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First Reported May 22 2012 - Updated May 22 2012 - 1 Documents

Max Payne 3

Max Payne 3: Problems (Blog post)

. Last post by Insectecutor 11 minutes ago.Post by hastapura (9 posts) See mini bio Level 14 / 529 ACH / 5945 PI don't know how to feel about this game. Playing it is generally fun: the gunplay has heft and Max carries himself with a believable weight. ... [ Published May 22 2012 by Giant Bomb ]

Entities: Max Payne 3, shoot-out, John Marston

First Reported May 21 2012 - Updated May 21 2012 - 1 Documents

Alexander McCall Smith

Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death, By James Runcie

Raymond Chandler famously poured scorn on the genteel, crossword-puzzle-like diversions of the British Golden Age, preferring the tougher world of his contemporary Dashiell Hammett, where murder was committed for a reason, 'not just to provide a corpse'. ... [ Published May 21 2012 by The Independent ]

Entities: James Runcie, Raymond Chandler, Crime, Dashiell Hammett, Alexander McCall Smith

First Reported May 19 2012 - Updated May 19 2012 - 1 Documents

CHEYENNE: 'Casablanca'

* Tickets: $5* Info: 638-6543, www.cheyennelittletheatre.orgReturn to the golden age of radio as Cheyenne Little Theatre brings two classic films to life, "Casablanca" and "The Maltese Falcon."Come see a radio show performance just like the studio audiences ... [ Published May 19 2012 by Casper Star Tribune ]

Entities: Casablanca, Cheyenne (Wyoming, United States), Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Dale Williams

First Reported May 18 2012 - Updated May 18 2012 - 1 Documents

‘The Maltese Falcon,’ A novel by Dashiell Hammett

Originally published in 1929 by acclaimed mystery writer Dashiell Hammett, ‘The Maltese Falcon,’ is a captivating, and gripping mystery.The novel begins by introducing Sam Spade a handsome and gritty private detective who does not... ... [ Published May 18 2012 by Examiner.com ]

Entities: Dashiell Hammett

First Reported May 11 2012 - Updated May 11 2012 - 1 Documents

Jo Nesbø

Book review: The Leopard

“The Leopard”by Jo Nesbø, translated from the Norwegian original by Don Bartlett; Knopf, 2011; 517 pages; $26.95“It was like an animal that had been chained up, but it had been fed, it had grown and was stronger than ever. And now it was free.” A character ... [ Published May 11 2012 by Anniston Star ]

Entities: Leopard, Jo Nesbø, Don Bartlett, Dashiell Hammett, Jacksonville State University

First Reported May 09 2012 - Updated May 10 2012 - 1 Documents

Three Kingdoms – review

Lyric Hammersmith, LondonPlaywright Simon Stephens has long registered his horror at the heartless world of commodified sex we now inhabit. Given the current headlines, you could say that his new play, jointly presented as part of the World Stages season ... [ Published May 09 2012 by Guardian.co.uk ]

Entities: Three Kingdoms, Simon Stephens, Sex Trafficking, Sex, Pornography

First Reported May 10 2012 - Updated May 10 2012 - 1 Documents

Rian Johnson

Talking Pictures: "Brick" a classic detective story delivering jabs of punchy dialogue, drama

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, right, stars as Brendan Frye in Brick.Film noir — the genre that's as elusive and mystifying as its complex plots and slippery characters. It dates back to the early 1940s with John Huston's "The Maltese Falcon" (although this is ... [ Published May 10 2012 by Las Cruces Sun-News ]

Entities: Rian Johnson, Dashiell Hammett, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Noah Fleiss, Nora Zehetner

First Reported May 08 2012 - Updated May 08 2012 - 1 Documents

Ed Brubaker Takes "Fatale" Beyond Cult Status

Ed Brubaker is perhaps still best known to comic fans for his work on Marvel superhero mainstays like Captain America, but for over a decade, he and artist Sean Phillips have been building a devoted fanbase for their creator-owned stories of secret spy ... [ Published May 08 2012 by Comic Book Resources ]

Entities: Ed Brubaker, Image Comics, Dashiell Hammett, Overprint

First Reported Apr 16 2012 - Updated Apr 16 2012 - 1 Documents

Suspense novels set in pre-War Europe paint a grim picture

Thrillers that take place in Europe before the war can’t get around the fact that, even as the mystery finds its solution, the future is not bright. Three new suspense novels − based in Germany, Austria and Hungary, deal with this dilemma in different ... [ Published Apr 16 2012 by Haaretz ]

Entities: Crime, Budapest Noir, Vienna, Vilmos Kondor, Karl Lueger

First Reported Apr 13 2012 - Updated Apr 14 2012 - 1 Documents

Joseph Gordon-Levitt Can't Pull the Trigger on...

