Brute Force (#383) USED Women in Prison A Private Concert From Librado

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The “Red Shoes” Sketches

As he tries to repay an old prison debt

1982's horror/sci-fi amalgam The Thing surely tops the list

Brute Force (#383) USED Women in Prison A Private Concert From LibradoAs hard hitting as its title, Brute Force was one of Jules Dassins first forays into the crime genre, a prison melodrama with a scathing critique of the punitive American incarceration system at its heart. Burt Lancaster is the timeworn Joe Collins, who, along with his fellow inmates, lives under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power tripping guard Captain Munsey (a riveting Hume Cronyn). Only Collinss dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he