READ MORE: What was shot where across the USA? Sep 22, 2008
Kansas: There's Picnic (1955) with William Holden and In Cold Blood (1967). The satirical CSA: The Confederate States of America (2006) was made by Lawrence filmmaker Kevin Willmott. (USA Today -- Life)
Plenty of folks still remember infamous Dillinger bank robbery Sep 19, 2008
Would they shoot us down in cold blood. That s what we all thought and shivered from the cold. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Pew: Many Recognize Media's Pro-Obama Bias, Democrats Prefer CNN Sep 10, 2008
CNN anchor Tony Harris echoed Murtha's inflammatory charges during a May 30 report: "Men, women and children, gunned down in cold blood. That's the allegation....U.S. Marines are suspected of killing two dozen unarmed civilians, accusations of a cover-up also a part of the mix. Democratic Congressman John Murtha has been briefed on what happened....Murtha calls the alleged atrocity as bad as the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal, if not worse.". Three days later, CNN's John Vause extended the... (MediaResearch.org)
The Question of Evil in Cinema Sep 5, 2008
The years he took to investigate the horrific crimes and how they affected the social fabric of the town where they took place and produce his greatest work, In Cold Blood (published in 1966). The fact that two films had emerged at almost the same time to portray the same character in the same period of his life, seems to reveal the desire for an answer today to that same question that drove Capote on his quest. (Suite101.com)
TV review: 'The Shield' changed basic cable Sep 2, 2008
In the very first episode, Mackey shoots another cop in cold blood. The next five seasons were about the fallout from that and a series of other ethical failures, including the hijacking of "the Armenian money train" - stealing the profits from a deadly Armenian gang - which has been the dramatic catalyst from Season 2 until the bitter end of this final season. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Parents want answers in unsolved murder Aug 21, 2008
It was a crime that shocked Tucsonans a man visiting from out of town was shot in cold blood, apparently at the hands of Tucson gang members. Now, the victim s parents are in town, looking for clues, information and justice. (FOX 11, AZ)
Colombians hold hostage protest Aug 18, 2008
The Colombian government has denied that any military operation took place and accused the guerrillas of killing the men in cold blood. Rejected demands. (Yahoo News -- Colombia)
‘Pineapple Express' and feeling tropical Aug 16, 2008
While getting high before going to the door, Dale sees a female cop drive up and ducks down in his car, but then he watches in shock as the policewoman shoots down an Asian man in cold blood. Dale bolts, but not before crashing into the cop's car and leaving behind evidence (a roach of pineapple express) that leads Jones, his lady cop and henchmen straight to Saul and him and the chase is on. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
Father of slaying victim and suspect speaks Aug 14, 2008
He murdered her in cold blood, and he is a cold-blooded killer. Those are the words of Roland Salinas strong words from a father as his 15-year old son stood in a courtroom, charged with the shooting death of his half-sister. (FOX 11, AZ)
Torn between two lovers Aug 9, 2008
Capote and the much-less-seen Infamous, the two recent movies about Capote travelling to the scene of a multiple murder in Kansas to write In Cold Blood, show him damaged to the point of no longer being able to write after seeing killer Perry Smith executed. Then there are the films that show writers struggling to find an independent voice, even if that means rejecting society's conventions. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Female Agents Aug 2, 2008
Jeanne (Julie Depardieu), a prostitute, has been taken out of Holloway prison because she is known to have killed her pimp in cold blood and such skills might be useful. Suze (Marie Gillain) was once a dancer at the Folies Bergere and had an affair with Heindrich. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Deported refugee shot dead Aug 2, 2008
"He said all along that his life was in danger but they never believed him - when the Masri name came up, the shutters at the department went down. "He was gunned down in broad daylight in cold blood. His mother was killed before he claimed refugee status here, his brother was killed last year, and he was gunned down yesterday like a dog on the side of the road. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
The end of impunity? Aug 1, 2008
Thirteen years after the Srebrenica genocide, when Bosnian Serb forces rounded up more than 7,500 Muslim men and boys and slaughtered them in cold blood, thousands with their eyes blindfolded and their hands tied behind their backs, the former president of Serb-controlled Bosnia will find himself in the very same dock that held former Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic. Former President Karadzic is accused of presiding over the worst massacre in Europe since the Holocaust. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
