Preview: “Three from Il Cinema Ritrovato 2024” by Theresa Rodewald
FILM FESTIVAL REPORT: Theresa Rodewald reports on noir programming at Il Cinema Ritrovato 2024….
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Noir, crime, and mystery short stories, scholarship, and so much more
FILM FESTIVAL REPORT: Theresa Rodewald reports on noir programming at Il Cinema Ritrovato 2024….
Read More Preview: “Three from Il Cinema Ritrovato 2024” by Theresa RodewaldBOOK REVIEW: “This collection features the kind of spare, no-nonsense stuff you’d expect from a noir aficionado like Charles Ardai, the co-founder and editor of Hard Case Crime….”
Read More “No-Nonsense Noir: Death Comes Too Late” by Brian GreeneINTERVIEW: “Goodis presents us with a harsh world where everything has the aroma of defeat, but his characters have great dignity.”
Read More “Tributing David Goodis in Night of the Caiman: An Interview with Diego Ameixeiras and Jonathan Dunne” by William BlickBLOGS: “Its first anthology features unpublished stories by featured authors, including Peter Rabe and a novella by Jada M. Davis, along with reprints by Lionel White, Fredric Brown, Barry N. Malzberg, Day Keene, and others….”
Read More Stark House Press Celebrates its 25th Year with an AnthologyBOOK REVIEW: “A deeply satisfying read that is the true crime version of a courtroom thriller novel.”
Read More “Before the Movement: Reap the Whirlwind” by Brian GreeneFICTION: “A couple like us couldn’t last….”
Read More “Blue Martini” by Barbara DeMarco-BarrettPOETRY: “She or her assistant or the AI program / or whoever responded to my comments / made no insinuations….”
Read More “Hey Baby” by Charles RammelkampINTERVIEW: “I wrote Monica’s character because there are thousands like her in the Philippines—biracial Filipinos who are a direct result of the presence of U.S. military bases…. They’re usually born out of wedlock and left behind by their American fathers. They feel they don’t truly belong in the Philippines but they certainly don’t belong in the United States either….”
Read More “Multo: An Interview with Cindy Fazzi” by William BlickBOOK REVIEW: “The original stories are well-written and compelling enough to stand on their own apart from their associations with the great auteur.”
Read More Preview: “A Hint of Hitchcock: Stories Inspired by the Master of Suspense” by Brian GreeneBOOK REVIEW: “More than an exploration of Richard Wright’s dramaturgical efforts, it is a story of the development of an artist.”
Read More “Thunder on the Stage: The Dramatic Vision of Richard Wright (2024)” by William Blick