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In 1977 Don Herron began leading The Dashiell Hammett Tour, now the longest-running literary tour in the nation. On this site you’ll find information on current walks — dates, where to meet, arranging tours by appointment — plus a hard-boiled blog with news, reviews of books and film, and a dash of noir.
The latest and greatest edition to self-guide you up and down the mean streets.
Willeford: The Book
Includes the first “Mr. Hunt” story, “Knives in the Dark.”
Tag Archives: Indiana Jones
Sinister Cinema: Footnotes to R.I.P.D.
Footnote One: In some odd way, Jeff Bridges with his line delivery as Old West lawman Roy Pulsipher in R.I.P.D. reminded me of Dennis McMillan. Not the same voice, exactly, though something very much like The Taw. More the sense of … Continue reading
Posted in DMac, Film
Tagged Green Hornet, Indiana Jones, James Cameron, James Hong, Marisa Miller, Michael Biehn, Nick Frost, R.I.P.D., Roy Pulsipher, Ryan Reynolds, Seth Rogan, Simon Pegg, The Dude, Wild Bill, Zach Galifianakis
Sinister Cinema: John Carter of Mars
Keeping my Memorial March theme going, I caught John Carter yesterday so I could review it today — for the sixty-second anniversary of the death of Edgar Rice Burroughs in 1950. Brilliant adaptation of the source material, fast-paced, funny (I’m amazed … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Lit
Tagged Bill Crider, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Fritz Leiber, Gods of Mars, Indiana Jones, John Carter, Pauline Kael, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars, The Wanderer
