Oct 8
By Peter Hummers
Patricia “Casey” Jones (Beverly Garland, D.O.A.), a dedicated undercover officer with the NYC Police Department, infiltrates criminal underworlds to dismantle operations and apprehend suspects, frequently assuming diverse disguises, which allow her to blend seamlessly into the seedy environments of 1957 New York City—where, as we know, crimes unfold!
Oct 8
Oct 2
By Peter Hummers
A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband. Simples!
Oct 2
May 7
By Peter Hummers Feeling bucolic? Can’t think of a rhyme for ‘Budington?’ Never fear; Mr. Deeds is here!
May 7
Mar 26
By Peter Hummers
The Coen brothers’ ‘hip’ reinvention of film noir, a nod to mystery scribe Raymond Chandler et al., is holding up swell, twenty-eight years on.
Mar 26
Mar 19
By Peter Hummers
My second favorite iteration of “Law & Order” is the original series, now known as ‘L&O Prime.’ It was quietly revolutionary.
Mar 19
Feb 12
By Peter Hummers
The Dain Curse is a three-part TV miniseries adapted faithfully from Dashiell Hammett’s second novel.
Feb 12
Oct 2
By Peter Hummers Ernest Hemingway hated the films made from his stories. Except for this one, which he loved.
Oct 2
May 15
By Peter Hummers
The management suggests that, for your friends who have not yet seen it, you will not divulge to anyone the secrets of the ending of ‘Witness for the Prosecution!’ And nor will I.
May 15
Mar 20
By Peter Hummers
A lesser-known Gene Hackman success, courtesy of writer David Mamet.
Mar 20
Nov 14
By Peter Hummers
Poet Kenneth Fearing’s fourth novel “The Big Clock” achieved much popularity and was released as a fine film noir by Paramount in 1948.
Nov 14
Jul 18
By Peter Hummers
“We were part of that spectacular lost generation of young people who continued to live as though they were about to die.” Okay, sure.
Jul 18
Apr 27
John Huston’s suspenseful movie retains most of Dashiell Hammett’s hard-boiled dialogue. By Peter Hummers
Apr 27
