Speaking of Brit films, honourable mention should go to THE
LIMEY. Not great, and not really British even (it's directed
by Steven Soderbergh, I think) but it has a wonderful
downbeat Brit-noir vibe to it, and stars Terrence Stamp and
some clips from his old movies, cleverly used as
flashbacks.
Stamp plays the hard, surly Brit ex-con, just out, who comes
to shiny, happy California to avenge his daughter's death. He
matches wits with slimy slick Peter Fonda as a wealthy record
producer. With all the references to the sixties, this is
sorta like THE BIG CHILL for criminals.
Oh, and anyone looking for a North American entry into the
world of lad culture should just check out the American
editions of mags like Details, Maxim, Stuff, etc. In fact, it
was the much racier British version of GQ that kick-started
the whole "lad" thing, wasn't it? Duane, if he's still out
there, would probably know.
But who's gonna put them down for making their own noise? One
of the boys?
Kevin Burton Smith The Thrilling Detective Web Site http://www.colba.net/~kvnsmith/thrillingdetective/
New fiction from Anthony Neil Smith and Jochem Vandersteen, a
Reader's Survey and Talkin' 'Bout Shaft. Can you dig
it?
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