AFI Names Top Ten Courtroom Dramas ... Jul 27, 2008
AFI Names Top Ten Courtroom Dramas of All Time: To Kill a Mockingbird is the Top Choice of American Film Institute. AFI Names Top Ten Courtroom Dramas of All Time. (Suite101.com)
Nichols trial may start in September Jul 27, 2008
"A lethal injection is far too humane for him. He should be shot in cold blood.". On the questionnaire she underlined the term "death penalty" twice. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Columbia County Sheriff Bill Gootee gives an update Wednesday afternoon about a murder suspect who shot and killed Linda Raulerson, 56, Tuesday night. Raulerson was a clerk at the Joy American Foods convenience store on U.S. Highway 441 near Interstate 10. The suspect is still at large. JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter Jul 24, 2008
Security camera tapes revealed that Raulerson did nothing but comply with the suspect, and she was shot in cold blood, Gootee said. The stores security tapes show a black male, 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet 2 inches, average build, wearing a dark, hooded sweatshirt with a baseball-style cap worn under the sweatshirts hood, long jean shorts, bright white sneakers, sunglasses and a shirt with horizontal stripes. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
Police continue search for suspected killer Jul 22, 2008
Only a coward would shoot an unarmed man in cold blood ... The point is that the initiation into a gang like the crips often requires killing someone innocent in cold blood. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Former Honors Student Loses Death Row Appeal Jul 18, 2008
And he killed a cop in cold blood. This guy should not be wasting oxygen any longer than it takes to get him strapped down for the needle. (KWTX.com, TX)
Police offer $10,000 reward for suspect in Palo Alto shooting Jul 17, 2008
Only a coward would shoot an unarmed man in cold blood. Posted by koni, a resident of another community, 9 hours ago. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Dying Manson Follower Will Remain In Prison Jul 16, 2008
Posted by: Niki on Jul 15, 2008 at 05:35 PM Why should she be shown any mercy, she killed another in cold blood, she should rot in jail just like all the rest of the sickos in there. Posted by: Tate Relative Location: Waco on Jul 15, 2008 at 05:09 PM Let her sit in prison till the devil himself comes to get her. (KWTX.com, TX)
Borders.com Now Offering Thousands of Audiobook Downloads in MP3 Format Jul 15, 2008
-- "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding -- "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote -- "Beloved" by Toni Morrison -- "The Logic of Life" by Tim Harford -- "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer -- "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury -- "The Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" by Lisa See -- "The Eight" by Katherine Neville -- "Fortress of Solitude" by Jonathan Lethem. -- "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer (available free July 15 through July 19 and then for the promotional price of $9. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Shelf Life - Dabble in true crime this summer Jul 14, 2008
In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote (364. 152 CAPOTE). (Missoulian, MT)
Call of the wild strong for nature-show viewers Jul 8, 2008
Despite budget cutbacks, the NHU continues to produce about 100 hours of television and 50 hours of radio each year, including "The Blue Planet," "Life in Cold Blood" and "Planet Earth.". Many of the series are created in partnership with Discovery Channel, which has a first-look deal with the BBC and usually airs the shows on Animal Planet. (MSNBC -- News)
Son of an MDC leader found beaten to death in Zimbabwe Jun 23, 2008
I am shocked that the world leaders can sit and watch people been killed in cold blood. Leaders are heartless. (Yahoo News -- Zimbabwe)
Obama TV ad aired in Georgia Jun 20, 2008
A guy named Nichols that killed several people in cold blood right in a courthouse where he was on trial for rape. And it will cost untold millions (for the greedy lawyers and because of the rights whiners) for this bottom feeder to get a trial. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Making sense of the AFI's 'Top 10 Films in 10 Genres' list Jun 19, 2008
On the plus side, a lot of truly great movies are on the list; any list that encourages viewers to rediscover The Thief of Baghdad, the 1932 Scarface, McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Annie Hall, Harold and Maude, The Verdict, Witness for the Prosecution, Anatomy of a Murder, In Cold Blood, All Quiet on the Western Front, and Reds is doing a great service. Still, as much as I love old classics, there's something a little depressing about how old this list skews. (Entertainment Weekly)
