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- Hometown:
- miami, fl
- About Me:
- I've been away from the site for quite a long time now, though continuing to write. Did a few drafts of a horror screenplay, teaching myself to write in such a mode. It's different. I am continuing to knock around the crime novel I started a few years ago. I can't leave it alone. Have another possible indie film script in the works now. I mention that in this slot since I see low budget self made films as the likely future for anyone who would seriously hope to write a film and see it produced in these times.
For my friends here who may remember me, I have emerged through some hard times. Am now living, somewhat contentedly, with my wife and my Rhodesian Ridgeback, neither of whom ever listen to me. But I love them despite it all. And people ask me why I love noir.
- I Am A:
- Writer
- Books And Authors I Like:
- Chandler (who else?), Twain, Parker, Crais, James Lee Burke, John Burdett, Tim Dorsey, Edogawa Rampo, Hammett, Nick Tosches, Lovecraft, and Randy Wayne White.
- Movies And TV Shows I Like:
- Not a lot of changes since I first listed here. Except 'Beerfest' maybe. But seriously, Folks. Discovered a film, 'Hard Eight' from a few years back. Enjoyed it thoroughly. Consider the two 'Hostel' movies to pretty well be the defining literary/cinematic hallmark of the age we are now enjoying. Would not recommend them for those with delicate sensibilities, as I would not recommend living in the present age for that same group.
The original 'Miami Vice' because it's a satire of itself. Funny, I never watched it when it was first run on tv, but I own the first two seasons on DVD. 'Out Of The Past,' 'Casablanca,' "Godfathers I and II,' (sorry to be obvious and trite, but they were simply among the best films ever made,) 'Goodfellas,' 'Scarface,' and 'I Vitteloni.'
IT'S ALL CRIME, EXCEPT FOR THE PART THAT'S MERELY A DAMNED SHAME......
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Homage To Raymond (You Said It All, And Less)
Approximation of 'Double Indemnity', or at least the essence (I know the screenwriting credits were shared with Billy Wilder, but it's got Chandler's prints all over it) : Mrs. Dietrichson:"I didn't know I loved you til now." Neff; "Since when?" Mrs Dietrichson: "When I couldn't pull the trigger the second time."
'The Big Sleep'.....
Philip Marlowe: I could make it my business. Eddie Mars: I could make your business mine. Philip Marlowe: Oh, you wouldn't like it. The pay's too… Continue
'The Big Sleep'.....
Philip Marlowe: I could make it my business. Eddie Mars: I could make your business mine. Philip Marlowe: Oh, you wouldn't like it. The pay's too… Continue
Posted on March 28, 2008 at 4:59am
I saw 'There Will Be Blood' yesterday......
....was very underwhelmed. And what has that got to do with crime fiction? Everything has got to do with crime fiction except the things that turn out to let us down. Hamlet without a murder would have been a narrative with MacCaullay Culkin and Hannah Montana, and that would be a crime worse than the original, but of a different sort, which brings me back to the reason I climbed this soapbox. (Warning: spoilers ahead, except the film is so confused by it's own script it doesn't matter,…
Continue Posted on February 6, 2008 at 6:01am
Gray Man In A Pastel World
I was exchanging views the other day with one of my friends on this site about 'Miami Vice' as a satire of itself. He said jokingly not to call it a satire. Then, I happened to remember that they were filming a scene for the new CSi:Miami, a year or two ago down by the beach on Biscayne Bay and a real body floated into the set. Which made me think about Alanis Morrisette, which as a music fan I hardly ever do, and her song, 'Ironic.' Some critcs said that she obviously did not know the true… Continue
Posted on January 10, 2008 at 12:32am
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Early Endorsements for “A Circle of Souls”
Linda Fairstein, NYT Bestselling Author: "A fascinating debut - this novel takes the reader to the darkest places in the human soul, from a writer with the authenticity to lead us there. A stunning thriller and an important read."
Judge Judy Sheindlin, star of the Judge Judy Show: "The seminal work of this fine author kept me glued to my chair until the adventure was over and the mystery solved. A great read!"
Book Synopsis:
The sleepy town of Newbury, Connecticut, is shocked when a little girl is found brutally murdered. The town s top detective, perplexed by a complete lack of leads, calls in FBI agent Leia Bines, an expert in cases involving children.
Meanwhile, Dr. Peter Gram, a psychiatrist at Newbury s hospital, searches desperately for the cause of seven-year-old Naya Hastings devastating nightmares. Afraid that she might hurt herself in the midst of a torturous episode, Naya s parents have turned to the bright young doctor as their only hope.
The situations confronting Leia and Peter converge when Naya begins drawing chilling images of murder after being bombarded by the disturbing images in her dreams. Amazingly, her sketches are the only clues to the crime that has panicked Newbury residents. Against her better judgment, Leia explores the clues in Naya s crude drawings, only to set off an alarming chain of events.
In this stunning psychological thriller, innocence gives way to evil, and trust lies forgotten in a web of deceit, fear, and murder.
Your fixation on Buffy marks you as a genius in my book. Those who haven't seen it can't possibly get it; those who've seen it and still don't get it. . .they have my deepest compassion ;-)
Glad to meet another Buffophile!
J
Lynette
Greetings to a fellow Godfather and Goodfellas fan! I was wondering if you also liked The Sopranos?
Nice to 'meet' you!
Lynette
Thought you might like to check out my blog, The Power of Jack. Good luck with your writing.
(On Gray man ... they say that a gun fight went right through the middle of a *The Wire* set in Baltimore.)
Jack
Jack
I can't say I'm a major Dylan fan, although I was around when he had his first hit, and I think his talent as a songwriter is a great one. I'm a blues fan (not knowledgeable, but I do like Buddy Guy and Elmore James), and I also like the music of Dr. John, Alan Toussaint, and Beausoleil...and the rock of the late fifties and sixties...snd the girl groups. I'm in the middle of a mystery set in Portland, hopefully quirky enough to catch someone's interest, and have another in mind for a totally fictional setting...I love police procedurals but seem to do better at writing the quirky stuff. Thanks for the note. Drop by the page anytime :o)
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