Has anyone seen the new book, just out this month I think, by
Max Decharne: HARDBOILED HOLLYWOOD (Trafalgar Square Press,
2003)? The publisher's copy at Amazon says:
| THE BIG SLEEP, THE GODFATHER, LITTLE CAESAR, LA
CONFIDENTIAL--behind
| these classic films there's a story waiting to be told, and
pulp novels,
| bank robbers, and serial killers have all played a part in
shaping crime
| cinema. But after Hollywood throws these elements into
the
| blender--along with the demands of censors, backers, and
the frequently
| rampant egos of stars and directors--the finished film
often bears
| little resemblance to its source. Real crimes are often
considered by
| filmmakers to be too brutal, and their perpetrators too
unattractive.
| When Sam Peckinpah filmed THE GETAWAY, for instance, the
novels
| pessimistic ending had to be changed to suit the tastes of
its
| glittering stars, Steve McQueen and Ali McGraw.
Those are some of my favourite books and movies, and I love
reading about how they go from one to the other. Any rare
birds want to offer a review?
Bill
-- William Denton : Toronto, Canada : http://www.miskatonic.org/ : Caveat lector.
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