Wednesday, September 4, 2024

The answer? Start another book!


I finished my book.
And now I don't know what to do with myself.

Recommended reading - The Art of Noir: The Posters and Graphics from the Classic Era of Film Noir (2002):


The Art of Noir: The Posters and Graphics from the Classic Era of Film Noir (2002).
By Eddie Muller.

Published by Harry N. Abrams.
Paperback.

ISBN-10: 1468307355
ISBN-13: 978-1468307351

Description:

The poster art from the noir era has a bold look and an iconography all its own. During noir's golden age, studios commissioned these arresting illustrations for even the lowliest "B" thriller. The Art of Noir is the first book to present this striking artwork in a lavishly produced, large-format, full-color volume. The more than 300 dazzling posters and other promotional material range from the classics to rare archive films such as The Devil Thumbs a Ride and Blonde Kiss. With rare offerings from around the world and background information on the illustrators, The Art of Noir is the ultimate companion for movie buffs and collectors, as well as artists and designers.

Mary Roberts Rinehart, on writing:


My crime books are actually novels and are written as such.
One might even say that each one is really two novels, one of which is the story I tell the reader,
and the other the buried story I know and let slip now and then into a clue to whet the reader's interest.

- Mary Roberts Rinehart.

Tuesday, September 3, 2024

On this day in music history - Harmonic Activations: The Alchemy of Crystal Sound, by Tryshe Dhevney (2014):

The album Harmonic Activations: The Alchemy of Crystal Sound,
by Tryshe Dhevney,
was released on September 3, 2014.

On this day in movie history - The Wharf Rat (1995):


The Wharf Rat,
directed by Jimmy Huston,
written by Paul Kimatian and Jimmy Huston,
was released in the United States on September 3, 1995.
Music by Mervyn Warren.


Cast:
Lou Diamond Phillips, Rachel Ticotin, Judge Reinhold, Scott Cohen, Rita Moreno, William Dunlop, Alan Vint, Paul Willson, Peter Radon, Loren Farmer, Wilfred Bray, Steven Randazzo, Beau Starr, Thoywell Hemmings, Jude Coffey, Rusty Ryan, Stephen Jackson, Yank Azman, Desmond Campbell, Jean-Luc Côté, Scott Wickware, Nicole Farmer, Ray Paisley, Don De Fina, Richard Blackburn, Jeff Christensen, Shawn Lawrence, Chris Peterson, J.J. Murray, Danny White.

On this day in movie history: Kalifornia (1993):


Kalifornia,
directed by Dominic Sena,
written by Tim Metcalfe,
based on a story by Stephen Levy and Tim Metcalfe,
was released in the United States on September 3, 1993.
Music by Carter Burwell.


Cast:
Brad Pitt, Kathy Larson, David Milford, David Duchovny, John Zarchen, David Rose, Michelle Forbes, Tommy Chappelle, Juliette Lewis, Judson Vaughn, James Michael McDougal, Patricia Sill, Brett Rice, Marisa Raper, Bill Crabb, Mary Ann Hagan, Jerry G. White, Sarah Sullivan, Eric Stenson, Mars Callahan, Patricia Hunte, Loanne Bishop, Ron Kuhlman, Sierra Pecheur, John Dullaghan, David Feigenbaum, Tom Hand, Shelby Hofer, Patricia Tallman.

On this day in movie history - Down Three Dark Streets (1954):


Down Three Dark Streets,
directed by Arnold Laven,
written by Gordon Gordon and Bernard C. Schonefeld,
based on the novel Case File: FBI by Mildred Gordon,
was released in the United States on September 3, 1954.
Music by Paul Sawtell.


Cast:
Broderick Crawford, Ruth Roman, Martha Hyer, Marisa Pavan, Max Showalter, Kenneth Tobey, Gene Reynolds, William Johnstone, Harlan Warde, Jay Adler, Claude Akins, Suzanne Alexander, Myra Marsh, Joe Basselt, William Schallert.