who eventually piece together the reason for her mysterious death. Fine film with a surprise ending that totally makes sense.
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who eventually piece together the reason for her mysterious death. Fine film with a surprise ending that totally makes sense.
2/2
Girl With Hyacinths (1950, d. Ekman) Noir lighting is practically another character in this series of flashbacks, as Dagmar, who has committed suicide, leaves all her belongings to the couple across the hall,
1/2
I noticed that the little spots seemingly encrusted into my copy of the Stones' 12 x 5 were in the same place on both sides. Why, you coke-greedy little bitches. Listening anyway.
Damn, Alex. I had no idea.
Hey, Fat Man with Rake IS my novel.
Perfect response. No notes. 🎂
Loved that one. It seemed to cop some shots from Buster Keaton, which I was certain was an homage.
Not Fade Away (2012, d. Chase) Good but ultimately disappointing flick about a Vietnam era band that aspires to be the Rolling Stones. Great soundtrack, good story, well-acted, and it does include James Gandolfini, among others.
The Lakers, without LeBron, beat the Knicks by double digits, which raises my question:
ARE THE LAKERS BETTER WITHOUT LEBRON?
Don't they have enough lunatic volunteers? Not that I'm opposed to including Barron.
Two brothers from South Texas and their high school mariachi bandmates were recognized by their congresswoman last June for winning a state mariachi competition. Nine months later, the brothers, along with their parents and younger brother, are in ICE detention and facing deportation.
The U.S. economy lost 92,000 jobs in February.
A record number of Americans are withdrawing from their 401ks to cover expenses.
Americans owe $18.5 trillion in debt — an historic high.
Meanwhile, the wealth of America's 935 billionaires soared by $1.5 trillion in 2025.
“Golden Age” for whom?
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Okay, it was The Godfather. So shoot me.
March, they said. Not wanting to argue, I began to march. No, they said, it's the month. I sat down. I refuse to march for a month.
"I think my life will run out before my work does. I've designed it that way."
- Townes Van Zandt
And a happy birthday to you, sir.
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I wondered if that was a reference to Hammett's Red Harvest; now I'm suspecting it came from one of his bastard children, Miller's Crossing.
Confirmation or correction, please, I'm too tired to think.
2/2
Last night I read this, from Woodrell's Under The Bright Lights: "Things have to go crazy every few years, you know just so somebody can step in and put it back in line."
1/2
I don't think that was one of my movie-watching years. It popped up on Criterion, so I was there. As is often the case, a month where I thought there'd be little to watch has me overwhelmed.
with cohorts Keith David (brilliant) and Chris Tucker (well-cast). It’s an indictment of a racist society, which rings true 30+ years later.
3/3
but when he gets back to his girl, who still loves him and has one baby, he can’t get a good job, drinks too much, and knocks her up again. For multiple reasons his desperation grows and he plans a ripoff of the Federal Reserve,
2/3
Dead Presidents (1995, d. Hughes & Hughes) Black men in the Bronx go to Vietnam and find on their return that not only are they fucked up but so is the world they’ve returned to. Anthony (Larenz Tate) is the straight-laced Marine who seems least touched by the war,
1/3
Almost returned my sandwich today when I found a hair in it. I say almost, because I made it at home.
I discovered a great way to reduce the size of the pile of books I'm reading. It involved increasing the size of the pile of books I'll read next.
Hold all my calls
Punk Noir Press's online series, "Find what you love and let it kill you," kicked off today with wistful, witty, memorable stories by some terrific authors, including @carlottadale.bsky.social and @nathanpettigrew.bsky.social. Don't miss it!!
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It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s share books and boost all signals. Almost done with the novel, so I’m thinking/hoping/dreaming about my next contract. Know what helps? Selling books! Seriously. Anyway, it’s almost half off! Go ahead, share what you love.
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Asked if Americans should worry about Iran retaliating against Americans on U.S. soil, President Donald Trump responded, “I guess.”
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who work in a video store (Zlatko Buric and Mads Mikkelsen, who plays an introvert who doesn’t talk about anything but movies) go through alienation and what passes for masculinity, to the detriment of the women around them. I loved the Pusher trilogy; this was pretty good, but no surprises.
2/2
