
	Where results make sense

Topic: The Krays (film)

Related Topics

film director

National Film Registry

silent film

horror film

documentary film

Musical film

Cannes Film Festival

list of years in film

Best Film Editing

film noir

comedy film

cult film

In the News (Thu 16 Feb 12)

EXECUTIVE POWER

Iran

ANALYSIS

Pakistan

Family compact

	Internet Obituary Network, Obituary for Reggie Kray (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Kray, whose life of crime with his twin Ronnie was glamorized in books and films, had been afflicted with cancer.
		Kray, extremely ill and weak was determined to go out of the world in his heretofore famous style, and was spirited from his hospital to a 3-Crown (3-Star) hotel in Norwich with his second wife, Roberta, using a cream-colored Rolls Royce as a decoy for the press.
		Kray had additionally published an autobiography, "Our Story", and a second memoir, "A Way Of Life" was due for release at the time of his death, and had collaborated on a biography, "The Profession of Violence" as well as publishing poetry and his personal life philosophies while in prison.
	obits.com /krayreggie.html (983 words)

	Krays, The (DVD) - Review - Modern day Robin Hoods
		Although the film is based on the notorious London gangsters, the film does serve as much more than this, with the film not just focussing on their criminal and violent dealings, but also their relationship with each other and the important part that their mother played in their life.
		What is very noticeable through out the film is the relationship that Ronnie and Reggie had with their mother, and even when they were hitting the height of their violence, she still remained a dominant force.
		The film does portray them as having some sort of strange bond which befalls twins, as to whether this is true or not is impossible to say, but it did provide some sort of reasoning behind their reactions.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /dvd-title-k/krays-the/1039907 (1486 words)

	Kray twins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Kray twins were born on 24 October 1933 in Hoxton, in the East End of London, to Charlie Kray and Violet Lee.
		The Krays came into the public eye, however, when Ron's homosexual friendship with Lord Boothby, a Conservative peer, was alluded to in a tabloid exposé.
		Patsy Kensit is the god-daughter of Reggie Kray.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Krays (2361 words)

	BBC - Crime Case Closed - The Krays (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Krays and their men were by no means the only gang in London, this led to infighting and rivalry that eventually would spill over into violence - particularly with associates of the Richardson brothers.
		Richard Hart was a cousin of Ronnie and Reggie Kray and as 'the family' was the most important thing to the twins, a personal slight had to be avenged.
		The Krays were finally arrested by the same Scotland Yard officials who had been trailing their exploits for years and along with other members of their gang, including Charlie Kray, they appeared at the Old Bailey in 1969.
	www.bbc.co.uk /crime/caseclosed/thekrays.shtml (2149 words)

	The Krays (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Krays is a 1990 film based on the lives and crimes of the British gangsters Ronald and Reginald Kray, twins who are often referred to as The Krays.
		The film was reasonably well-received by critics although, like the real-life gangsters on which it is based, it is not all that well known outside of the UK.
		The real-life Ronald was diagnosed as a psychopath.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Krays (315 words)

	Krays, The: The Final Word (UK - DVD R2) in Reviews > Video Discs at DVDActive
		The Krays have for years epitomised the glamour of the underworld of London through the 1960's.
		The film was aired on terrestrial television in 2000 but was only half the length of this disc, which has an impressive 2-hour running time.
		The second extra is called 'The Kray Manor' and consists of a scrolling map of the East End and as the screen follows the map information on the life of the Krays is shown.
	www.dvdactive.com /reviews/dvd/krays-the-the-final-word.html (887 words)

	MMI Movie Review: Krays, The (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		We were glutted with gangster movies in the fall of 1990, a fact of life certain to affect the reception of a film like "The Krays" starring Gary and Martin Kemp of Spandau Ballet fame.
		Portions of a 1963 British film called "Sparrows Can't Sing" were filmed at one of their clubs and the Krays mingled with the cast at the opening night party.
		Because of Medak's exceptional feeling for the period and for his subjects, "The Krays" may be the sort of film that will linger in your mind weeks and months after you've seen it.
	www.shoestring.org /mmi_revs/krays.html (477 words)

	Amazon.com: The Krays - Bound by Blood: Video: Billie Whitelaw,Tom Bell,Gary Kemp,Martin Kemp,Susan Fleetwood,Charlotte ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The film begins during World War 2 showing how the young Krays adapted to life in the East End during the war and some of the unscrupulous characters they met along the way as children which inevitably had some sort of psychological influence on them when they grew up.
		The film chronicles their rise as rulers of the underworld and complimenting the rich, fine dialogue are the films two leading actors - a fantastic turn from ex- Spandau ballet members and real-life brothers, Martin and Gary kemp.
		The film evokes a tense atmosphere throughout, building on suspense as the Krays steadily build their empire with a string of nightclubs and their protection rackets.
	www.amazon.com /Krays-Bound-Blood-Billie-Whitelaw/dp/6302017769 (2026 words)