Rian Johnson fans have been anxiously awaiting "Looper" for a long time, and the first full-length trailer for the film, which stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis and Emily Blunt, does not disappoint in the least.The trailer does a great job of laying ... [ Published Apr 13 2012 by NBC Philadelphia ]

Entities: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Rian Johnson

First Reported Apr 11 2012 - Updated Apr 11 2012 - 1 Documents

Sleuth Soccer Moms Tackle Bad Guys And Stereotypes

In the most vital essay on crime fiction ever written — Raymond Chandler's 1944 apologia "The Simple Art of Murder" — Chandler paid this tribute to his hard-boiled predecessor, Dashiell Hammett: "Hammett took murder out of the Venetian vase and dropped ... [ Published Apr 11 2012 by NPR ]

Entities: Lisa Scottoline, Soccer Mom, Dashiell Hammett

First Reported Mar 29 2012 - Updated Mar 30 2012 - 1 Documents

Film: Newswire: Here are all the different women who could co-star in Johnny Depp's Thin Man remake

Johnny Depp and Rob Marshall seem to be ramping up their remake of The Thin Man as the very next nostalgia property to be slapped up with a dab of Depp, but before they can progress to adding their shiny, Sherlock Holmes -like stylization to Dashiell ... [ Published Mar 29 2012 by A.V. Club ]

Entities: Johnny Depp, Rob Marshall, Dashiell Hammett

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Max Payne 3: Problems (Blog post) [ Published May 22 2012 by Giant Bomb ]
Carmen: Opera Review [ Published May 21 2012 by Ladue News ]
Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death, By Jam... [ Published May 21 2012 by The Independent ]
Denver Post Books Calendar, 5/20/2012 [ Published May 20 2012 by Denver Post ]
CHEYENNE: 'Casablanca' [ Published May 19 2012 by Casper Star Tribune ]
‘The Maltese Falcon,’ A novel by Dashiell Hammett [ Published May 18 2012 by Examiner.com ]
‘Despair, Destitution, and Undiluted Evil’ [ Published May 18 2012 by American.com ]
Pulitzer Prize-Winner Richard Ford on His New B... [ Published May 16 2012 by Details ]
Book review: The Leopard [ Published May 11 2012 by Anniston Star ]
Talking Pictures: "Brick" a classic detective s... [ Published May 10 2012 by Las Cruces Sun-News ]
Three Kingdoms – review [ Published May 09 2012 by Guardian.co.uk ]
A Difficult Woman: A New Biography Captures One... [ Published May 09 2012 by Vogue.com ]
Ed Brubaker Takes "Fatale" Beyond Cult Status [ Published May 08 2012 by Comic Book Resources ]
Icon: Frank Miller [ Published Apr 27 2012 by GQ Magazine UK ]
Lillian Hellman: A 'Difficult,' Vilified Woman [ Published Apr 26 2012 by NPR ]
Book Review: Five Noir Novels of the 1940s and ... [ Published Apr 25 2012 by Blogcritics.org ]
Tarzan swings into Pulp and Paper con [ Published Apr 18 2012 by Barrington Courier-Review ]
Renowned Tattoo Artist Jonathan Shaw Publishes ... [ Published Apr 17 2012 by Inquisitr ]
Suspense novels set in pre-War Europe paint a g... [ Published Apr 16 2012 by Haaretz ]
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Can't Pull the Trigger on... [ Published Apr 13 2012 by NBC Philadelphia ]
The life of Lillian Hellman: Profile in courage [ Published Apr 13 2012 by The Economist ]
‘Pitchapalooza!’: An ‘American Idol for Books’ [ Published Apr 13 2012 by Washington Post ]
The Book Doctors offer cures for book proposals [ Published Apr 12 2012 by Washington Post ]
Sleuth Soccer Moms Tackle Bad Guys And Stereotypes [ Published Apr 11 2012 by NPR ]
Casting Aspersions: Depp, Downey Jr & Loach [ Published Apr 04 2012 by SBS Blogs ]
Casting Aspersions:Depp, Downey Jr, Loach [ Published Apr 04 2012 by SBS Blogs ]
Our Reading Rainbow :: April 4 [ Published Apr 04 2012 by Edge Miami ]
Remembering Arthur Lyons [ Published Apr 03 2012 by Kirkus Reviews ]
PBS' 'Great Expectations' is latest in a long l... [ Published Apr 01 2012 by Cleveland Live ]
Casting Bits: Eva Green, Emma Stone, Carey Mull... [ Published Mar 30 2012 by /Film ]

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Casting Aspersions: Depp, Downey Jr & Loach [ Published Apr 04 2012 by SBS Blogs ] This week's casting news sees two A-listers step back from their blockbuster fare, and Ken Loach finds inspiration in a whisky bottle. Johnny Depp needs a co-star and the list of applicants is long. The Pirates of the Caribbean mainstay, who has gone ...
Casting Aspersions:Depp, Downey Jr, Loach [ Published Apr 04 2012 by SBS Blogs ] This week's casting news sees two A-listers step back from their blockbuster fare, and Ken Loach finds inspiration in a whisky bottle. Johnny Depp needs a co-star and the list of applicants is long. The Pirates of the Caribbean mainstay, who has gone ...
Casting Bits: Eva Green, Emma Stone, Carey Mull... [ Published Mar 30 2012 by /Film ] Johnny Depp and Rob Marshall are working to make a new version of The Thin Man , the Dashiell Hammett novel about drunk detective socialite Nick Charles, his charming young wife Nora and the unusual family mystery in which they become embroiled. ...
Film: Newswire: Here are all the different wome... [ Published Mar 29 2012 by A.V. Club ] Johnny Depp and Rob Marshall seem to be ramping up their remake of The Thin Man as the very next nostalgia property to be slapped up with a dab of Depp, but before they can progress to adding their shiny, Sherlock Holmes -like stylization to Dashiell ...
Benderspink, Arcana Launch Film-Friendly Comics... [ Published Feb 10 2012 by Deadline.com ] EXCLUSIVE : Benderspink and Sean Patrick O’Reilly’s Arcana Comics are launching ArcanaBenderspink Comics, a label that will publish under the Arcana brand. The idea: hatch comics that can be turned into movie and TV properties. The partnership comes ...