The Cheap Detective (1978, Robert Moore)

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Oct 13, 2018

It was until after The Cheap Detective was over I realized there’s never anything about Peter Falk’s fee. It’s not clear whether he’s cheap or not. It’s never addressed. It’s one of the many things Neil Simon’s screenplay never gets around to addressing, like if the third act is all a read more

Murder by Death (1976, Robert Moore)

The Stop Button Posted by on Apr 10, 2013

Writer Neil Simon did not adapt Murder by Death from one of his plays, which I’ve always assumed he did. While the film does have a more theatrical structure–a great deal of Death is the cast in one room–the action does follow the characters around and some of their experiences wo read more