Topic: Sam Spade

Replaying the Hollywood ending

I did a double take at the poster.. . The first thought was: Good - a re-release of Straw Dogs, which couldn't possibly be less controversial now ...

Noir Festival: Time for crime

0 . With the afternoon sun providing a golden glow, the apartment decked out in 1920s decor - complete with Victrola, Murphy bed and manual...

Brad Smith: Country Noir

Brad Smith was born and raised in southern Ontario. He has worked as a farmer, signalman, insulator, truck driver, bartender, schoolteacher...

A Cultural Touchstone on a City Wall

One of the small delights of travel is the discovery of oddball items that escape most of the guidebooks and travel stories. I'm reminded of how an...

Five novel places

0 View Larger Image . All good fiction has its roots in the real world. The settings where stories take place have their own charm and character...

Classic Movies Arrive On Blu-ray

It's quite a week for the release of classic movies on Blu-ray. First up are a couple of Warner. Bros gems starring tough guy Humphrey Bogart: The...

The Exorcist & Other New Blu-ray Reviews

THE EXORCIST (Blu-ray)Warner Bros.Rating 5 (out of five)Some call this 1973 horror flick the scariest movie ever, so the timing of this release...
The great Greta Garbo stars as the infamous World War I spy in "Mata Hari". The final love scene, terribly corny by today's more jaded film standards, reveals that the wonderfully talented Garbo could die with nobility, as well as act ...

Explore the Tenderloin

0 View Larger Image . This weekend's Sunday Streets season finale marks the event's Tenderloin debut. . . The Tenderloin may be one of San...

Fans at radio show tune into nostalgia

Friends of Old-Time Radio, an organization that preserves and perpetuates one of America's great communications media, holds its annual weekend...