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Tag Archives: The CW
Hammett: More Hawkman
Remember back in 2016 when the DC comics show Legends of Tomorrow debuted on the CW? Seems like only yesterday, and now it has been canceled, the last sad dregs streaming off into oblivion. . . . But hey, I … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, Film, News
Tagged Brian Wallace, Dominic Purcell, Hawkman, Joe Kubert, Legends of Tomorrow, Murphy Anderson, Prison Break, The CW
Sinister Cinema: Hammett Easter Egg OSTRICH-Sized in Legends of Tomorrow
I thought I had gotten in on something early when I did the post about spotting a Maltese Falcon statue in an episode of the CW show Arrow. A subsequent and cursory check of the web revealed that only one guy … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, Film
Tagged Arrow, DC Comics, Hawkgirl, Hawkman, John Huston, Legends of Tomorrow, The CW
Sinister Cinema: Hammett Easter Egg in Arrow
Check out the screen grab above. Is there anyone who surfs into Up and Down These Mean Streets who does not recognize the back of a Maltese Falcon statue modeled from the one in the Bogie flick when they see … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, Film, News
Tagged Arrow, DC Comics, Gardner F. Fox, Hawkgirl, Hawkman, Joe Kubert, Maltese Falcon statue, Murphy Anderson, The CW, The Flash
