Posted by moviegeek916 on March 19, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Shutter Island (2010) – A book-to-screen adaptation will always suffer under the weight of expectation. I’ve voraciously devoured about eight of Dennis Lehane’s books now, Shutter Island included. I like the way that the man spins a mystery and I usually end up crushed by his usual downer endings. I love that not only has … Continue reading →
Filed under Film, Old Facebook Minireviews, Reviews · Tagged with 2010, Ben Affleck, Ben Kingsley, book adaptation, Casey Affleck, Clint Eastwood, Dennis Lehane, Elias Koteas, Emily Mortimer, Gone Baby Gone, Goodfellas, Hugo, Jackie Earle Haley, John Carrol Lynch, Leonardo DiCaprio, M. Night Shyamalan, Mark Ruffalo, Martin Scorsese, Max Von Sydow, Michelle Monaghan, Michelle Williams, Mystic River, Patricia Clarkson, Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro, Shutter Island, Taxi Driver, Ted Levine, The Wire
Posted by moviegeek916 on February 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Moonlight Mile by Dennis Lehane Almost every year from 1994 to 1999, Dennis Lehane published one of his novels featuring private investigator duo Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro. He took just over a decade off from his most famous characters after that, opting instead to write stand-alone novels like Mystic River, Shutter Island, and The … Continue reading →
Filed under Books, Fiction · Tagged with A Drunk Before the War, Darkness Take My Hand, Dennis Lehane, Gone Baby Gone, Moonlight Mile, Mystic River, Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro, Prayers for Rain, Sacred, Shutter Island, The Given Day
