> Top five stories: 1. "Human Interest Stuff" by Brett
Halliday (despite, or
> perhaps because of, my extended -- and I might add
hilarious -- gay
> reading of the story), 2. "Black Pudding" by David
Goodis
It reminded me that my introduction to Goodis' "Black
Pudding" came via
a brilliant cable television adaptation a few years ago in
the second
series of Showtime's "Fallen Angels." The story was reset in
the
shadowy world of 1950's gay subculture, and starred Brendan
Fraser (seen
recently as George of the Jungle) as the professional killer
who is
contracted to kill his lover. Fraser was stunning as a man
who, while
physically beautiful outside, is essentially dead inside. A
perfect
Goodis character.
The first series of "Fallen Angels" was released on video,
and is still
available in some of the better rental stores--get it, and be
sure to
see Tom Hanks' fantastic adaptation of Chandler's "I'll Be
Waiting,"
where he also plays a perfectly creepy villian. Showtime has
never
released the second series, and that's a real shame; did
anyone on the
list record them when they were first on?
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