True Crime Movies

[Rob Clack]

Coming out on the 14 May 2012.



Directed by Ian Merrick, this intelligent crime drama charts the infamous killing spree which Donald Neilson, aka The Black Panther, perpetrated across England during the mid-70s, culminating in the kidnapping and murder of a 17-year old girl.

Told with uncommon accuracy and refraining from any measure of sensationalism, this fascinating and disturbing film fell foul of a media-driven campaign upon its original cinema release which resulted in an effective ban.

Now newly mastered from original film elements preserved at the BFI National Archive, this impressive and powerful film is at long last made available for new audiences. The Dual Format Edition also includes Bob… more » Bentley's intelligent 1981 short film, Recluse, which is based on reports of another real life crime, as an extra, as well as an extensive booklet with contextualising essays, full credits and original promotional materials. (from advertising materials)

Rob

[sdreid]

Honeymoon Killers was pretty good.

I see someone mentioned a movie named Swoon about Leopold and Loeb, never saw it but would like to. Really liked Compulsion.

Those are all good and in my top 102.

[Beowulf]

Honeymoon Killers was pretty good.

I see someone mentioned a movie named Swoon about Leopold and Loeb, never saw it but would like to. Really liked Compulsion.

[sdreid]

My favorite true caper movie is Fool's Gold about Brink's-MAT. It has some killing it also though.

[Magpie]

That's just me. I know many like movies about the likes of D.B Cooper and such.

I like "caper" movies of all kinds, fictional and "based on true events".

But usually the "true" caper movies are so fictionalized that however good they are (The Great Train Robbery is one of my favourite movies ever), it's kind of hard to consider them really "true crime" movies.

[sdreid]

Did anyone see the Drew Peterson movie tonight - any good?

[sdreid]

That's just me. I know many like movies about the likes of D.B Cooper and such.

[sdreid]

Of course a true crime move doesn't have to include a murder but all the ones on my list do.

[sdreid]

It's the oldest picture in my top 25.

[sdreid]

Hopefully it will be available in NTSC DVD Region 1 or Blu-ray Region A formats.

[sdreid]

I'll look for that DVD. There some things I don't remember about it.

[Rob Clack]

Hi Stan,

I first saw the film about ten. I don't remember much about it except Peace's escape from the train which was quite exciting. It hasn't been on t.v. since and didn't expect to see it again.

Rob

[sdreid]

Top 25:

25-Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986-U.S.-2:17) Loosely based on murderers Lucas/Toole

24-The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975-U.S.-1:40) Murders of Mr. and Mrs. Borden

23-The Elegant Criminal [L' Elegant Criminel] (1990-Fr.-2:05) Murders by Pierre Lacenaire

22-The Case of Charles Peace (1949-U.K.-1:20) Case of the English killer in black and white

21-Cause Celebre (1987-U.K.-1:49) The Rattenbury murder case

I absolutely agree Rob. Oddly, the first time I saw the film it was playing in the wee morning hours on a religious channel.

[Rob Clack]

Just out on DVD in the UK:



Made in 1949 and it's actually quite good.

Rob

[sdreid]

Superior

To put a rating on Changeling