On January 15 1947 the torture-ravished body of a beautiful young woman is found in a ... more
vacant lot. The victim makes headlines as the Black Dahlia-and so begins the greatest manhunt in California history. Caught up in the investigation are Bucky Bleic...
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Los Angeles, 1th January 1947: a beautiful young woman walked into the night and met her ... more
horrific destiny. Five days later, her tortured body was found drained of blood and cut in helf. The newspapers called her 'The Black Dahlia'. Two cops are caught ...
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horrific destiny. Five days later, her tortured body was found drained of blood and cut in helf. The newspapers called her 'The Black Dahlia'. Two cops are caught up in the investigation and embark on a hellish journey that takes them to the core of the dead girl's twisted life
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Advantages: Looks Good Disadvantages: Practically Everything Else
The BlackDahlia is set in 1940s Los Angeles. Two cops, Bucky Bleichert (Josh Hartnett) and his partner, Lee Blanchard, investigate the death of Elizabeth Short, a young woman found brutally murdered. Bucky soon realizes that his girlfriend had ties to the deceased, and soon after that, he begins uncovering corruption and conspiracy within the police department.
- This is taken from imdb.com because I really can't think of a better or less concise way of describing the plot
The BlackDahlia is a film of contrasts; a film of unscrupulous beauty and startling ugliness, of engaging intelligence and mystifying stupidity, of rousing energy and overwhelming laziness. Stuck between 50's chic and modern-day cynicism it has no-where to go, has nothing to say and falls flat in practically everything it attempts to do. Uneven and confusing ...
Advantages: Captures the era well and i like the way the secrets are unveiled. Disadvantages: Not 100% true to the book, it cut alot of parts out.
Directed by Brian De Palma, this 1940's-style film is an good adaptation of the novel (of the same name) written by the brilliant crime writer, JamesEllroy. It was relesed in September 2006 and hosts a number of stars taking big roles including; Josh Hartnett (of 40 Days and 40 Nights), Scarlett Johansson (of Lost in Translation), Aaron Eckhart (of Erin Brockovich) and Hilary Swank (of Million Dollar Baby).
I had read the novel and decided to see watch the film to see if it was all that i had imagined. It is a somewhat dark film, with the mystery and smokiness of the 1940's crime scene. Hartnett plays the role of Dwight "Bucky" Bleichart, an ex boxer who becomes a warrants officer for the LAPD after the war. He partners up with Eckharts character, Lee Blanchard, also an ex boxer, and they become a crime fighting duo named Fire ...
Advantages: It looks great Disadvantages: The direction is lurid, the writing sub-standard and the performances wear a thick coat of ham
One of California's most gruesome unsolved crimes is the murder of failed starlet Elizabeth Short. Based on JamesEllroy's novel of the same name, "The BlackDahlia" follows two detectives as they investigate the horrific killing. Former boxers Bucky Bleichert and Lee Blanchard are a chalk and cheese pairing. Bucky is young and idealistic, while Blanchard's experiences have made him jaded. They make a great team, sharing everything, including Blanchard's beautiful girlfriend Kay. But as they get ever deeper into the so-called BlackDahlia's case, it threatens to devour them.
From the outset you can tell what "Scarface" director Brian De Palma is trying to do; create a slick, very grown-up modern film noir in the vein of "LA Confidential". Well, it certainly looks the part. Though the majority of the movie is shot in colour, it has ...
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9780099366515
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Fiction
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Crime Books
Publisher
Arrow Books Ltd
Title
The Black Dahlia
Author
James Ellroy
ISBN
0099366517
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