Dale Arden, he will take on Ming the Merciless and rescue humankind.
7) Neo-Noir
Author
Language
English
Description
Neo-noir knows its past. It knows the rules of the game -- and how to break them. From Point Blank (1998) to Oldboy (2003), from Get Carter (2000) to 36 Quai des Orfèvres (2004), from Catherine Tramell to Max Payne, neo-noir is a transnational global phenomenon. This wide-ranging collection maps out the terrain, combining genre, stylistic and textual analysis with Marxist, feminist, psychoanalytic and industrial approaches. Essays discuss works from...
8) Croupier
Author
Language
English
Description
Jack Manfred is an aspiring writer going nowhere fast. To make ends meet, and against his better judgement, he takes a job as a croupier. He finds himself drawn into the casino world and the job gradually takes over his life; his relationship with girlfriend Marion begins to deteriorate. One gambler in particular catches his attention: Jani, whom he starts to see outside of working hours — a serious violation of casino rules. Jani is down on her...