Stanley Kubrick is an auteur who can irk me no end. There is always beauty in his formalistic layout of shots, but there can be coldness, too. He was also the slowest of the classic directors, sometimes taking years to put a film together. His career spanned roughly the same amount of time as that … Continue reading NOIR IN THE KEY OF KUBRICK: The Killing and Killer’s Kiss
San Francisco Mysteries
BOOK REPORT #6: Macho Macho Couturier
I am neither lying nor exaggerating: it happened exactly like this . . . I had just settled settled down with my pipe and post-prandial glass of port when the telephone rang. I sighed and rose to answer it. It was Dr. John Curran, the foremost authority on Dame Agatha Christie. Well, at least, the authority on … Continue reading BOOK REPORT #6: Macho Macho Couturier
Ah Sweet Mystery! 