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Nightmare Alley is a 2021 neo-noir psychological thriller film co-written and directed by Guillermo del Toro, and based on the 1946 novel of the same name by William Lindsay Gresham. It is the second feature film adaptation of Gresham's novel, following the 1947 film.
Dec 17, 2021 · The novel of “Nightmare Alley” was a success, one that Gresham would never match, even as he published other books. Having been diagnosed with cancer, he would take his own life in 1962.
- mark.olsen@latimes.com
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Dec 22, 2021 · With a stacked cast and a respected director, Nightmare Alley had all of the ingredients of a successful film; however, the Bradley Cooper vehicle only drew $3 million in its opening weekend.
- Jeffrey Bowie Jr.
Jan 21, 2022 · Movies. Nightmare Alley ending explained: Ron Perlman unravels dark twist. Bradley Cooper and Cate Blanchett star in the dark neo-noir from Guillermo del Toro. Lewis Knight. Published: Friday,...
- Lewis Knight
Jan 23, 2022 · The Oscar-winning Mexican director talks to Clarisse Loughrey about his new film ‘Nightmare Alley’, why Bradley Cooper insisted on its nude scene, and living in an era of solipsistic anxiety ...
- Clarisse Loughrey
When charismatic but down-on-his-luck Stanton Carlisle (Bradley Cooper) endears himself to clairvoyant Zeena (Toni Collette) and her has-been mentalist husband Pete (David Strathairn) at a...
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Dec 17, 2021 · His “Nightmare Alley” is a movie of psychological tunnels and downward spirals. In entering them, Stan risks getting lost and never coming out the other side. Circular symbolism seems most explicit in the spins of an imposing Ferris wheel.
