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> Thanks for the recommendation, Jim. I'm going to
surf over to Netflix and
> see if I can get it in DVD. I finished the book
today and it was just
> spectacular.
> McGivern is really slick with the religious motifs,
Bannion's character,
and
> the
> noir atmosphere.
Great book, great movie, great coffee-throwing scene in both.
I've yet to find another McGivern that matches THE BIG HEAT,
but I've by no means read them all yet. ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW
runs it close. McGivern's almost always excellent writing is
particularly fine in THE CAPER OF THE GOLDEN BULLS (not
hardboiled/noir). Someone on this list (I forget who, sorry)
claimed that their own writing had been heavily influenced by
NIGHT EXTRA. VERY COLD FOR MAY is a straightforward cosy
mystery. ROGUE MALE is more in the style of THE BIG
HEAT.
>
> I might have to make a trip to Blockbusters to get
the movie. I didn't
have
> any luck finding Point Blank at Netflix.
Don't give up the search, miker. This is one you'll watch
over and over.
Al
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