Vince Keenan

United States

Profile Information:

Hometown:: Born in NYC. Currently in Seattle WA.
About Me:: I've sold a few screenplays that are lurching toward the silver screen and am working on a novel. I watch too many movies. I root for the New York Mets.
I Am A:: Reader, Writer
Website:: http://blog.vincekeenan.com
Books And Authors I Like:: My personal Holy Trinity: Lawrence Block, Ross Thomas, and Donald E. Westlake in all his many forms.
Movies And TV Shows I Like:: My ideal double bill: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three and Out of the Past.

Comment Wall:

Angie

Hi, Vince. Welcome to Crimespace. Looks like Daniel's come up with an awesome time-sucker, huh?

Mar 17, 2007
Vince Keenan

Keenan does lend itself to chants. I still dream of becoming a military strongman.

It's nice to be here.

Mar 17, 2007
Tribe

Vince, just writing "Yo."

Mar 17, 2007
Sean Doolittle

Hey Vince--I THOUGHT I recognized your name. . .thanks for the good words, sir. Very glad the book arrived and passed muster. Cheers!

Mar 17, 2007
Robert Gregory Browne

Hey, Vince, I see you're a Westlake fan. He's the guy whose work inspired me to write. My two favorites of his are Somebody Owes Me Money and The Fugitive Pigeon, although I also love the Parker books, the Grofield books and have a soft spot for Mitchell Tobin...

Mar 19, 2007
Vince Keenan

Westlake is a huge influence for me as well. I started with the comic novels. God Save The Mark is a favorite. Lately I've been savoring some of his earlier books like Killy and Killing Time. Under any name, he's worth reading.

Mar 19, 2007
Dave White

Mr. Igawa will strike out Jose Reyes or Dave Wright once this season.

Go Yanks!

Mar 25, 2007
Naomi Hirahara

Vince--

So I wrote a little report on the first night of the Film Noir Festival in L.A. on my Crimespace blog. I haven't had time to check Christa Faust's site, but I'm sure she'll be filing her thoughts. Have a good weekend.

Apr 14, 2007
Robert Gregory Browne

Hey, Vince, thanks for the heads up on Hard Case Crime reprinting SOMEBODY OWES ME MONEY. I hadn't heard about that and can't wait to get a copy. I just ordered and received the original Playboy (July and August 1969) magazines that serialized the novel -- now I just wish I could get Westlake to sign them.......

May 1, 2007
Tom Cain

Pleased to meet you. Good luck with those lurching screenplays ... my book's lurching, too, but whether it will arrive on that silver screen, who knows?

May 24, 2007
Dave Zeltserman

Hey Vince--thanks for the invite, even if you are a Mets fan ('86 still stings). "Taking of Pelham One Two Three" is one of my favorites--especially the end, eespecially the end the look Matthau gives Martin Balsam. I've also got something going on in Hollywood right, but I'm kept so far out of the loop that I won;t know about it until the deal is set.

Jun 11, 2007
Declan Burke

Hi Vince - How's tricks? Cheers for stopping by my space, I really appreciate it. Glad to see you're a fan of Out of the Past - best noir of 'em all, no contest. Bob Mitchum's so cool he scares icebergs ...

Cheers,

Dec

Jul 2, 2007
Donna Moore

Hi Vince - thanks for the invite. I'm really enjoying your Noir City Seattle round ups (and did I mention green with jealousy?) I'm really looking forward to hearing what you think of NIGHTMARE ALLEY. And I agree, Eddie Muller's DARK CITY DAMES is excellent. OUT OF THE PAST is one of my favourite films noir too. Mind you, it's quite a long list :o)

Jul 10, 2007
Donna Moore

Vince - thank you very much for delivering my hug to Eddie. I DREAM about a film noir event in Glasgow!

Jul 11, 2007
Megan Abbott

Hey, Vince--isn't DEADLINE utterly hypnotic?
You going to Noir City in SF this January?

Sep 7, 2007
Megan Abbott

re: NYC Noir--yeah, that's where I caught DEADLINE. Plus SOMETHING WILD w. Carroll Baker and Ralph Meeker, which wasn't exactly noir but pretty interesting. Have you seen it?

Sep 9, 2007
Megan Abbott

That trailer is surprising accurate! it's a very strange movie--sort of Bell Jar crossed with Beauty and the Beast. Jean Stapleton has a bit part as a prostitute--that's the kind of movie it is...

Sep 9, 2007