Best of 10: AFI releases top-10 genre film lists Jun 19, 2008
" 1989.7. "Adam's Rib," 1949.8. "Moonstruck," 1987.9. "Harold and Maude," 1971.10. "Sleepless in Seattle," 1993.COURTROOM DRAMA1. "To Kill a Mockingbird," 1962.2. "12 Angry Men," 1957.3. "Kramer Vs. Kramer," 1979.4. "The Verdict," 1982.5. "A Few Good Men," 1992.6. "Witness for the Prosecution," 1957.7. "Anatomy of a Murder," 1959.8. "In Cold Blood," 1967.9. "A Cry in the Dark," 1988.10. "Judgment at Nuremberg," 1961.EPIC1. "Lawrence of Arabia," 1962.2. "Ben-Hur," 1959.3. "Schindler's List,"... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Oldies are goldies in top ten list Jun 18, 2008
The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. Omar Sharif and Peter O'Toole in a scene from the 1962 classic 'Lawrence of Arabia', which was named best epic. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Scenes From A Crime Jun 18, 2008
Any American book investigating the murder of a family in a lonely farmhouse will inevitably invite comparison to Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood." "While They Slept" certainly does so, even down to its stark, three-syllable title. But the comparison in this case is unfavorable for Kathryn Harrison, for reasons relating more to her personal issues than to her prose. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
American Film Institute Releases Top Films Jun 18, 2008
Last Update: 8:36 am. "The Wizard of Oz" has been selected by the AFI as the top fantasy film of all time. (FOX23 News, NY)
AFI picks best films in 10 categories Jun 18, 2008
Courtroom drama: "To Kill a Mockingbird," "12 Angry Men," "Kramer vs. Kramer," "The Verdict," "A Few Good Men," "Witness for the Prosecution," "Anatomy of a Murder," "In Cold Blood," "A Cry in the Dark," "Judgment at Nuremberg.". Epic: "Lawrence of Arabia," "Ben-Hur," "Schindler's List," "Gone With the Wind," "Spartacus," "Titanic," "All Quiet on the Western Front," "Saving Private Ryan," "Reds," "The Ten Commandments.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Tom Kalin returns to true crime in 'Savage Grace' Jun 8, 2008
Indeed, the film fuses the family melodrama of classic Tennessee Williams with the bed-hopping, pill-popping of '80s trash TV like "Dynasty," spiced with the true-crime drama of "In Cold Blood.". Barbara's story actually begins in Boston, specifically West Roxbury, where she grew up. (Boston Globe)
Music! Dancing! Theatre! And much more... Jun 6, 2008
In this late-1990s triad - Failing Kansas, inspired by Truman Capote's In Cold Blood; Dennis Cleveland, based in part on Jerry Springer-style talk TV; and The End of Cinematics, inspired by Susan Sontag's essays on film - he lambastes mass-media-era America with a carny's wink. Presenting all three is a first for any festival. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Tucson Police Officer Erik Hite dies Jun 3, 2008
A Tucson Police officer has died after being shot in cold blood on Sunday, June 1. Officer Erik Hite, who had been on life support since being shot, died just before 1 o clock on Monday afternoon. (FOX 11, AZ)
The Citizen's Cinema Jun 1, 2008
" was because, because of that ending, there was absolutely NOTHING redeeming to take away from the 2+ hours that I wasted and the money I paid for it. There was nothing worth watching, in the end.All you had was numerous innocent people getting murdered in cold blood, two primary characters whom you really liked and were rooting for getting slain, a tired old veteran of the police force "losing his religion" and his idealism/love for his career, and an absolutely icy, amoral serial... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
'Dirty Harry' Goes High-Def Jun 1, 2008
According to a 1996 Toronto Globe and Mail article, Robinson was a vegetarian and a pacifist, and had serious difficulty trying to play a character that threatens and slaps a child and kills in cold blood. Robinson had never held a gun before making the movie, and you can actually see him flinch when he fires his handgun in the film. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Scary 'Strangers' frightfully lacking May 30, 2008
It's "In Cold Blood" for dummies. Earlier this year, the Austrian director Michael Haneke released a remake of his own home-invasion nightmare, "Funny Games." The movie was charged with intellectual fraudulence: It rubbed our noses in the very violence it purported to critique. (Boston Globe)
Austrian man brutally murders entire family May 15, 2008
It is not possible to conclude whether he is suffering from some mental disorder, but one would assume that a normal person would not be capable of committing such a crime in cold blood. A neighbour who lives next door to the apartment said: We admired the family. (Times Online)
