171. 'The Friends of Eddie Coyle' (1973)

171. 'The Friends of Eddie Coyle' (1973)

Peter Yates was quietly one of the most interesting film directors of his time. His seminal 1967 British train-robbery film 'Robbery' got him noticed for the job directing Steve McQueen in 1968's 'Bullitt'. In that film, Yates turned in a car chase frequently mentioned as second only to the iconic one filmed by Billy Friedkin in 'The French Connection'.

By 1973, Yates was in Hollywood, working under a three-picture deal with Peter Bart and Robert Evans at Paramount. Two of those didn't work out. The third turned out to be 'The Friends of Eddie Coyle', which is one of the very best 70's crime films, one of the very best Boston-set films ever made, and features Robert Mitchum's very best performance amid a wonderfully constructed neo-noir shot entirely on location in a series of blue-collar and working class Boston spots.

In this episode, I talk about 'Robbery', 'Bullitt' and 'The French Connection' and how they compare and contrast to 'The Friends of Eddie Coyle', an underappreciated little masterpiece of the sort Peter Yates specialized in throughout his career.

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295. Dolly Parton & UK Crime Show Recs

295. Dolly Parton & UK Crime Show Recs

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28 Aug 31min

294. 'Crossing Delancey' (1988)

294. 'Crossing Delancey' (1988)

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28 Juli 1h 28min

293. Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' (2026)

293. Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' (2026)

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21 Juli 28min

292. Robert Redford in 'The Candidate' (1972)

292. Robert Redford in 'The Candidate' (1972)

Michael Ritchie and Redford's still-searingly satiric and spot-on takedown of political operatives and image crafting, peddling, and pandering in the modern campaign-industrial complex speaks louder t...

17 Juli 1h 38min

291. Listening to The Beatles in Ireland

291. Listening to The Beatles in Ireland

On a recent trip through Ireland with my daughter, I unexpectedly got back into The Beatles...this is the story.

8 Juli 1h 8min

290. 'Dogfight' (1991)

290. 'Dogfight' (1991)

Nancy Savoca & Bob Comfort's wonderful jewel-box gem of an American independent film from 1991.

2 Juli 1h 10min

289. 'Running On Empty' (1988)

289. 'Running On Empty' (1988)

Sidney Lumet and Naomi Foner (and Executive Producers Griffin Dunne and Lisa Robinson) took what in lesser hands would be a family melodrama and allowed it to become an incredibly mature, layered, com...

23 Juni 1h 22min

288. [indistinct chatter] 6/19

288. [indistinct chatter] 6/19

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