.
>
> Question: If espionage is suddenly back in favor,
why
> is Donald Hamilton having such a hard time selling
the
> latest (and most likely last) Matt Helm
novel?
>
> JIM DOHERTY
>
Wasn't it in this forum that someone mentioned that the Matt
Helm books were being republished & that some US TV
(Cable?) station was making a series based on them? IIRC, the
producers were quoted as citing THE SOPRANOS as a stylistic
reference point. To me this sounds very promising, the black
humour & realism (for want of a better word) would
certainly make for a better approach than the insufferably
camp movie versions starring Dean Martin. It was a bit of a
shock to me to discover that 1 or 2 of these films were
directed by someone (name escapes me at the moment) who has
directed some classic films noir. A film noir approach would
have worked better than a camp approach but an approach that
manages to keep Hamilton's dry & ironic tone would be
even better, IMO.
Rene
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