History meets horror in Hell: Conspiracy theorists should embrace Jack the Ripper tale Final Edition

Jack the Ripper was a nasty piece of work, the first serial killer in history to spread terror through the streets. In an era where hundreds of tabloid newspapers vied for circulation, Jack was the hottest story ever. He was not, however, as this movie from American directors Albert and [Allen Hughe...

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Published inEdmonton journal
Main Author Marc Horton, Journal Movie Writer
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Edmonton, Alta Postmedia Network Inc 19.10.2001
Subjects
Conspiracy
Ghettos
Graphic novels
Motion picture directors & producers
Serial crime
Women
Edmonton
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Summary:Jack the Ripper was a nasty piece of work, the first serial killer in history to spread terror through the streets. In an era where hundreds of tabloid newspapers vied for circulation, Jack was the hottest story ever. He was not, however, as this movie from American directors Albert and [Allen Hughes] (Menace II Society) suggests, the man who gave birth to the 20th century. He was, nevertheless, in at the birth of the cult of publicity-driven celebrity. With all this atmosphere and the natural tension in a story of murder and mayhem, viewers might wonder why the Hughes Brothers put so much emphasis on [Fred Abberline]'s addiction to opium, laudanum and absinthe. Abberline, who was a real-life detective assigned to the case, may well have been "chasing the dragon," the quaint Victorian phrase for those who smoked opium, but the attention paid to it here serves as so much clutter. Photo: AP, File / [Johnny Depp] is troubled Insp. Fred Abberline and [Heather Graham] is prostitute [Mary Kelly] in From Hell, the latest Jack the Ripper movie. ;
ISSN:0839-296X