Hit # 1 Written by Bryce Carlson Art by Vanesa R. Del Ray with colors by Archie Van Buren Published by Boom! Studios As more and more information comes to light about the bloody war between the LAPD and the Mob in 1950s Los Angeles, it seems like gangland stories are becoming increasingly fashionable. It’s …
‘White Heat’ Directed by Raoul Walsh Written by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts Starring James Cagney, Virginia, Edmond O’Brien USA, 114 min – 1949. “Made it, Ma! Top of the world! Raoul Walsh’s White Heat stars James Cagney as yet another gangster (Cagney being known for other films such as …
Public Enemies Directed by Michael Mann Michael Mann (Heat, Collateral) brings his usual directorial flair to the well-worn story of John Dillinger and his dogged pursuers – but not much else. Shot in bracing digital with a weight and sense of gravity desperately missing from similar genre efforts as of late, Enemies nevertheless winds up …