Acting stumbles in murder mystery ‘The Black Dahlia’
The trailer for “The Black Dahlia” refers to its subject as “the most notorious murder in California history.” It’s easy to understand why. On Jan. 15 ,1947, the mutilated body of a porn star named Becky Short was discovered just outside of Los Angeles. The corpse had been cut in half, its organs removed, and the mouth slashed open from ear to ear. The ensuing investigation and media circus lasted for several months, but the identity of the killer has remained a mystery to this day. Given the story’s sensational mixture of salaciousness and sadism, it was only a matter of time before Hollywood turned its wandering eye to this sordid tale, and now here we have a fictionalized version of the event courtesy of “Scarface” director Brian De Palma. More »
