The ’70s-set hostage thriller Dead Man’s Wire moves with a lightness and swiftness that belies the volatile life-or-death standoff at its center. Directed by Gus Van Sant, the film has a pep in its ...
Bill Skarsgård stars as an aggrieved antihero who takes his mortgage broker hostage in a pleasingly punchy ‘70s throwback that struggles to maintain momentum. “Exploded” can be taken literally here, ...
The movie totally plays in a hair-trigger way, yet one can question how Van Sant has tweaked the facts. Over time, awareness of this very 1970s incident fell by the wayside, but in 2022 Jon Hamm ...
The thriller "Dead Man's Wire" dramatizes a real hostage incident from the 1970s. Critic Bob Mondello says director Gus Van Sant's film seems to speak across the decades. BOB MONDELLO, BYLINE: On ...
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The true crime thriller "Dead Man's Wire" was filmed in Louisville, Kentucky. Louisville-based actor Neil Mulac landed a role in the film alongside stars like Al Pacino. Kentucky's competitive film ...