Re: RARA-AVIS: Subject Matter

SYNEFROG@aol.com
Tue, 25 Nov 1997 10:26:53 -0500 (EST) all your points have validity...the issue at hand though is that the subject
of this list id "hardboiled fiction" (which of course includes film, theatre,
music, painting, design...etc) and not murder mysteries/thrillers at
large...again it is sometimes a very tenuous line to define what is
applicable, and these inclusions are valid but some of the recent 'strings'
evolved, i repeat: evolved, into free for all ramblings about tv series or
casting in features that had absolutely no 'noir' content...that's where, i
believe, the subject of this group is lost and i feel compelled to say it...
now grant you, and that's no problem, there is always the old 'delete' button
available...
this brings one thought to the surface though: when i read 'hardboiled
fiction' i, as a frenchman, read it in fact as 'noir' instantly...does it
mean the same to you and to the majority of english speakers...
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