Vince Keenan's Blog – September 2007 Archive (2)

Neither Here Noir There

Steve Lewis, the man behind the indispensable Mystery*File, posed a question in the comments of my blog yesterday:

(T)he guys over at (hardboiled/noir mailing list) Rara-Avis are always saying… Continue

Added by Vince Keenan on September 26, 2007 at 9:26am — 1 Comment

Le Doulos (1962)

Sometimes corporations know exactly what they’re doing. By the time Giant Video Store Chain finally made it into my yuppie/hipster neighborhood about a decade ago, they had clearly done some demographic analysis. In addition to the standard miles upon miles of new releases, the store also stocked goodies that wouldn’t be in suburban outlets a few miles away. Loads of obscure art films. A healthy selection of martial arts flicks.

And, on a dusty bottom shelf, a single VHS… Continue

Added by Vince Keenan on September 11, 2007 at 6:16pm — No Comments