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"ESCAPE FROM FORT BRAVO" (1953) Review

Years ago, I used to watch a great deal of old চলচ্চিত্র on late night television. My two পছন্দ channels that offered these চলচ্চিত্র were Turner Network টেলিভিশন (TNT) and the American চলচ্চিত্র Classic (AMC), which used to air চলচ্চিত্র without any commercial breaks. On TNT, I had stumbled across a Western movie originally released দ্বারা MGM Studios in 1953 called "ESCAPE FROM FORT BRAVO" (1953) and fell in প্রণয় with it. After watching my recently purchased DVD copy of the movie, I could see why it became a পছন্দ of mine.

Directed দ্বারা John Sturges during the...

Below is a review of "THE BLACK DAHLIA", the 2006 adaptation of James Ellroy's 1987 novel:


"THE BLACK DAHLIA" (2006) Review

Judging from the reactions among moviegoers, it seemed quite obvious that director Brian DePalma’s adaptation of James Ellroy’s 1987 novel had disappointed them. The ironic thing is that I do not share their feelings.

A good number of people – including a relative of mine – have told me that they had expected "THE BLACK DAHLIA" to be a docudrama of the infamous 1947 murder case. Others had expected the movie to be an epic-style crime drama similar to the 1997 Academy...