Cary Elwes and more stars portray Indianapolis residents in a new thriller about Kiritsis' 1977 kidnapping of Hall.

The new Gus Van Sant film, Dead Man’s Wire, is the latest entry in what might be called the “crazy people doing crazy things ...

Here's the cast of "Dead Man's Wire" and how the film differs from the true story of Tony Kiritsis' 1977 kidnapping of ...

It plays a little loose with facts but the righteous rage of “Dog Day Afternoon” is present enough in Gus Van Sant’s “Dead Man’s Wire,” a based-on-a-true-tale hostage thriller that’s as deeply 1970s ...

Well, the truth really is stranger than fiction.

The thriller "Dead Man's Wire" dramatizes a real hostage incident from the 1970s. Critic Bob Mondello says director Gus Van Sant's film seems to speak across the decades. BOB MONDELLO, BYLINE: On ...

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Dramatizing an odd news item from 1977, Gus Van Sant’s crime film isn’t crazy enough. By Ben Kenigsberg When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an ...

On Jan. 16, a movie about a 1977 kidnapping case that happened on Indianapolis’ west side is set to premiere. “ Dead Man’s Wire,” directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Bill Skarsgård and Dacre ...

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