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Classic Film Review: The Big Sleep
Quite often referred to as the quintessential film-noir, The Big Sleep stars Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall in a gripping, feisty murder mystery.
the big sleep • humphrey bogart • lauren bacall • film noir • mystery

The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler -- Book Review
This is a book review of "The Big Sleep" by Raymond Chandler. I mainly talk about his use of description in scenes and characters.
the big sleep and raymond chandler

The Big Sleep, A Review
The Big Sleep, classic hardboiled fiction from Raymond Chandler, with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, embodies 1940s Hollywood and the old film noir genre.
the big sleep • humphrey bogart • lauren bacall • film noir • raymond chandler

Hard-Boiled Detective Fiction
Hard-boiled detectives are individuals living outside the bounds of society. Often violent and morose, they nonetheless project an irresistible freedom from conformity.
raymond chandler • the big sleep • individualism • hard-boiled detective fiction • detective formula

Humphrey Bogart and Mike Myers Have Something in Common
The article reviews two classic movies, "The Big Sleep" starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall and "So I Married An Axe Murderer" starring Mike Myers and Nancy Travis.
mike myers • nancy travis • amanda plummer • so i married an axe murderer • humphrey bogart

Rant by Chuck Palahniuk
Chuck Palahniuk's hyperbolic new novel, Rant, breaks new ground for the author in structure, but to his fans the obsessions and tone will come as no surprise.
chuck palahniuk • rant • new book • new novel • fight club

Best Mystery Books for Christmas
Books make excellent Christmas presents. Here are four great authors whose book will make mystery and crime readers very happy: Chandler, Moseley, Le Carre and Murakami
best books for christmas • mysteries and crime fiction for christmas • raymond chandler • walter moseley • john le carre

Bogie's Back!
No presence personifies Classic Film more than that of Humphrey Bogart, dead a half century this year
humphrey bogart • sam spade • the maltese falcon • casablanca • the big sleep

Cardiff World Cup Cheap Hotels
Wales start their 2007 Rugby World Cup campaign against Australia at the Millennium Stadium, and play Japan, with a quarterfinal play-off too. Hotel rooms will go fast
cardiff • 2007 rugby world cup • cheap and budget accommodation • hotels • inexpensive

Detective Fiction Quiz of Hardboiled Slang
This is a Detective Fiction Quiz of Hardboiled Slang Words. Writers who write Hardboiled Detective Fiction stories or books use slang in place of normal words.
babe • bean-shooter • big house • the big sleep • bird

Huge Evokes Big Comparison
James W. Fuerst's novel Huge, his first, is largely well done, but suffers under an albeit unfair comparison with J.D. Salinger's iconic The Catcher in the Rye.
huge • james w. fuerst • the catcher in the rye • holden caulfield • j.d. salinger

Rugby World Cup: Cardiff Hotels
The Wales, Australia, Canada, Japan and Fiji teams all play in Cardiff in the Rugby World Cup 2007, so to find a hotel in or near Cardiff you should book ahead
cardiff hotels and accommodation • wales • rugby world cup 2007 • spa • luxury

Solution to the Detective Fiction Quiz
This is the solution to the Hardboiled Detective Fiction Quiz of Slang words that appeared on November 30.
babe • bean-shooter • big house • the big sleep • bird

CONVOLUTED: JENNIFER 8, WHISPERS IN THE DARK, WHITE SANDS
A look at JENNIFER 8, WHISPERS IN THE DARK, and WHITE SANDS, three unnecessarily complicated thrillers.
movies • reviews • jennifer 8 • whispers in the dark • white sands

Eastbourne Hotels, Some Recommendations
Eastbourne offers a huge selection of accommodation to suit every taste. Choose from some of the finest hotels in the country, to charming guest houses and flatlets.
eastbourne in sussex • 5-star accommodation in eastbourne • designer budget hotel on the seafront • luxury hotels • elegant lounges and surroundings

"The Stuff That Dreams are Made Of"
John Huston`s The Maltese Falcon, containing one of Bogart`s great roles.
john huston • humphrey bogart • mary astor • sydney greenstreet • peter lorre

Murder, My Sweet Among Best Films Noir
Murder, My Sweet is a masterful early film noir, a brilliant mix of convoluted plot, hard-boiled dialogue, nightmarish atmosphere and comically cynical narration.
murder my sweet • film noir • dick powell • detective movies • philip marlowe

Academy Presents a Program on the History of Sound in Early Motion Pictures
The Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present "A Century of Sound," on September 15 in the Academy's Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood.
academy awards • oscars • actor • acting • actress

Detective Fiction Quiz
This is a Detective Fiction Quiz. It consists of Multiple Choice, True and False, and Fill in the Blanks.
detective • fiction • quiz • questions • suspence

Top 15 Mystery Novels of All Time
The Mystery Guild of America has listed the top mystery novels of all time. Below are the top 15 on the list. There are the predictable favorites and a few surprises.
mystery novels • top mystery books • top mystery novels • crime books • mystery guild of america list

