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In 1977 Don Herron began leading The Dashiell Hammett Tour, now the longest-running literary tour in the nation. On this site you’ll find information on current walks — dates, where to meet, arranging tours by appointment — plus a hard-boiled blog with news, reviews of books and film, and a dash of noir.
The latest and greatest edition to self-guide you up and down the mean streets.
Willeford: The Book
Includes the first “Mr. Hunt” story, “Knives in the Dark.”
Tag Archives: Seth Rogan
Sinister Cinema: Footnotes to R.I.P.D.
Footnote One: In some odd way, Jeff Bridges with his line delivery as Old West lawman Roy Pulsipher in R.I.P.D. reminded me of Dennis McMillan. Not the same voice, exactly, though something very much like The Taw. More the sense of … Continue reading
Posted in DMac, Film
Tagged Green Hornet, Indiana Jones, James Cameron, James Hong, Marisa Miller, Michael Biehn, Nick Frost, R.I.P.D., Roy Pulsipher, Ryan Reynolds, Seth Rogan, Simon Pegg, The Dude, Wild Bill, Zach Galifianakis
Sinister Cinema: It Could Have Been Worse
I keep thinking about how clunky Roadhouse Nights was — how maybe I’d have been better off never seeing it. Yeah, sure, I get to check it off the list of Hammett-related movies. I have most of those checked off, and … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, Film
Tagged Castro Theatre, Hitchcock, Louis Malle, Pacific Film Archive, Peckinpah, Seth Rogan, Wojciech Haas
