Like that 1997 film, Gangster Squad shares a real-life character in mob king Mickey Cohen. While briefly in the former, he’s the gangster (played by Sean Penn, The Tree of Life) around whom the squad circles. (He’s also explored at length in a William Devane-hosted documentary on the Blu-ray.) That squad is fronted by war […]
Confidential
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Area 51 Confidential
Blood, gore, aliens — who doesn’t love all of the cheesy things that come with a B-grade science-fiction film? The Reel Renegades will present a free screening of “Area 51 Confidential” as Saturday’s midnight movie for the month at VZD’s, 4200 N. Western. Through strategically placed cameras, the found-footage film follows a group of strangers […]