Lost Treasures - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T01:45:05Zhttp://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/lost-treasures?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A219810&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHiggins wrote terrific low-li…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-11-19:537324:Comment:2202282009-11-19T12:04:49.159ZAlbert Tucherhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/AlbertTucher
Higgins wrote terrific low-life dialogue, especially in Digger's Game.
Higgins wrote terrific low-life dialogue, especially in Digger's Game. Wow! Good question, because E…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-11-15:537324:Comment:2198102009-11-15T13:11:37.354ZJoe Souzahttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JoeSouza
Wow! Good question, because <i>Eddie Coyle</i> is one of my favorite movies of all time. I think most of George V. Higgins books fall into this gray category, which was why he was so widely underrated. Check out Digger's Game, because that's his meatiest.
Wow! Good question, because <i>Eddie Coyle</i> is one of my favorite movies of all time. I think most of George V. Higgins books fall into this gray category, which was why he was so widely underrated. Check out Digger's Game, because that's his meatiest. Yeah. When I heard that Pryor…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-11-13:537324:Comment:2196812009-11-13T17:30:36.169ZRobert Gregory Brownehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/RobGregoryBrowne
Yeah. When I heard that Pryor had been cast, I was flabbergasted. WTF?<br />
<br />
Prior was a great comedian, but that particular book deserved SO much better. It's a serious, poignant piece that really blew my socks off. I haven't re-read it since I was a kid, but I'm starting to get the itch.
Yeah. When I heard that Pryor had been cast, I was flabbergasted. WTF?<br />
<br />
Prior was a great comedian, but that particular book deserved SO much better. It's a serious, poignant piece that really blew my socks off. I haven't re-read it since I was a kid, but I'm starting to get the itch. I'll check it out, thanks.tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-11-13:537324:Comment:2196782009-11-13T17:01:31.761ZJohn McFetridgehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JohnMcF
I'll check it out, thanks.
I'll check it out, thanks. That's the movie with Richard…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-11-13:537324:Comment:2196772009-11-13T17:01:12.326ZJohn McFetridgehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JohnMcF
That's the movie with Richard Pryor, isn't it? Yeah, some odd choices in that adaptation.
That's the movie with Richard Pryor, isn't it? Yeah, some odd choices in that adaptation. John, I would classify David…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-11-12:537324:Comment:2196142009-11-12T23:04:33.168ZMike Dennishttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/MikeDennis
John, I would classify David Goodis' <i>The Blonde On The Street Corner</i> into the "odd category" of novels. Despite the lurid title, it's not a pulp novel, nor is it a mystery in any sense. In fact, it doesn't even have a discernible story line. But Goodis' writing is so powerful, you can't put it down. I wrote a review of it on my website <a href="http://mikedennisnoir.com" target="_blank">http://mikedennisnoir.com</a>, if you're interested in a more detailed look at it, but I would…
John, I would classify David Goodis' <i>The Blonde On The Street Corner</i> into the "odd category" of novels. Despite the lurid title, it's not a pulp novel, nor is it a mystery in any sense. In fact, it doesn't even have a discernible story line. But Goodis' writing is so powerful, you can't put it down. I wrote a review of it on my website <a href="http://mikedennisnoir.com" target="_blank">http://mikedennisnoir.com</a>, if you're interested in a more detailed look at it, but I would definitely place it in your "odd category". The Edward Bunker book, No Be…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-11-11:537324:Comment:2195192009-11-11T21:24:00.598ZRobert Gregory Brownehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/RobGregoryBrowne
The Edward Bunker book, No Beast So Fierce, is tremendous. I read it when I was in my teens.<br />
<br />
But I loved the movie as well. I thought Hoffman did a great job. I could even stomach Theresa Russell, who has never been much of an actor.<br />
<br />
My lost treasure would have to be Some Kind of Hero by James Kirkwood. Tremendous book. TERRIBLE movie.
The Edward Bunker book, No Beast So Fierce, is tremendous. I read it when I was in my teens.<br />
<br />
But I loved the movie as well. I thought Hoffman did a great job. I could even stomach Theresa Russell, who has never been much of an actor.<br />
<br />
My lost treasure would have to be Some Kind of Hero by James Kirkwood. Tremendous book. TERRIBLE movie.