Category Archives: Film

Rediscovered: A Woolrich Slugfest

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Don

Weekend after autograph weekend, I like to think of my two main Autograph Hounds — Brian Leno and Kevin Cook — as a pair of boxers, circling each other in the ring. Bursting out with sudden bruising jabs. A Seabury Quinn … Continue reading →

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Sinister Cinema: The Boss Digs Cockfighter

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Don

Michael Chong keeps an eye peeled for any online mention of Willeford, and reports in that “The Boss has good taste!” Yes, Cockfighter makes the short list of Springsteen’s fave movies — or, maybe the dude is just another one of us … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Last Autograph?

Posted on August 4, 2019 by Don

For yesterday’s Autograph Hound Saturday, Kevin Cook unleashed a colorful cluster of Munsey cheques all endorsed by George Allan England. I thought they might completely cover England’s most famous work, but he tells me, “I actually do not have all the checks for … Continue reading →

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Sinister Cinema: Burnt Orange to “Close Venice”

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Don

Kent Harrington, who watches the media scene more closely than I do (which means he follows Variety) just popped me a link to an article which reports that the film of Charles Willeford’s novel The Burnt Orange Hersey apparently got … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: “You Dirty, Slimy Freaks!”

Posted on July 21, 2019 by Don

We all remember last Autograph Hound weekend when Brian Leno laid out a hand with a trump card or two (signed, of course) in the mix, to keep him in the game with the John Hancocks spread out the week before by noted … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Ed, Ed and Leigh

Posted on July 20, 2019 by Don

In re: the issue of full name vs. more personal first-name-only signatures, how about I pull up another item I sold from the E. Hoffmann Price Library? I’d run through several offerings from either Hamilton or Brackett — one with … Continue reading →

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Frisco Beat: Virginia Rath Returning to the Mean Streets

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Don

Coachwhip has reprints of all the mystery novels by Virginia Rath in the works. Since I’m one of the few vocal proponents of Rath you can track down on the net, track me down they did to ask for a … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: 1924 Inscription from George Allan England

Posted on July 6, 2019 by Don

Kevin Cook steps in to cover the autograph action this weekend — if you’ve followed previous weekends, you know he’s been champing at that bit. I’m not sure how Autograph Hound Brian Leno is going to react to someone intruding … Continue reading →

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Sinister Cinema: Prove It

Posted on June 29, 2019 by Don

Last Autograph Hound Saturday Brian Leno trotted out his copy of the 1948 Arkham House volume Roads, signed twice by author Seabury Quinn and twice by artist Virgil Finlay — from the Jack Palance estate sale. I bet some people are … Continue reading →

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Sinister Cinema: And Why Not Liam Neeson as Marlowe?

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Don

Brian Wallace sends me links to stuff all the time. He’s like my man-on-the-internet-street or an all-knowing stool pigeon or something, tracking down every hardboiled mention or rumor of a hardboiled mention. A reboot or new version of ace P.I. … Continue reading →

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