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Recommended reading - L.A. Noir: Nine Dark Visions of the City of Angels (2008):

L.A. Noir: Nine Dark Visions of the City of Angels

By William Hare.

Published by McFarland & Company.

Published in 2008.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0786437405

ISBN-13: 978-0786437405

Description:

Los Angeles is an ideal city for film noir for both economic and aesthetic reasons. The largest metropolitan area in the country, home to an ever-changing population of the disillusioned and in close proximity to city, mountains, ocean, and desert, the City of Angels became a center of American film noir.

This detailed discussion of nine films explores such topics as why certain settings are appropriate for film noir, why L.A. has been a favorite of authors such as Raymond Chandler, and relevant political developments in the area. The films are also examined in terms of story content as well as how they developed in the project stage. Utilizing a number of quotes from interviews, the work examines actors, directors, and others involved with the films, touching on their careers and details of their time in L.A. The major films covered are The Big Sleep, Criss Cross, D.O.A., In A Lonely Place, The Blue Gardenia, Kiss Me Deadly, The Killing, Chinatown, and L.A. Confidential.

Nancy Kress, on writing:

You must learn to be three people at once: writer, character, and reader.

- Nancy Kress.

National Celiac Disease Awareness Day – September 13:

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On this day in movie history - The Grey Fox (1982):

The Grey Fox

directed by Phillip Borsos,

written by John Hunter,

was released at the Taormina Film Festival, in Italy, on July 24, 1982.
Based on the true story of Bill Miner (1847–1913).
Music by Michael Conway Baker.

Cast:

Richard Farnsworth, Jackie Burroughs, Ken Pogue, Wayne Robson, Timothy Webber, Gary Reineke, David Petersen, Don MacKay, Samantha Langevin, Tom Heaton, Jim McLarty, George Dawson, Ray Michal, Stephen E. Miller, David L. Crowley, David McCulley, Garry Chalk, Jack Leaf, Isaac Hislop, Sean Sullivan, Bill Murdoch, Jack Ackroyd, Nicholas Rice, Frank C. Turner, Bill Meilen, David Raines, Paul Coeur, Mel Tuck, Peter John, Paul Whitney, David Ackridge, Murray Ord, Tom Glass, Antony Holland, Jon York, John Owen, Lisa Westman, Robert Milicevic.

On this day in movie history - The Humans (2021):

The Humans

directed and written by Stephen Karam,

based on the play by Stephen Karam,

was released in the United States on September 12, 2021.
Music by Nico Muhly.

Cast:

Jayne Houdyshell, Richard Jenkins, Amy Schumer, Beanie Feldstein, Steven Yeun, June Squibb.

On this day in movie history - Coastal Elites (2020):

Coastal Elites

directed by Jay Roach,

written by Paul Rudnick,

was released in the United States on September 12, 2020.
Music by Evyen Klean and Julian Nunez.

Cast:

Bette Midler, Kaitlyn Dever, Dan Levy, Sarah Paulson, Issa Rae.