Phil Karson directs John Payne in this lean, mean B crime thriller, a two-fisted film noir with a wicked hook and a memorable supporting cast.
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‘Riot in Cell Block 11’ on Criterion Channel
It may not have been obvious at the time but Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954) was a perfect match of film and filmmaker. Don Siegel later made a name for himself with his gritty Clint Eastwood collaborations (not to mention his brilliant Invasion of the Body Snatchers) but was just a promising journeyman director […]
Burt Lancaster is the ‘Birdman of Alcatraz’ on Amazon Prime Video
Filmmaker John Frankenheimer earned his first major big screen success with Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), his third theatrical feature and his second collaboration with producer/star Burt Lancaster (they would make five films together all told). Lancaster delivers an angry, brooding performance as real life criminal Robert Stroud, a violent killer who developed into an internationally […]