“The Maltese Falcon Returns, as a Sequel and a Replica of the 1943 Enlisted Edition” by William Blick

BOOK REVIEW: “Mystery Writers Grandmaster Max Allan Collins Publishes a Sequel with Hard Case Crime, while Field Notes Offers a Replica of the 1943 Enlisted Issue of Hammett….”

Channel Academic Publishing Launches as a Scholarly Imprint of BearManor Media, Featuring Crime Classics Series

BLOGS: Channel Academic features the book series Crime Classics, shorter monographs on single titles featuring the theme in film, television, fiction, and other media, with a close study of the work’s importance to genre and the history of its media form…Debut title: Kiss Me Deadly by Woody Haut….

“‘A Scream Pulled Me from Sleep’: Eric Pankey’s The History of the Siege” by Charles Rammelkamp

BOOK REVIEW: “Profound, obscure, and a thorough delight to read for its thought-provoking allusions. And if you think you are lost in the language, pay heed to his gentle reminder….”

“The Girl in the Portrait – Gene Tierney: Star of Hollywood’s Home Front” by William Blick

BOOK REVIEW: “Not a biography but a thorough analysis of the evolution of an influential and enigmatic figure of film history and noir cinema….”

“Dead Man’s Wire: The Justice of the Spectacle” by Efe Teksoy

REVIEW: “The silence, however, is theirs alone — something neither the camera nor the system could ever claim….”

“Hope Diamond” by Charles Rammelkamp

POETRY: “Richie died before she got out, / but he’d have been proud, five years / after Beldini went to prison….”

“Pi AI” by Matthew Sorrento

POETRY: “at first, raw dreams…tragic if / he can no longer see them….”

“Desire Goes Off the Rails: Youssef Chahine’s Cairo Station (1958, Egypt)” by Anees Aref

REVIEW ESSAY: “Demonstrates noir’s appeal, regardless of the time or place of origin….”

RFO Editor to Introduce a Screening of The Burglar at The Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville, PA

BLOGS: “Matthew Sorrento to introduce a screening of The Burglar (Paul Wendkos, 1957), adapted by David Goodis from his 1953 novel, at The Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville, PA on Sunday, May 17….”