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rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "Jeff Vorzimmer"
<jvorzimmer@...> wrote:
>
>
> > I liked it, and found the movie adaptation of
it entertaining as hell
>
> > John Lau
>
> Ditto that. The book was great, I thought, and I'm
not a huge Willeford fan
> but the movie was magnificent.
I think that the book is one of Willeford's best, though
perhaps
"minor" in a popular ranking. The novel has a lot of punch, a
lot of crazy humor, the tension of classic noir, and many
unforgettable scenes (the guy's dance with his mother, for
example). I wish one could *regularly* get that kind of
superior writing in hardboiled and noir literature.
The movie was indeed wonderful. Perhaps the producers would
back up a movie version of The Burnt Orange Heresy? That is
prime material for a noir movie. It shouldn't be hard to find
an actor who can play the protagonist. Master of all trades
Johnny Depp?
Best,
MrT
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