Simon Templar returns to New York via Concorde and is feeling restless, until a note from an old flame surfaces. This TV movie was an unsold pilot for an attempted series revival.
James Frawley
Director
Andrew Clarke
Simon Templar
George Rose
Woods
Kevin Tighe
Insp. John Fernack
Christopher Marcantel
Joey
Holland Taylor
Fran Grogan
Caitlin Clarke
Lily Palmer / Jessica Daniels
Liliana Komorowska
Margot Katka
Raymond Serra
Carmine
Robert LuPone
Jeffrey Sinclair
Peter Maloney
The Fixer
Ben Vereen
Pianist in Bar
In all honesty, “Black and Blue” is a satisfying experience, complete with solid craftsmanship. With the help of cinematographer Dante Spinotti, Deon Taylor (the director) creates a murky, lived in atmosphere.
Ultimately the problem with The Bubble is that it plays everything for laughs to get around the audience’s defenses. But it comes off like a privileged white male thinking that ridiculing everyone else equally is the road to equality. And it’s not. And it's definitely not funny to pretend that it is.
Carolina Caroline follows Caroline (Samara Weaving), a bored young woman dreaming of escaping a small Texas town where nothing ever happens. When she meets Oliver (Kyle Gallner) at her workplace while he is conning the owner, she sees her perfect opportunity to get out. Their whirlwind romance strongly echoes Bonnie and Clyde, as the two quickly embark on a bank-robbing spree.
The differences in these films could not be more blatant, and yet Gus Van Sant has found a way to portray the same messages and use the same techniques in each.