Nkrumah was not Adolf Hitler May 15, 2008
How on earth could a man who murdered six million people in cold blood and invaded one country after another, causing horrendous deaths and destruction, be compared with Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah. How could a man whose actions gave the entire world a Dantesque vision of hell on earth be compared with Osagyefo Dr kwame Nkrumah. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Kevin D. Thompson - TV Talk May 15, 2008
Fall TV Sneak Preview: CBS. Feeling rather bullish as America's "most watched network," CBS announced today that it's adding five new shows (two comedies, three dramas) to its new fall schedule. (The Palm Beach Post)
Guns and water coolers in Iraq May 9, 2008
In 2007 elite U.S. snipers executed an unarmed Iraqi prisoner in cold blood. Have the insidious tactics that led to atrocities in Vietnam reemerged in Iraq. (Salon)
Sir David Attenborough enters political jungle May 3, 2008
" It is often suggested that Sir David s 50-year career at the BBC making natural history documentaries and travelling extensively throughout the world has probably made him the most travelled person ever. Last month, 54 years of globe-trotting ended with the final instalment of Life in Cold Blood. His first television series, Zoo Quest, would have had him thrown out of the BBC and denounced by animal lovers if it were screened now. He went into the wild to capture animals and bring them back to... (Telegraph.co.uk)
In praise of pacifism May 3, 2008
By killing in cold blood as many as possible of their own species who have never offended them, as Swift said, they shed their humanity and become as feral as their foes. Much of Baker's book seems designed to expose the ethical equivalence between the democracies and the dictatorships. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Post a comment » May 2, 2008
In WWII, our soldiers murdered, in cold blood, many German troops who threw down their arms to surrender. Many may argue that we were only doing what they did before, but it doesnt make it right. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
LETTER: Illinois should pass concealed carry law Apr 22, 2008
The same individual who has stated he will push for a national ban on CCW. His initials are BHO. " father bob wrote on Apr 18, 2008 3:33 PM:" Ol'Coach wrote on Apr 18, 2008 12:30 PM: " TQ and FB, its time you two stopped spouting your own opinions and do some research! after a few innocent LOCAL people get shot down in cold blood, you'll change your tune. " ... RAK wrote on Apr 18, 2008 5:26 PM:" "after a few innocent LOCAL people get shot down in cold blood, you'll change your tune. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Family lives in fear after weekend execution-style murder Apr 22, 2008
WINNIPEG - Five loved ones have already been gunned down in cold blood. Now other members of Manitoba's Labossiere family fear they too might be targeted by the killer or killers whose identity and motives remain a mystery. (Canada.com)
A little offstage bonding Apr 21, 2008
" OH, YOU KIDMANS One star who will be walking the red carpet at the ASTRA Awards is Foxtel darling and presenter of From Here To Maternity on the W Channel, Antonia Kidman. Last year Kidman won the coveted Favourite Female Personality, just two months after giving birth to her fourth child and a week after her marriage, to Angus Hawley, broke down. Tonight, Kidman is the favourite to win the award again and word is her dress - custom-made by Alex Perry- again will be the one to beat in the... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
He's a natural Apr 21, 2008
For Life In Cold Blood, Attenborough takes the same approach as ever, this time applying his irresistible zest and extensive experience to reptiles and amphibians ... Life In Cold Blood was a last-minute addition to Nine's schedule after the game show The Power Of Ten was axed for woeful ratings ... Life In Cold Blood airs on Nine on Monday at 7. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Attenborough ends nature TV cycle, fears for future Apr 19, 2008
We've come to an end of a particular genre, a particular type of making programmes,' Attenborough told Reuters, referring to the series that began with 'Life on Earth' in 1979 and ended earlier this year with 'Life In Cold Blood. You could say that this is a survey of how the world looked and how it may not look the same in 50 years' time. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Baby face surfs into Big Apple Apr 14, 2008
Life In Cold Blood might describe a typical day in the programming department at Channel Nine, reports our popular culture correspondent David Dale. But it's actually the name of the program hastily rushed to air to replace The Power Of Ten, a game show axed by Nine after it got a mere 521,000 viewers last Monday. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Pune youth kills grandmother Apr 10, 2008
