Tag Archives: film

Odds and Ends

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Matt

As this blog has hopefully demonstrated by now, Richard Price’s body of work is pretty impressively extensive. He’s not a prolific novelist (when The Whites hits shelves on Tuesday it’ll be only the ninth novel he’s put out since he … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous Posts | Tagged american gangster, basquiat, fiction, film, rain man, richard price, screenwriting, the moth, theater | 3 Comments

FREEDOMLAND (Film, 2006)

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Matt

Directed by Joe Roth Screenplay by Richard Price, adapted from his novel Like Spike Lee’s Clockers, the film version of Richard Price’s 1998 novel Freedomland looks promising on paper: It’s an adaptation of an inherently cinematic crime thriller, scripted by … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged edie falco, film, freedomland, julianne moore, movies, richard price, samuel l. jackson, thriller | 10 Comments

RANSOM (Film, 1996)

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Matt

Directed by Ron Howard Screenplay by Richard Price and Alexander Ignon, based on the 1956 screenplay by Cyril Hume and Richard Maibaum At first glance, 1996’s Ransom might seem like a standard Hollywood star vehicle, a predictable action flick featuring … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged action, crime, film, mel gibson, movies, ransom, richard price, ron howard, thriller | 8 Comments

CLOCKERS (Film, 1995)

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Matt

Directed by Spike Lee Screenplay by Richard Price and Spike Lee, adapted from the novel by Richard Price I’m going to have to advise you not to trust my opinion on this movie. I don’t like it very much, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged crack, crime, film, harvey keitel, mekhi phifer, movies, richard price, spike lee | 11 Comments

KISS OF DEATH (Film, 1995)

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Matt

Directed by Barbet Schroeder Screenplay by Richard Price, adapted from the original 1947 screenplay by Ben Hecht and Charles Lederer; story by Eleazar Lipsky Kiss of Death, based on the renowned 1947 film noir of the same name, marks the … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged crime, david caruso, film, kiss of death, movies, nicolas cage, remake, richard price, samuel l. jackson, thriller | 8 Comments

MAD DOG AND GLORY (Film, 1993)

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Matt

Directed by John McNaughton Screenplay by Richard Price “I was a prolific screenwriter in the late ’80s and early ’90s,” Richard Price says in this Washington Post profile from 2006. “Hollywood had room for the $25 million movie then. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged bill murray, comedy, crime, drama, film, mad dog and glory, movies, richard price, robert de niro, uma thurman | 10 Comments

NIGHT AND THE CITY (Film, 1992)

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Matt

Directed by Irwin Winkler Screenplay by Richard Price, based on the Jo Eisinger screenplay adapted from the novel by Gerald Kersh Following in the tradition of Bloodbrothers, Streets of Gold and “Arena Brains,” Night and the City is the final … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged film, film noir, movies, new york city, night and the city, remakes, robert de niro | 15 Comments

SEA OF LOVE (Film, 1989)

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Matt

Directed by Harold Becker Screenplay by Richard Price The novel Clockers is probably Richard Price’s most emblematic work, the one most commonly associated with his identity as a writer. The Wire looms large on his resume as well and is … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged al pacino, ellen barkin, film, movies, richard price, sea of love | 11 Comments

NEW YORK STORIES (Film, 1989)

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Matt

Directed by Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese Screenplay by Richard Price, Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola and Sofia Coppola This may just be me, but when I think of anthology movies I generally think of scary story … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged anthology, film, francis ford coppola, martin scorsese, movies, new york city, nick nolte, richard price, steve buscemi, woody allen | 3 Comments

“ARENA BRAINS” (Short Film, 1987)

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Matt

Directed by Robert Longo Screenplay by Eric Bogosian, E. Max Frye, Robert Longo, Emily Prager and Richard Price Richard Price had his name on two projects released in 1987. One was the short film “Bad,” possibly the most-viewed, highest-profile project … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged 1980s, art, film, michael stipe, movies, r.e.m., ray liotta, richard price, short films | 7 Comments