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About Allan Guthrie

Allan Guthrie: Male
United Kingdom

Hometown:: Edinburgh, Scotland

About Me:: Writer, literary agent

I Am A:: Reader, Writer, Agent

Website:: www.allanguthrie.co.uk

Books And Authors I Like:: Hardboiled and/or noir and/or transgressive

Movies And TV Shows I Like:: MOVIES: '36 Quai des Orfevres', 'Adaptation', 'Aliens', 'Amores Perros', 'Angel Heart', 'Audition', 'Battle Royale', 'The Beat That My Heart Skipped', 'Best Laid Plans', 'Betty Blue', 'The Big Lebowksi', 'Birdy', 'Blood Simple', 'Blue Velvet', 'Branded To Kill', 'Cache (Hidden)', 'Calvaire (The Ordeal)', 'Cape Fear', 'Chinatown', 'City Of God', 'A Clockwork Orange', 'The Cooler', 'Crash', 'Cube', 'Dead Man's Shoes', 'The Departed', 'Donnie Darko', 'Double Indemnity', 'Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind', 'Event Horizon', 'Fargo', 'Fight Club', 'From Dusk Till Dawn', 'Funny Games', 'Gangster No.1', 'Get Carter', 'Hana-bi', 'Intacto', 'Jackie Brown', 'Jacob's Ladder', 'Kalifornia', 'Killing Zoe', 'Kiss Kiss Bang Bang', 'L.A. Confidential', 'The Last Boy Scout', 'The Long Kiss Goodnight', 'Lost Highway', 'The Man Who Wasn't There', 'Matchstick Men', 'The Matrix', 'Memento', 'Miller's Crossing', 'Mr In-Between', 'Mulholland Drive', 'Naked', 'Natural Born Killers', 'The Night Of The Hunter', 'Nil By Mouth', 'Old Boy', 'Open Range', 'Out Of Sight', 'The Phantom Of Libery', 'Pitch Black', 'Point Blank', 'Pulp Fiction', 'Red Rock West', 'Reservoir Dogs', 'Rififi', 'Seven', 'Sin City', 'Strange Days', 'Sweet Sixteen', 'Sympathy for Mr Vengeance', 'Talk To Her', 'Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead', 'This World, Then The Fireworks', 'Training Day', 'True Romance', 'The Usual Suspects', 'The Way Of The Gun', 'Wild At Heart', 'Wrong Turn', 'Y Tu Mama Tambien'
TV: The Wire, The Sopranos, The Shield, Deadwood

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A rough-and-ready distinction I use is this: mystery=crime detection, thriller=crime prevention. In the former, a crime has been committed and we're following the investigation to find out who's re... Read More »

Best Heist Movies

Added a reply Jun. 25, 2007

It's up there, too. Just got a soft spot for CERCLE. Come to think of it, maybe I prefer LE DOULOS. Hah. Just thought of another that nobody's mentioned, and it's even in English: THE ANDERSON TAPES. Read More »

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Best Heist Movies

Added a post Jun. 24, 2007

RIFIFI, hands down. The silent 32-minute sequence is absolute genius. Can't wait to see the remake (not). Also love THE KILLING. My favourite robbery scene is in HANA-BI. And I have to agree with V... Read More »

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At 8:46am on March 31st, 2008, MysteryDawg said…: Well then, we need to arrange a short to trip to LA for you and your wife.

At 8:33am on March 31st, 2008, MysteryDawg said…: Loved the SAVAGE NIGHT video. Must have been cold out. I was sitting here with the laptop on the back patio and its about 78 F right now here in Southern CA.

Aldo

At 7:28am on February 29th, 2008, terry bowman said…: Allan,

Nice job in HELL OF A WOMAN. I appreciate all of the contributions from you here and on RARA AVIS. I'm definitely going to acquire more of your writings.

At 8:31pm on November 28th, 2007, Juri Nummelin said…: Hey Al, just finished Hard Man. I was quite impressed. (And congrats, by the way! Even though the stuff is just in its baby shoes, so to speak.)

At 11:14pm on September 23rd, 2007, Bruce Grossman said…: Thanks Allan for the comment. 'Kiss Her Goodbye' was a total blast when I read it. 'The Hard Man' is on my to be read list

At 11:02am on September 5th, 2007, Peg Herring said…: Allan,
The comment is perfect. Thanks so much.
Peg

At 10:50am on September 1st, 2007, Peg Herring said…: Allan,
I'm giving talks locally on mystery sub-genres, and I'm looking for a current noir writer to give me a two or three sentence quote about why you think people enjoy the sub-genre. I haven't read your book but I will try to do so in order to speak intelligently about your work.
(If you need a connection, my novel takes place in Scotland, only it's back a thousand years or so.)

At 11:21pm on August 27th, 2007, Martyn Waites said…: Aye aye, thanks for the invite. Glad we're now officially friends (what the hell were we before?). Just noticed from your film list that 'The Phantom of Liberty' is on there. Brilliant film. Thought I was the only one who'd ever seen it.

At 10:48pm on August 25th, 2007, carole gill said…: Congratulations! All the best of luck!

At 9:47am on August 5th, 2007, Tiffany Leigh said…: I just finished 'HARD MAN' and had to ungrip my fingers from the front and back covers as if they were seared to it. It was such a tremendous read. Dark, funny, surprising, unsettling -- and above all it orbits truth, which is probably the biggest compliment I can give. Thanks for writing it, and congrats on your most recent accolades.