	BBC News \| UK \| The Krays: A history of violence
		The Krays were the most notorious criminals of the 1960s, heading an organised underworld empire of protection rackets, violence and murder.
		Ronnie and Reggie Kray were identical twins, born and raised in the East End of London - Charlie was born seven years earlier.
		Scotland Yard had been on the trail of the Krays for years, and in 1968 they were arrested by Detective Superintendent 'Nipper' Read and charged with murder.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/702012.stm (684 words)

	DVD Talk Review: Krays - Geordie Connection
		The Krays: Geordie Connection is a stultifying mess of recent interviews with British hoods, combined with wretched camcorder video documenting real-life gangster funerals and reunions, all tied together with Steve Wraith's personal story of becoming the notorious Kray's "Geordie" connection.
		By the mod, swinging 1960's, the Kray brothers had managed a curious feat: they were popular society figures, famous with the general public because of their nightclub ownership, while at the same time they were criminal overlords of the East End, involved in hijacking goods, strong-arm robbery, extortion and murder.
		The DVD cover claims the documentary is filmed in "Gangstervision." From what I can gather, "Gangstervision" amounts to nothing more than shaking the camera around violently, and recording the cheap camcorder video at such a burn rate that it looks like they dropped the A-bomb for a lighting source.
	www.dvdtalk.com /reviews/review.php?ID=24061 (1628 words)

	Filming Locations for The Krays
		According to taste, the Krays were working-class heroes (“they only killed their own kind, and they was nice to their Mum, Gawd bless 'em”) or psychopathic nutters who ruled through terror.
		With material like that, the movie was only a matter of time, though 1971's Villain borrowed heavily from their story, with the twins combined into mum-obsessed Vic Dakin (Richard Burton).
		For the film, a suitably unchanged terraced street was found south of the Thames in SE10.
	www.movie-locations.com /movies/k/krays.html (703 words)

	Krays, The (DVD) - DVD - Title K Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
		Soon their personal lives crumbled, they were tried for two brutal murders and are now serving a 30 year prison sentence.
		Synopsis ********* Raised by their over-bearing mother and aunts, Ronnie and Reggie Kray** were soon inducted into a world just on the wrong side of law as they became childhood bullies.
		Krays, The (DVD) : Those were the Krays, my friend...
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /dvd-title-k/krays-the (268 words)

	Clive Owen - The UK Mail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		RAY WINSTONE will portray the notorious Kray twins - both of them - in a movie that promises to reveal the unvarnished truth about their reign of terror in London during the late Fifties and Sixties.
		Burdis was one of the producers of 1990's The Krays which starred Gary and Martin Kemp, but that picture focused on matriarchal influences and didn't delve very deeply into their dark deeds.
		Winstone is filming King Arthur In Ireland, where producers have built a one-kilometre replica of Hadrian's Wall.
	www.murphsplace.com /owen/articles/mail.html (353 words)

	Little Jo's Spandau Ballet Pages - The Story Of Spandau Ballet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The casting of the parts of the Kray Twins was one of the most hotly contested in recent British cinema.
		The Krays is widely recognised along with The Long Good Friday as one of the best in modern British gangster movies.
		The film like the lives of the Krays is brutally violent.
	www.spandaupages.com /krays.html (174 words)

	DVDfever.co.uk - Charts, News and Reviews of DVDs, Games, Hardware, Laserdiscs, Cinema Films & more
		The film is mostly a downbeat affair so the chance to utilise songs from each era wasn't taken.
		Static and silent, the Kemp brothers grimace towards camera as the Krays, mirroring the DVD cover.
		Options are available to start the film, select a scene, toggle the subtitles on/off or watch the featurette.
	www.dvdfever.co.uk /reviews/krays.shtml (770 words)

	kray brothers
		The death of Reggie Kray on October 1 wrote the final chapter in one of the most enduring stories in the annals of East End crime.
		An embittered Reggie Kray was still in prison 32 years later feeling, with some justification, that a man with a lesser reputation would have been freed years earlier.
		With the death of Charlie Kray on April 4, London’s most notorious gangland family is now down to one, with Reggie Kray serving out his life sentence in Parkhurst Prison.
	www.eastlondonhistory.com /krays.htm (1570 words)

	Biographies: Latter-day Saint and/or Utah Film Personalities: B
		The film focuses on a younger generation of high school and collegiate runners, who discuss influences ranging from Olympic dreams to diabetes risk." The film competed in the first annual Native Voices Film Festival at the University of Washington in 2003.
		The film is the story of a group of children sent to a camp to learn to conform to society.
		Director of the student film "Postcards from the Place in France," which competed in BYU's 2003 Final Cut film festival and was selected as one of the top three films by the audience vote.
	www.ldsfilm.com /bio/bioB.html (7274 words)

