Ian Fleming Interviews Raymond Chandler for the BBC That’s the only known recording of Chandler‘s voice. How cool is that? Phillip Marlowe‘s creator being interviewed by James Bond‘s creator. Chandler is getting on in years in this interview, and he comes across as a kinda-drunk cranky old man, but with a razor-sharp mind. It’s pretty awesome. And it’s a goldmine… Read more →
Day: March 31, 2007
While I’m Talking About Movies…
..but this time good ones: We had a double bill of Double Indemnity and Body Heat last night. Best piece of dialogueBest delivery of a line, though, is a tie between Robinson‘s line about “Margie” drinking straight from the bottle, and Turner‘s “You don’t look lazy.” from the night: Phyllis: I was just fixing some ice tea; would you like… Read more →
Jeff Ford, Look What You’ve Done.
You know, things are so easy in this Internet age that it sometimes only takes a tiny impetus to start things rolling down the hill. For example, brilliant author Jeff Ford might make a slightly nostalgic post about the terrible 1975 movie The Devil’s Rain. One of the unintentionally funniest flicks ever. If I’m not mistaken, the last scene is… Read more →
