We continue Noirvember 2020 with a look at Peter Yates's The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973). Based on the novel by George V. Higgins, the film stars Robert Mitchum as the titular Coyle, an over-the-hill small time crook who’s trying to get by in the milieu of Boston’s underground. The film is rich with incredible character actors like Peter Boyle, Richard Jordan, Alex Rocco, and more.
Chris Stachiw had a Blaxploitation month on The Kulturecast before where he wasn't impressed. I offered to program a month of movies that would help put a smile on his face... and hopefully yours, too.
Special Guests: Peter Tscherkassky & David Labiosa Guest Co-Host: Daniel Kremer
Based on a book by and adapted by Frank De Felitta, The Entity was directed by Sidney J. Furie and stars Barbara Hershey as Carla Moran, a woman haunted by a malevolent spirit that sexually terrorizes her.
We're joined by Daniel Kremer, the author of Sidney J. Furie: Life and Films.
We're reporting from downtown Detroit from the locations used in Arthur Marks's policier Detroit 9000, the story of a black and white cop who get the thankless job of investigating a robbery which quickly turns into a political hot potato.
Links:
Buy Detroit 9000 on DVD
Visit Alex Rocco's official website
See comparisons between the film and present day locations at Detroit Funk
See the route we followed to record this episode via Google Maps
Guest Co-Hosts: Eric J. Peterson Andrew J. Rausch
Chris Stachiw had a Blaxploitation month on The Kulturecast before where he wasn't impressed. I offered to program a month of movies that would help put a smile on his face... and hopefully yours, too.
Special Guests: Peter Tscherkassky & 
Special Guests: Arthur Marks, Alex Rocco