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19 of 19 · most liked firstWhen I worked for WEEU in Reading, PA, 1995, they gave me a press pass for the local multiplex. Saw Batman Forever, Apollo 13, Seven, Nixon, Casino, 12 Monkeys, The American President, Leaving Las Vegas, Murder in the First, Mr. Holland's Opus, Brady Bunch Movie -- all for free.
unlabelledView post →Heading out shortly to see IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT, followed by a Q&A with Jafar Panahi, at @burnsfilmcenter.bsky.social. Tomorrow we watch and discuss Tarkovsky’s STALKER with the virtual film group. Yesterday, saw MURDER IN THE FIRST and OH, CANADA at home. We are serious people! 📽️ #FilmSky
unlabelledView post →First date with my now wife was to Kevin Bacon death penalty drama Murder In The First. I'm not saying it's the worst date movie, but I cannot imagine a less appropriate one.
unlabelledView post →In Clueless, Cher cheers Tai up by saying they’ll go see the new Christian Slater movie. Based on this being 1995, that would have been the legal drama Murder in the First.
unlabelledView post →The other Wide World of Mystery is Murder in the First Person Singular, which aired in 1974 and stars William Windom. The film is about a murder plot by a terminally ill English teacher in which he hires one of his students to do the deed. Link to buy: www.truetvmovies.net/store/p1192/...
unlabelledView post →I agree Jack Nicholson in The Shining is amazing. Kevin Bacon as Henri Young in the movie Murder in the First. Hugh Jackman as Wolverine
unlabelledView post →My latest review in the Throwback Thirty series is of a score which means a great deal to me personally: the prison drama MURDER IN THE FIRST, with music by Christopher Young.
unlabelledView post →Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just gifs/images. #FilmSky #Movies 8: Murder in the First (1995)
unlabelledView post →Tons of great recs. A couple more that I haven’t seen mentioned… Not a thriller, but The Life of David Gale was one helluva movie. Also Sleepers. The Client. The Insider. Murder in the First. When They See Us was a miniseries that was great. About the Central Park Five.
unlabelledView post →The movie "Murder in the First" has Kevin Bacon as an Alcatraz inmate who is tortured and locked in solitary for years. It's based on a true story. I think the orange maggot saw it and relished the idea of the dungeons in Alcatraz.
unlabelledView post →Murder in the First is my movie for that. Woof.
unlabelledView post →some crackers in this, especially Murder in the First, a massively underrated film.
unlabelledView post →On this day in movie history: Murder in the First directed by Marc Rocco released January 20, 1995. Cast: Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon, Gary Oldman, Embeth Davidtz, William H. Macy, Stephen Tobolowsky, Brad Dourif, R. Lee Ermey, Mia Kirshner, Ben Slack, Stefan Gierasch, Kyra Sedgwick. #Drama
unlabelledView post →I was on a prison movie kick at the time: Murder in the First, Midnight Express, Shawshank Redemption (obviously). I was a weird kid.
unlabelledView post →Guest Spotlight: Meet Sheriff Mike Thompson, Corey Reynolds, from Resident Alien! An award-winning actor with a dynamic career across TV, film, and Broadway, Corey’s credits include The Closer, The Terminal, Selma, Murder in the First, and Hairspray. 👉 Bio: bit.ly/42faNgc 🎟️ Passes: bit.ly/495PjUR
unlabelledView post →With the world obsessed with one-take cinematography due to ADOLESCENCE- does anyone remember the absolutely mind-boggling oner scene in the Kevin Bacon/Gary Oldman film ‘Murder In The First’? Moving through prison bars, turning into a crane shot, etc?
unlabelledView post →If anyone needs a 2 hour break from Trump news Murder in the First movie 1995 Kevin Bacon portrays Henry Young a prisoner in Alcatraz #move #kevinBacon www.youtube.com/watch?v=X42y...
unlabelledView post →The movie "Murder in the First" starring Kevin Bacon didn't make waves, but Bacon's acting-portraying a prisoner who spent 3 yrs in Alcatraz's solitary-deservedly earned several award nominations. I saw it decades ago, but remember it well enough to know I don't have the stomach to watch it again
unlabelledView post →Life on Alcatraz in the 30s and early 40s A young lawyer (Christian Slater) defends an inmate of Alcatraz (Kevin Bacon) accused of murder in 1941, but argues that the cruel treatment in the notorious prison is what drove him to it. Gary Oldman plays the heartless Warden (technically associate Warden) while R. Lee Ermey is on hand as the judge. "Murder in the First" (1995) is a prison/courtroom drama that says its “inspired by true events,” which means it’s NOT a biography of the real Henri…
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