Abhishek Patil (21) on Tuesday confessed that he had murdered his grandmother Shantabai Patil (67) in cold blood on April 3. The youth was apparently angry that he had been asked to vacate his room to accommodate his grandmother after she had moved to their house recently. (India Times, India)
Nana Akuffo Addo's credibility challenged? Mar 28, 2008
They were reportedly butchered to death in cold blood by the Gambian gendarmerie at the behest of President Yahaya Jammeh in July 2005. This gruesome incident was narrated by a fortunate survival of one of the victims called Kyere, and subsequent pressure mounted by human rights groups to ensure that justice is served to Kyere and his departed colleagues. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
You couldn't make it up Mar 27, 2008
Obsessed at the time, as he freely admits, by Norman Mailer's Executioner's Song, the ambitious young Geordie writer wanted to achieve what the American had achieved and to emulate what Capote had managed with In Cold Blood - to climb right into a news story and be enveloped by its skin, scraping out every last tiny detail to tell the tale obsessively from the inside out. And so, in the three years after Sutcliffe's conviction in 1981, he did, turning up after tea, night after night, at the home... (Guardian Unlimited -- Politics)
Descendants of 1948 massacre ask for RM509mil compensation Mar 25, 2008
"30mil (RM191mil) to be paid to the family members and descendants of the massacre victims (25 households). "And 50mil (RM318mil) to the Chinese community in Ulu Yam for the purposes of education and cultural development," said action committee chairman Quek Jin Teck in the petition. The committee members and family members were present in a press conference Tuesday headed by headed by MCA vice-president Datuk Ong Tee Keat and its Public Services and Complaints Department head Datuk Michael... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
'Conchords' take flight at RTS awards Mar 21, 2008
Sir David Attenborough, whose recent skein, Life In Cold Blood, marked the culmination of a cycle of natural history blockbusters that began with Life On Earth, won the lifetime achievement award. Links posted in this story. (Variety)
Colombians hold hostage protest Mar 20, 2008
The Colombian government has denied that any military operation took place and accused the guerrillas of killing the men in cold blood. Rejected demands. (Yahoo News -- Colombia)
Letters to the Editor - 3/16/2008 (72) Mar 16, 2008
Murtha accused our troops of murdering Iraqi citizens in cold blood. Our troops have a right to the best defense possible and that should include facing their accusers. (North County Times)
Read the 'H&C' transcript Mar 15, 2008
John Murtha accused our marines of killing civilians in cold blood. How do you get along with people with that. (Fox News)
'Snoop' found faith in prison Mar 15, 2008
By age 10, she had seen boys and men killed, "shot down in cold blood," according to her memoir. On one occasion, she saw a man fire his 9 mm handgun at another man, then toss the weapon at her and run. (Catonsville Times, MD)
Tarun Vijay: Assaulting Indian dream Mar 15, 2008
More than a hundred thousand civilians have been murdered in cold blood since 1986 in ideological hate attacks in India. Most of them invariably were Hindus. (India Times, India)
Attenborough honoured at gallery Mar 9, 2008
Life In Cold Blood - the name of the current series - began in 1979 with Life on Earth. Speaking of the close-up black and white shot, Sir David said: "I haven't been shot so intensively since I was photographed for Madame Tussauds.". (BBC News)
Portrait of a living TV legend Mar 8, 2008
The London gallery commissioned the portrait as a result, and it went on display this weekend to coincide with the final screening of Sir David's BBC series Life In Cold Blood ... Tonight's episode of Life In Cold Blood in Britain brings down the curtain on the Life series after nearly 30 years. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
'Devil May Cry 4' slices with style Mar 6, 2008
Dante, a stranger to a gathered audience (but not franchise fans), crashes the ceremony and assassinates the leader in cold blood before making a dramatic getaway. You are sent after this assassin in what looks like an open-shut case of justice, but as you give pursuit, you learn that elements inside this theocracy are perhaps a little more sinister than let on to be. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Haditha Cover-Up: Murtha Deposition Nixed Mar 6, 2008
On a Handheld Device. SIGN UP FOR FREE NEWS ALERTS. (Newsmax)
TV with no picturesHow do you bring a wildlife documentary to life, just in words? Mar 5, 2008
Nature documentaries, like the BBC's current Life in Cold Blood, are particularly challenging for the AD team. It is only when you "watch" one with your eyes closed that you realise how little dialogue Sir David Attenborough supplies. (BBC News -- UK)
