On Thu, 13 Jan 2000 at11:40 Jim Beaver sent: Re: RARA-AVIS:
My Attempt to start a McBain Thread
>After years of ignoring McBain, I was drawn to him
because I'm a great fan
>of the Japanese film made from his 87th Precinct
novel KING'S RANSOM, Akira
>Kurosawa's HIGH AND LOW.
It's interesting to note McBain's far-reaching influence on
other modes of popular culture. HIGH AND LOW is a prime
example of this. At times very gritty it is also a compelling
detailing of the police at work in a big city as well as a
very clearly defined cultural cross-section showing how two
very different levels of Japanese society functioned a few
decades ago.
Bruce T. =
btownley@sirius.com
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