TY - ADVS AU - Harrison,Colin AU - Alexander,Steven AU - Brody,Adrien AU - Strahovski,Yvonne AU - Beals,Jennifer AU - Scott,Campbell AU - Lavin,Linda AU - Berkoff,Steven TI - Manhattan nocturne U1 - 791.4372 23 PY - 2016///] CY - [Sydney, N.S.W.] PB - Distributed by Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment KW - Journalists KW - Drama KW - Tabloid newspapers KW - Compulsive behavior KW - Extortion KW - Widows KW - Death KW - Man-woman relationships KW - New York (N.Y.) KW - Film adaptations KW - lcgft KW - Crime films KW - Thrillers (Motion pictures) KW - Feature films KW - Fiction films N1 - Title from disc label; Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment: D0226; Based on the crime novel, Manhattan Nocturne by Colin Harrison, originally published in 1996; Originally produced as a motion picture in 2016; Directed and written by Steven Alexander; Adrien Brody, Yvonne Strahovski, Jennifer Beals, Campbell Scott, Linda Lavin, Steven Berkoff; Rated: MA 15+ N2 - Based on Colin Harrison's acclaimed novel, Manhattan Nocturne tells the story of Porter Wren, a New York City tabloid writer with an appetite for scandal. On the beat he sells murder, tragedy and anything that passes for the truth. At home he is a model family man, devoted to his loving wife. But when a seductive stranger asks him to dig into the unsolved murder of her filmmaker husband Simon, he can't resist. In this modern version of a classic film noir, we follow Porter as he is drawn into a very nasty case of sexual obsession and blackmail - one that threatens his job, his marriage, and his life ER -