"In Cold Blood," the 1967 movie that came to life after Truman Capote's In Cold Blood and before this year's film adaptation of the book, "Capote," is currently screening at Film Forum in New York City through November 8. The star of the movie is Robert Blake, the director is Richard Brooks ("Looking for Mr. Goodbar)," and the score is by Quincy Jones. Showtimes are at 1:00, 3:40, 7:00, and 9:30 PM.

Based on a true story. Now the tag line for every other Movie of the Week; but when Brooks adapted Capotes best-seller about the case, his ruthlessly realistic treatment was not only a breakthrough in American filmmaking and the granddaddy of a genre, but has arguably never been topped for verisimilitude. Casting mostly little-known actors who bore uncanny resemblances to the actual participants, and authentic locals as bit players, Brooks shot the murders in the actual rooms in which they took place, with Conrad Halls widescreen black-and-white photography (cited in the documentary Visions of Light as a seminal work of 60s cinematography) giving a near-documentary feel and with even the parallel editing of the multiple storylines reproducing the pacing of the book. Blake and Wilson give powerful and oddly sympathetic portrayals as the murderous Smith and Hickock, with John Forsythe as Kansas Bureau of Investigation detective Alvin Dewey.

Thistle

SUICIDEGIRL

California, USA

NOV 04, 2005 08:29 PM

is it wrong that i think it's funny that robert blake was in a film about cold blooded murder that's being rescreened while he's suspected of murdering his wife? probably.

StickyRice

Atlanta, GA

January 2003

NOV 04, 2005 08:33 PM

Thistle said:
is it wrong that i think it's funny that robert blake was in a film about cold blooded murder that's being rescreened while he's suspected of murdering his wife? probably.

I think he was acquitted. He golfs with O.J. now.

hellkitten

Mission, BC

November 2002

NOV 04, 2005 11:59 PM

That was a fantastic movie! I saw it when I was taking a criminology class in uni. I'd buy it if I knew where to find it.

surlyclown

Los Angeles, CA

March 2004

NOV 05, 2005 12:22 AM

It's a great, intense flick and Blake is really good...perhaps too good...

SenorRandom

Parry Sound, ON

October 2005

NOV 05, 2005 06:47 AM

Thistle said:
is it wrong that i think it's funny that robert blake was in a film about cold blooded murder that's being rescreened while he's suspected of murdering his wife? probably.

Oh irony... why must you be so.... ironic.

fountainofdreams

Batavia, IL

January 2005

NOV 05, 2005 08:13 AM

StickyRice said:

Thistle said:
is it wrong that i think it's funny that robert blake was in a film about cold blooded murder that's being rescreened while he's suspected of murdering his wife? probably.

I think he was acquitted. He golfs with O.J. now.

dude, i think that's gotta be a new phrase. whenever a celebrity is acquitted of anything, they're "golfing with OJ".

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NOV 04, 2005 04:29 PM

SUICIDEGIRL

California, USA

NOV 04, 2005 08:29 PM

Atlanta, GA

January 2003

NOV 04, 2005 08:33 PM

Mission, BC

November 2002

NOV 04, 2005 11:59 PM

Los Angeles, CA

March 2004

NOV 05, 2005 12:22 AM

Parry Sound, ON

October 2005

NOV 05, 2005 06:47 AM

Batavia, IL

January 2005

NOV 05, 2005 08:13 AM