Lawyers in motion pictures have been portrayed as one of two extremes, devils or angels, almost since celluloid was invented. The first film dealing specifically with a law firm and attorneys, 1933’s Counsellor at Law, starring John Barrymore, portrayed its J.D.s as upstanding citizens, as did the early Perry Mason films of the same period. This quickly changed, however, with many attorneys portrayed as being capable of the same brand of skullduggery as their shifty clients. With that in mind, we bring you a list of the good, the bad and the ugly of lawyers in movies. Enjoy, and please refrain from suing us if you feel otherwise...
1. Devil’s Advocate (1997)
Keanu Reeves plays Kevin Lomax, a hot-shot young Florida lawyer who is all about climbing the ladder. When he gets an offer he can’t refuse from a high-powered New York firm, led by the legendary John Milton...
1. Devil’s Advocate (1997)
Keanu Reeves plays Kevin Lomax, a hot-shot young Florida lawyer who is all about climbing the ladder. When he gets an offer he can’t refuse from a high-powered New York firm, led by the legendary John Milton...
- 5/6/2015
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
By Alex Simon
Lawyers in motion pictures have been portrayed as one of two extremes, devils or angels, almost since celluloid was invented. The first film dealing specifically with a law firm and attorneys, 1933’s Counsellor at Law, starring John Barrymore, portrayed its J.D.s as upstanding citizens, as did the early Perry Mason films of the same period. This quickly changed, however, with many attorneys portrayed as being capable of the same brand of skullduggery as their shifty clients. With that in mind, we bring you a list of the good, the bad and the ugly of lawyers in movies.
1. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Gregory Peck’s Atticus Finch became the boilerplate for the Noble Movie Lawyer in this iconic, 1962 adaptation of Harper Lee’s award-winning novel. Atticus Finch, a small town attorney in the Depression-era South, must defend a black man (Brock Peters) falsely accused of raping a white woman,...
Lawyers in motion pictures have been portrayed as one of two extremes, devils or angels, almost since celluloid was invented. The first film dealing specifically with a law firm and attorneys, 1933’s Counsellor at Law, starring John Barrymore, portrayed its J.D.s as upstanding citizens, as did the early Perry Mason films of the same period. This quickly changed, however, with many attorneys portrayed as being capable of the same brand of skullduggery as their shifty clients. With that in mind, we bring you a list of the good, the bad and the ugly of lawyers in movies.
1. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Gregory Peck’s Atticus Finch became the boilerplate for the Noble Movie Lawyer in this iconic, 1962 adaptation of Harper Lee’s award-winning novel. Atticus Finch, a small town attorney in the Depression-era South, must defend a black man (Brock Peters) falsely accused of raping a white woman,...
- 4/13/2015
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
G’day Zoners! I hope you have all had a wonderful Easter break. I’ve spent my much needed week of Uni eating far too much chocoloate, and compilling the latest round-up of Six Degrees news. This week Jon Stewart will again be performing in the Story Pirates benefit, Mark Malkoff races a NYC bus, Aasif Mandvi pen a book of semi autobiographical essys, Ed Helms is set to guest host “SNL”, Samantha Bee will co-host the 2011 Lucille Lortel Awards, “Wyatt Cenac: Comedy Person” debuts on Comedy Central, and Conan O’Brien is a guest on “Wtf with Marc Maron”.
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Glen’s new book, with illustrations by artist Joe Infurnari “Mush! Sled Dogs with Issues” is set to be released on December 6th.
Mark Malkoff (Former Audience Co-Ordinator)
Mark will be talking to actress Julie Dawn Cole who played Veruca Salt in “Willy...
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Glenn Eichler (Writer)
Glen’s new book, with illustrations by artist Joe Infurnari “Mush! Sled Dogs with Issues” is set to be released on December 6th.
Mark Malkoff (Former Audience Co-Ordinator)
Mark will be talking to actress Julie Dawn Cole who played Veruca Salt in “Willy...
- 4/30/2011
- by Katt
- No Fact Zone
The fall season is upon us in Austin, and one way you can tell is that it's time for Austin Film Society to bring us an Essential Film Series based on American (often even Hollywood) movies, usually focusing on a director or actor/actress. This year, Afs has picked a director whose films range from the silent era to 1970: William Wyler. The series "William Wyler's Desperate Hours: A Director's Drama" starts next Tuesday and will run through mid-November.
If Wyler's name doesn't sound familiar to you, some of his movies surely will: Jezebel, Wuthering Heights, Roman Holiday, Ben-Hur, Funny Girl. The Afs series, guest curated by Raoul Hernandez (Austin Chronicle), includes some of Wyler's finest dramas spanning more than two decades of his long career.
I really want to see Counsellor at Law, the 1933 film starring John Barrymore, and am annoyed that I have a meeting that night I can't miss.
If Wyler's name doesn't sound familiar to you, some of his movies surely will: Jezebel, Wuthering Heights, Roman Holiday, Ben-Hur, Funny Girl. The Afs series, guest curated by Raoul Hernandez (Austin Chronicle), includes some of Wyler's finest dramas spanning more than two decades of his long career.
I really want to see Counsellor at Law, the 1933 film starring John Barrymore, and am annoyed that I have a meeting that night I can't miss.
- 10/14/2010
- by Jette Kernion
- Slackerwood
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