Jack Kruschen

Comparing ChinaTown and the Big Sleep      ChinaTown, directed by Roman Polanski, is a non-traditional hard-nosed detective film made in the 70's. The typical elements of character type are there; J.J. Gittes (a private detective in LA) played by Jack Nicholson is the central character, sharing the spotlight is Fay Dunaway playing the femme fatale Evelyn Mulwray. This film breaks all types of norms when compared to the hard-nosed detective films it is modeled after. The film is filled with allusions

The Mystery Behind Jack the Ripper NCIS, Blue Bloods, The Glades, Lethal Weapons, Bones, and CIS are all popular crime shows that society is obsessed with today. There is something most of these shows have in common, they all at least have one episode with a serial killer. A serial killer is a person who commits a series of murders, often with no motive and typically follows predictable behavior pattern. Some serial killers are known to get away, and some just plainly get caught. One of the most

16) The Incredible Hulk The reason this film is at the bottom of the list might not be entirely its fault. Marvel Studios at the time was still not exactly sure where they were going and how Bruce Banner would play into the future of the MCU. However, this movie is not Marvel’s best work. Edward Norton was mediocre, there is no denying that Mark Ruffalo is a much better, well-rounded Bruce Banner. The climax is a bit of a yawn, but the action scenes are decent. I could care less for the Bruce/Betty

residents of Halloween Town is a creepy, dark, and spooky thing to us. When Jack Skellington finishes his annual Halloween celebration, the many monsters say things such as, “You make rats shriek” and “You make flesh crawl…” as compliments. They also stated, “It was our most horrific Halloween ever!” Finally, I really feel that this movie truly is a Halloween one because Jack Skellington ruins Christmas for a while. Because Jack was so fascinated with Christmas, he decided to hold his own. With that

In the 1960’s, Allen Ginsberg was already different from most because of his beliefs of peace over war, he was an advocate drug user, and a strong believer of gay rights. He’s what you would call a “hippie” of that time period. Ginsberg also suffered from mental illness that is very noticeable throughout his actions and poetic pieces such as “Howl.” Ginsberg uses this poem to express his life through a different perspective. He does this by talking through a speaker that the reader can clearly see

Captain America has significant relationships with both Carter women in the MCU. In his first film, Peggy Carter is who pushes him to be Captain America, to not get wound up in the fame but to remember who he is and why he joined the military - to fight for the little guys. Peggy is the last person Steve talks to before going into the ice, and he sacrifices himself not only to save the world, but to save her. They make plans with one another so that his fear of what he is about to do can be decreased

never been solved, a month later his body was found floating in the Thames at Chiswick. It was said it had been in the river for a while. “Coincidental” is overrated; perhaps his conscious got the best of him?... The law enforcement stated that Jack the Ripper was either a physician or had medical training. They were so sure of this conclusion due to the fact he had removed internal organs from some of his victims. Dr. Bond stated after noting that the gaping wounds by the Ripper couldn't had

No one knows who one of the world’s most notorious serial killer is. The Zodiac was a serial killer that terrorized Northern California. He claimed to have taken the lives of many civilians. While his identity remains unsolved to this day, there are many theories as to who it is. Although many believe the identity of the Zodiac Killer was Arthur Leigh Allen, others believe a few lesser known suspects could have been the Zodiac. The identity of the Zodiac Killer is still unknown to this day. Although

In 2012, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, consisting of multiple extremely popular superhero films already, grew with the release of the smash hit The Avengers. The film rapidly became the third most popular film of all time and a huge success in fan circles. On the surface, The Avengers is the story of six superheros overcoming their differences to become a team in order to defeat an alien army, with a Norse God at its helm, from destroying Earth as we know it. Then again, The Avengers’ success and

because all of the evidence leads in the direction of Christmas. The first reason why I think that this is a Christmas movie is because the movie is all about how Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king has a huge obsession with Christmas. Jack wants everyone to understand the joy that Christmas brings like opening presents and decorating trees. Jack is obsessed with Christmas because he is tired of being the pumpkin king of Halloween Town and he is tired of being his same old self, so he wants to take over