enjoyed Mulholland Falls and Devil In a Blue Dress for their evocative sense of place, but found both a bit lacking in terms of plot. Curtis Hansen recently completed a film version of Ellroy's L.A. Confidential with Nick Nolte and Kim Basinger. regarding Altman's Long Goodbye- best moment when gangster portrayed by film director Mark Rydell breaks a coke bottle on his mistress' face and tells Marlowe, "that's someone I love. You I don't even like." If that isn't hard boiled, I don't know what is. film also notable for its score, non-static master shots and Arnold Schwartzenegger's early screen appearance. - # RARA-AVIS: To unsubscribe, say "unsubscribe rara-avis" # to majordomo@icomm.ca