The year was 2001, in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, many studios struggled to find the proper way to market and release their films while still being sensitive to what had just happened. Many films were moved off their original release dates to give the studios, and audiences, more time to figure out the proper way forward. One film, however, was deemed a slam dunk: a feel good story about a man who loses his memory and is taken in by the people of a small town when they assume him to be a long lost son and World War II hero, set against the backdrop of the Hollywood Communist witch hunt of the 1950’s from a respected Oscar nominated filmmaker and starring a lead actor who was in the midst of a dramatic left turn in his career with back to back Golden Globe wins for Best Actor.
- 5/21/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Interview Duncan Bowles 17 Jan 2014 - 06:59
We chat to The Walking Dead and Mob City's Jon Bernthal about Frank Darabont, bringing film noir to television, and playing Shane Walsh...
Spoiler alert: this article contains spoilers for seasons one and two of The Walking Dead.
Jon Bernthal is one busy man at the moment. With filming just wrapped on the forthcoming World War II action drama Fury, in which he’ll star alongside Brad Pitt under the helm of the rather fantastic David Ayer, he’s currently in multiplexes in not one, but two big movies – Grudge Match with Stallone and De Niro (due out in the UK on the 24th January) and the superb The Wolf of Wall Street, which most of us here at Den of Geek just can’t recommend enough.
Of course The Walking Dead fans will already be familiar with the calibre of his acting...
We chat to The Walking Dead and Mob City's Jon Bernthal about Frank Darabont, bringing film noir to television, and playing Shane Walsh...
Spoiler alert: this article contains spoilers for seasons one and two of The Walking Dead.
Jon Bernthal is one busy man at the moment. With filming just wrapped on the forthcoming World War II action drama Fury, in which he’ll star alongside Brad Pitt under the helm of the rather fantastic David Ayer, he’s currently in multiplexes in not one, but two big movies – Grudge Match with Stallone and De Niro (due out in the UK on the 24th January) and the superb The Wolf of Wall Street, which most of us here at Den of Geek just can’t recommend enough.
Of course The Walking Dead fans will already be familiar with the calibre of his acting...
- 1/17/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Mob City, Season 1, Episode 3, “Red Light”
Written by Michael Sloane
Directed by Frank Darabont
Mob City, Season 1, Episode 4, “His Banana Majesty”
Written by David J. Schow
Directed by Guy Ferland
Airs Wednesdays at 9 pm(Et) on TNT
Mob City made a big, bold first impression with its two episode premiere, giving the rest of the season a lot to live up too. Fortunately, “Red Light” and “His Banana Majesty” highlight all the things that made the first two installments so entertaining, so fabulous, and so undeniably good.
“Red Light” is the most overtly brutal and violent of the first three episodes but most of this is handled rather elegantly. For example, the dazzling carousel shootout scene towards the end of the episode is over the top and maybe even a little silly and macabre, but it fits the dark comedy often found in certain noir pieces, especially those by writers like James Ellroy.
Written by Michael Sloane
Directed by Frank Darabont
Mob City, Season 1, Episode 4, “His Banana Majesty”
Written by David J. Schow
Directed by Guy Ferland
Airs Wednesdays at 9 pm(Et) on TNT
Mob City made a big, bold first impression with its two episode premiere, giving the rest of the season a lot to live up too. Fortunately, “Red Light” and “His Banana Majesty” highlight all the things that made the first two installments so entertaining, so fabulous, and so undeniably good.
“Red Light” is the most overtly brutal and violent of the first three episodes but most of this is handled rather elegantly. For example, the dazzling carousel shootout scene towards the end of the episode is over the top and maybe even a little silly and macabre, but it fits the dark comedy often found in certain noir pieces, especially those by writers like James Ellroy.
- 12/13/2013
- by Tressa
- SoundOnSight
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