**spoilers*** I was afraid to watch The Long Goodbye. It’s a favorite book, so much so that I starting drinking gimlets for a couple years, even though I hate gin*. It was an odd affectation. Even I knew drinking a grandpa concoction wouldn’t impress anyone, and would only mystify barten read more
**spoilers*** I was afraid to watch The Long Goodbye. It’s a favorite book, so much so that I starting drinking gimlets for a couple years, even though I hate gin*. It was an odd affectation. Even I knew drinking a grandpa concoction wouldn’t impress anyone, and would only mystify barten read more
“That’s you Marlowe. You’ll never learn, you’re a born loser.”
In the pantheon of great film detectives, Philip Marlowe stands alone. Sam Spade might have been first, and Mike Hammer might have more in common with the action heroes that are still prevalent today, but Ma read more
July 22, 2015 by smumcounty Elliott Gould, at first glance, would seem like an odd choice to portray legendary private eye Philip Marlowe. Certainly when “The Long Goodbye” was released in 1973 there was a lot of push back from hardcore Marlowe fans who considered the film a sacrilege. I read more
July 22, 2015 by smumcounty Elliott Gould, at first glance, would seem like an odd choice to portray legendary private eye Philip Marlowe. Certainly when “The Long Goodbye” was released in 1973 there was a lot of push back from hardcore Marlowe fans who considered the film a sacrilege. I read more
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Mar 3, 2015
In the storied tradition of film-noir comes another film in the canon and yet another depiction of Raymond Chandler’s Phillip Marlowe. However, the world with which Robert Altman places his private eye is far different than any place the character has ever inhabited before. Whereas another neo read more
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Mar 3, 2015
In the storied tradition of film-noir comes another film in the canon and yet another depiction of Raymond Chandler’s Phillip Marlowe. However, the world with which Robert Altman places his private eye is far different than any place the character has ever inhabited before. Whereas another neo read more