What is Detective Fiction?
I discuss what Detective Fiction is and what a private investigator does in order to solve a crime. Then, I mention a few of the well-known detectives and the authors. I also mention where these authors can be located.
detective fiction • pulp fiction • crime • private detectives • raymond chandler

Actresses Who Never Won an Oscar
In Oscar history, many fine actresses were never given Academy Awards for best actress. A few were eventually given other awards for their contributions to film.
actresses never won oscar • actresses never received academy award • academy awards for best actress • rosalind russell oscar • deborah kerr oscar

Darkness in Film
Film noir is a highly stylized type of film reflecting the era of the 1940s. Still popular today as Neo Noir, a bleak world never looked so good.
noir • neo noir • mystery • film

Elevator To The Gallows (1958)
Director Louis Malle and Jazz legend Miles Davis came together for the creation of Elevator To The Gallows, a film noir classic on par with the best American noir.
elevator to the gallows • louis malle • miles davis • louis malle's elevator to the gallows • ascenseur pour l'échafaud

Film Review – The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski is the Coens' take on the detective story, with a stoner as the protagonist , and the usual hilarious mess of events. With Jeff Bridges & John Goodman.
coen brothers • the big lebowski • joel and ethan coen • movie review • dvd

Literary Gifts
Put together a unique gift for your favorite book-lover. Stash snacks, favorite reads and bookish accessories which are sure to be a hit to any enthusiastic reader!
gifts • food • books • read • january

Prostate Cancer Screening Still a Controversy
Two recent studies from Europe and the US have not provided unequivocal evidence about whether prostate cancer screening helps - but the fault may be in the study designs
side effects of prostate cancer treatment • prostate cancer • screening for cancer • psa • free to total ratio

The Immortal Game by Mark Coggins
Poltroon Press's golden boy is Mark Coggins. This is one to watch!
immortal • game • coggins • coggin • chess

Western Writers
The people who wrote the speeches for the characters that never speak.
dudley nichols • frank s. nugent • borden chase • leigh brackett • david webb peoples

What Are Digital Comics?
"Digital comics" cover a wide variety of comic book media. What scans, webcomics, and motion comics share is that all are read and distributed digitally.
digital comics • motion comics • webcomics • comic book scans • .cbr

Call Dick Tracy! Calling Dick Tracy!
Dick Tracy is an American Icon. If you think of famous detectives throughout the 20th century, Charlie Chan, Philip Marlowe, and Dick Tracy immediately come to mind. Of those three, Philip Marlowe and Charlie Chan originally appeared in novel format. Charlie Chan was the brainchild of Earl Der Biggers, while Philip Marlowe was the penulitimate hard boiled detective from ‘Maltese Falcon’.
dick tracy • dick locher • chester gould • ray gould • john locher

Film Noir Reflects Dark Times
Films noirs ('black films') were B-movies of the forties and fifties that shared a pervasive feeling or atmosphere of bleakness and corruption.
film noir • characteristics of film noir • noir • b-movies • crime

Gary Wolf vs Walt Disney Studios
Gary Wolf's 20-year lawsuit against Disney shows why writers don't trust movie studios. Wolf wrote novel that formed the basis for the hit film Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
gary wolf lawsuit disney • gary wolf writer sues disney • who framed roger rabbit? • lawsuit • gary wolf vs. walt disney

How To Marry A Millionaire
Three models come up with a plan on How To Marry A Millionaire...but when did love ever follow a plan. Stars Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable, Lauren Bacall, David Wayne, Cameron Mitchell and Rory Calhoun.
how to marry a millionaire • romantic comedy • marilyn monroe • lauren bacall • betty grable

The Movie The Thing from Another World (1951)
The Thing From Another World was one of the first science fiction movies centered on a hostile alien invasion of Earth. Today it still remains one of the best.
movie the thing • alien invasion film • golden age science fiction movies • science fiction 1950s • the thing remake

Cracked's Racist Disney Characters
Cracked published its list of the nine most racist Disney characters. But did they do their homework? Part #1 of a 2-part series.
racist disney characters • disney • aladdin • the little mermaid • dumbo

The Old West, Howard Hawks-Style
Rio Bravo, Howard Hawks' western-comedy, with the very unusual trio of John Wayne, Dean Martin, and Ricky Nelson.
howard hawks • john wayne • dean martin • walter brennan • ricky nelson

Who killed Roger Rabbit?
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? was an animation classic that made over $325 million at the box office. But egos and backstabbing killed all hopes for a sequel. Here's why.
who framed roger rabbit? walt disney company • steven spielberg • jeffrey katzenberg • michael eisner • robert zemeckis

Communicating with Bears: Grizzlies
A description of how grizzlies communicate with people and how people can communicate back to them with an eye to assuring safety and peace. Bear safety will be covered in a future article.
grizzly bear • grizzlies • behavior • communication • safety

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