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The ‘Bad Lieutenant’ Is Turning Into An International Franchise & ‘The Crow’ Reboot Will Try To Fly Again

July 11, 2021 10:35 am

Once upon a time, there was a plan to turn Abel Ferrara's sleaze/bad cop masterpiece, "Bad Lieutenant," into a franchise. The original 1992 film starring Harvey Keitel was rated NC-17, featured full-frontal nu...

25 Essential Films About Corrupt Cops & Police Brutality

Nicholas Laskin and Max Roux

June 25, 2020 2:26 pm

Features, News

Months before the 2016 presidential election, Alternet writer Adam Johnson used the term “copraganda” to describe any media story that “that uncritically advances a police department's image or helps undermine...

Comparing Werner Herzog & Abel Ferrara’s Versions Of ‘Bad Lieutenant’

Gary Garrison

July 30, 2016 10:32 am

News

It doesn’t even need to be said, but Hollywood loves revitalizing an old property that already has a fan base in the hopes that it will guarantee a hit. But quite frankly, it’s a bit of a limp formula that stym...

The Essentials: The Films Of Werner Herzog

The Playlist Staff

July 29, 2014 2:06 pm

Features

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The Films Of Werner Herzog: A Retrospective

Joel Schumacher Tries Again To Make A Decent Movie: Set To Direct Nicolas Cage & Nicole Kidman In ‘Trespass’

Gabe Toro

June 16, 2010 1:52 pm

News

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Joel Schumacher must have the world's luckiest rabbit foot. How else do you explain one of Hollywood's most generic, often witless filmmakers working not only consistently but prolifically? His last film, "Bloo...

Weekend Box Office: Soccer Mom Bonanza As ‘New Moon’ Battles ‘The Blind Side’

Gabe Toro

November 29, 2009 8:00 pm

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Last weekend, "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" grossed a little over $111 million more than "The Blind Side" over the three day weekend. During this holiday session, however, that gap was narrowed down to $2 mil...

Weekend Box Office: Victory For Garbage! ‘New Moon’ Scores Third Biggest Opening Of All Time

Gabe Toro

November 22, 2009 7:00 pm

News

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Hooray for everyone! Hollywood must love this weekend, because by the numbers, it looks like everyone wins. Thanks to "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" for getting the major front page headlines on the nation's l...

In Theaters: ‘New Moon,’ ‘The Blind Side,’ ‘Bad Lieutenent: Port of Call New Orleans’

Hunter McClamrock

November 20, 2009 2:54 pm

News

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There's a little something for everyone opening wide this week — unless you actually like good movies, that is. But don't fret, there are some very interesting options opening limited this week including new fi...

Herzog’s ‘Bad Lieutenant’: A “Fascinating Trainwreck”

Rodrigo Perez

November 19, 2009 6:43 pm

News

Werner Herzog's "Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans" hits theaters this weekend (November 20). It's... an interesting picture, but not an entirely successful one. One our writers just saw it and in an ema...

‘Bad Lieutenant’ Producers Wanted Ferrara & Keitel For Remake Intially; More ‘Bad’ Franchise Films On The Way With Gondry & Murray, Aronofksy, Pitt?

Rodrigo Perez

November 16, 2009 3:45 pm

News

The answer to that second question, don't get your hopes up is probably not.But read on. Would-be financiers Gabe and Alan Polsky are the young duo that got the "Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call" remake off the gro...

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