	Welcome To The Kemp Krayz Website
		"The Krays, pricked the glamorous facade to show the truth: the movie painted a portrait of two sexually inadequate and emotionally disturbed sadists who were unable to form relationships outside their immediate family unit.
		In the film, the Krays are played by brothers, Gary and Martin Kemp, whose sleek, good looks seem right at home in expensive suits and polished shoes.
		The Krays was Avis' last film before her death on October 4, 1990.
	www.hp-h.us /p/kempkrayz/thekrays.htm (1867 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: The Cult of Violence: The Untold Story of the Krays: Books: John Pearson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Villains' Paradise: Britain's Underworld from the Spivs to the Krays by Donald Thomas
		Pearson is in no doubt about the true nature of the twins - he sees and depicts them as callous murderers, but in his attempt to analyse the roots of their behaviour, builds a fascinating picture of sibling rivalry and mental illness.
		The legendary status bestowed upon the Kray Twins is largely due to John Pearson's groundbreaking 1972 biography 'The Profession of Violence'.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Cult-Violence-Untold-Story-Krays/dp/0752847945 (873 words)

	the film review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Basically this film is about a "business man" in the 60's who runs south London, and how he got to be top dog.
		This film is well interesting and has a lot of history in it, I didn't really know much about the Richardson’s I knew more about the Krays.
		A source tells me (what you don't get from the film, and not many people know) that now the 2 brothers Charlie and Eddie don't speak.
	www.thefilmreview.co.uk /review/1,00,1451.html (164 words)

	GANGSTER NO. 1 (CANADIAN RELEASE) - DVD
		McDowell's hammy delivery is irritating but important: it wipes out any trace of Bettany's cool, adding a third dimension to not only the character, but also our loathing of him.
		McGuigan's single-minded film sputters in the middle--it's not that the second act is flabby, it's that Gangster No. 1 doesn't need a second act.
		The film is presented in a satisfactory 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer.
	www.filmfreakcentral.net /dvdreviews/gangsterno1.htm (364 words)

	The Krays film you never saw, nor ever will...
		Initially thought to be lost forever, they were found during a recent clean-up of the archives at the film's production company.
		Interestingly it appears initial ideas wanted to take advantage of the Kemp brothers experience in the field of pop music, with several musical interludes, which are revealed here for the first time.
		Following this trend of a lighthearted approach it appears that the initial plotline was to focus on Ronnie and Reggie's dealings in the underworld of ice skating rinks in the East End.
	missy-dj.freewebspace.com /index.htm (187 words)

	The Krays - Palimpsest
		A well-made film, with the Kray brothers' sinisterness well-portrayed and cleverly set against the blind supportiveness of their mother and the rest of the female group that surrounded them, I found this intriguing and hard to watch, which I guess is what it set out to achieve.
		M was pretty impressed and compared it to Gangster Number 1, which didn't impress him greatly, saying that this is the film that Gangster tries to be.
		Though it was perhaps too dark and gritty for a Monday night, The Krays is a good film with strong British actors.
	www.palimpsest.org.uk /forum/showthread.php?t=188 (223 words)

	Cinephiles Discussion Forums: The Krays
		If I were to compare this film to other films, I would say that it is a combination
		The two stars of the film are Ronnie and Reggie Kray (played by George and
		The film attempts to give us a background, to show us how they got to be who
	www.cinephiles.net /discuss/messages/12795/3004.html?972596590 (301 words)

	The Krays (1990) - Channel 4 Film review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Intelligent but unsatisfying attempt to bring the story of the legendary Kray twins to the big screen.
		If this attributes too much humanity to what were basically just a pair of thugs, The Krays is notable in its examination of what drove them to their crimes.
		While it avoids obvious thriller clichés and the bursts of violence are hardly glamorized, this film still misses the opportunity to make a British legend real.
	www.channel4.com /film/reviews/film.jsp?id=105078 (191 words)

	The Kemp Zone
		In 1990, they starred together in the very controversial film "The Krays" and proved them selves to be talented actors and musicians.
		People may recognise Gary from Tarantinos film "Killing Zoe" Please do not send mail on to me, as I am not in contact with either Gary or Martin and cannot pass your mail on.
		I took a whole film of photos and the photos will be put on this site asap.
	www.angelfire.com /ri/Martinandgary/index.html (422 words)

	Spandau Ballet - Music Downloads - Online
		By the end of the decade, the group had split, with their core members, brothers Gary and Martin Kemp, launching acting careers with the 1990 film, The Krays.
		Gary and Martin Kemp played the notorious British mobsters the Krays in a 1990 film of the same title.
		Gary Kemp pursued acting as his vocation during the '90s, appearing in The Bodyguard with Whitney Houston, HBO's The Larry Sanders Show, and Embrace of the Vampire with Alyssa Milano.
	musicstore.connect.com /artist/106/506/76/10650676.html (768 words)

	Publisher description for Library of Congress control number 2002327612 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Krays film was based on the book and it was Pearson who exposed the Boothby connection in 1994.
		The trial will be re-examined (he still has contact with the living trial lawyers) and he will look at their time in gaol (including Ronnie's bizarre life in Broadmore) and examine what it is about the Krays which, at the time and over the next thirty years, made them 'criminal celebrities'.
		On the one hand they were pursued by a fascinated media who wanted to re-create these two brutal murderers as folk heroes, and on the other they were demonised by an establishment ashamed of the way it had embraced them.
	www.loc.gov /catdir/description/orion051/2002327612.html (362 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)