Posts Tagged ‘strangler’

Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936)

Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Mystery
Countries: USA
Actors: Oland, Warner | Luke, Keye | Brasno, George | Brasno, Olive | Ford, Francis | Reiner, Maxine | McGuire, John | Deane, Shirley | Stanton, Paul | Naish, J. Carrol | Howard, Boothe | Leyton, Drue | Boteler, Wade | Jung, Shia | Aasen, John
Directors: Lachman, Harry
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While ostensibly on vacation with his wife and twelve children, famed detective Charlie Chan visits a circus at just the right time to become involved in the murder of one of the circus owners. Chan is prevailed upon to travel with the circus in hopes of discovering the killer before he, she - or it - strikes again.

Sleeping Murder (1987)

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama | Mystery
Countries: Australia | UK
Actors: Hickson, Joan | Alexander, Geraldine | Moulder-Brown, John | Treves, Frederick | Anderson, Jean | Hardiman, Terrence | Bennett, John | Newman, Geraldine | Watson, Jack | Scott, Joan | Heywood, Jean | Anderson, Georgine | Jewesbury, Edward | McAllister, David | Boxer, Amanda
Directors: Davies, John
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BBC TV adaption of the Agatha Christie’s novel. A young recently married woman, Gwenda Reed, comes back to England after living most of her life in New Zealand. While her husband, Giles, is out of the country she buys a house for them and starts recalling memories which make her start to think that perhaps she had lived in the house before. It’s only then, while dining out with friends, that a chance remark triggered off a frightening memory, as a little girl, looking down at a woman’s body and the murderer with “monkey paws” hands. Gwenda is determined to find out the sources of this memory. The killer, thought that he/she was safe after eighteen years and is prepared to kill to cover up the past. But Gwenda has help as one of her dining friends is Raymond West, who has a very special Aunt who is willing to help Gwenda - Miss Jane Marple…

Art School Confidential (2006)

Monday, October 1st, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Minghella, Max | Myles, Sophia | Malkovich, John | Broadbent, Jim | Moore, Joel | McNairy, Scoot | Buzzington, Ezra
Directors: Zwigoff, Terry
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Convinced that art school will put him on the path to fame, Jerome (Minghella) must come to terms with his anemic talent, as he watches the girl of his dreams fall in love with another student. Then, strangely, he’s arrested as a suspected murderer — only to discover that crime might actually pay.