Michael Chong (mchong@ytv.com)
Wed, 15 Sep 1999 11:09:00 -0400
I just bought a copy of Dick Richards Farewell My Lovely. It
was exciting seeing Jim Thompson act in it as the powerful
husband.
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> From: Jim Beaver[SMTP:JUMBLEJIM@prodigy.net]
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>
> >Anyone else with some suggestions of fairly
recent (as in might
> >still be available at the video rental store)
movies in the
> >film noir (or close) category?
>
> It's not that recent a film, but it's got a new DVD
release, so I'll
> mention
> it. It's also one of my ten favorite films of all
time: the Dick
> Richards - Robert Mitchum version of Raymond
Chandler's FAREWELL, MY
> LOVELY.
> It's one of those films I love so much I forgive it
its (few) flaws
> without
> a second thought. I much prefer it to the Dick
Powell version, MURDER MY
> SWEET, though there's nothing wrong with that
version. I just think
> Mitchum's the man, as far as Marlowe goes. Anyone
see that hilarious
> spoof
> of Marlowe he did on Saturday Night Live?
>
> Jim Beaver
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