The Old Man & The Gun

"Il vecchio e la pistola" racconta l'incredibile storia di Forrest Tucker, che ha cominciato a infrangere la legge all'età di quindici anni e ha «cessato l'attività» a settanta, con la sua ultima fuga da San Quentin. In mezzo ha vissuto una vita pericolosa e avventurosa: ha compiuto leggendarie rapine nei caveau della banche più blindate ed è finito diciotto volte in prigione, da cui per diciotto volte è riuscito a evadere nei modi più rocamboleschi e con i mezzi più impensati, fra cui un kayak… Nel frattempo ha avuto anche tempo di sposarsi tre volte. E di guadagnarsi la simpatia dell'opinione pubblica. David Grann ha intervistato Forrest Tucker, e ne ha tratto il ritratto di un uomo che ha fatto del «brivido della fuga» la sua vera ragione di vita, splendidamente interpretato da Robert Redford sul grande schermo..

Now a major motion picture starring Robert Redford and Sissy Spacek, from the author of the number one New York Times best seller Killers of the Flower Moon, The Old Man and the Gun is here joined by two other riveting true crime tales.

Now a major motion picture starring Robert Redford and Sissy Spacek, The Old Man and the Gun is here joined by two other riveting true-crime tales.

is an all-new ongoing take on the classic bi-monthly series of the same title from EC Comics that stopped publication with its February/March 1955 issue. The nomenclature V2 (for Volume 2) used herein distinguishes it from the original EC Comics series. It is currently published by Papercutz, a new graphic novel publishing company originally targetted for tweens 8-14, launched in the Spring of 2005 with the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew, but which is obviously expanding into more mature fare with this series. Although admittedly still aimed towards its original market by its stylized near-cartoonish artwork, as homage to EC Comics publisher William Gaines and classic series co-creator Al Feldstein, it remains true to form. It even includes the EC Comics logo on its cover--used with permission, of course--and is now beginning to gain a following from a broad spectrum of readers. Each issue features two 20-page tales of terror in the EC tradition, narrated by the original , , and .

Based on a true story. One man, Izek, leaves his old, seedy, gangster filled lifestyle to start over with his family. After relocating to Los Angeles it isn't long before the world of crime that he tried to escape finds him. Threatened by a dangerously temperamental gangster, his criminal cousin and a drug lord, Issac finds starting a fresh start almost impossible. As those close to him fall victim to the promises of quick money by the way of the gun, violence surrounds him until he has no choice but to confront it. He'll do whatever it takes to keep those close to him safe even if it means going back to his old ways.

A father and his young daughter become trapped in the woods in a post-pandemic world. This drama film written and directed by Casey Affleck. It stars Affleck, Anna Pniowsky, Tom Bower, and Elisabeth Moss. Music by Daniel Hart, (The Old Man & a Gun).