Posts Tagged ‘arson-investigator’

Point of Origin (2002)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Ray Liotta | John Leguizamo | Colm Feore | Cliff Curtis | Ling Bai | Illeana Douglas | Ronny Cox | Trent Gill | Ingrid Rubio | Ryan B. Adams | Graham Beckel | Mike Camello | Joe Colligan | Shashawnee Hall | Marshall Manesh
Directors: Newton Thomas Sigel
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Based on a true story, this twisting psychological thriller focuses on a serial arsonist whose terrifying six-year crime spree is juxtaposed with the increasingly desperate efforts of investigators to bring him to justice. Charged with investigating many of these fires is Captain John Orr (Ray Liotta), a legendary figure in the Glendale Fire Department, possessed with an uncanny ability to pinpoint the origins of a fire, as well as the devices by which an arsonist may have carried out the crime. Through a fingerprint left at the scene of one crime and a series of surprise revelations focusing on arsons set in several towns, the task force is able to close in on an unlikely suspect. . . and ultimately crack the case.

15 Minutes (2001)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Robert De Niro | Edward Burns | Kelsey Grammer | Avery Brooks | Melina Kanakaredes | Karel Roden | Oleg Taktarov | Vera Farmiga | James Handy | Darius McCrary | Bruce Cutler | Charlize Theron | Kim Cattrall | David Alan Grier
Directors: John Herzfeld
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When Eastern European criminals Oleg and Emil come to New York City to pick up their share of a heist score, Oleg steals a video camera and starts filming their activities, both legal and illegal. When they learn how the American media circus can make a remorseless killer look like the victim and make them rich, they target media-savvy NYPD Homicide Detective Eddie Flemming and media-naive FDNY Fire Marshal Jordy Warsaw, the cops investigating their murder and torching of their former criminal partner, filming everything to sell to the local tabloid TV show “Top Story.”