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That Certain Something
I just wrote a term paper for a Film & Literature course that made me think about what makes a star a star. For every hundred self-invented, brand-promoted celebrities like Lady Gaga, there’s the rare and authentic star who just … Continue reading
Posted in Skool Daze
Tagged Dashiell Hammett, detective movies, Film & Literature course, film noir, graduate school, Humphrey Bogart, Sam Spade, The Maltese Falcon
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Wordship
My respect for language began as a child when my father would sit at the edge of my bed and read from an anthology of famous poets. If I closed my eyes, I could see the charge of the light … Continue reading
Posted in Random Thoughts and Adventures
Tagged Dashiell Hammett, John Whittier Greenleaf, Pat Novak for Hire, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, The Maltese Falcon
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