Vito Genovese hangs a picture of his parents
Tag / Noir
Get Carter, a film directed by Mike Hodges, 1971; British; Mystery
Whew! Get Carter–director Mike Hodges’ cinematic film debut and undisputed king of the British gangster movie–is complicated. That’s just one of the many things I love about it. It’s a righteous flick. It checks out. Intricate plot twists, lots of dialogue and low volume sequences where you have to listen ever so carefully, or at […]
Thieves Like Us, A Novel by Edward Anderson; Depression Era; Inspired by the exploits of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow
Part One Bowie is really just a kid, maybe twenty-one, twenty-two at the most. Even though he’s been in prison–for murder no less–and has recently escaped, he’s not streetwise. He’s actually pretty naive. Don’t get the wrong impression–he’s a murderer, straight up. And he’s dangerous. But not because he wants to be; because he has […]
Thieves Like Us, A Novel by Edward Anderson; Depression Era; Inspired by the exploits of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow
Part Two The thing about Bowie, Keechie knows, is that he’s loyal–too loyal to T-Dub and Chickamaw. T-Dub’s an old lech. He throws money at bimbos. And he likes to drink. Chickamaw’s a flat out alcoholic and he’s a hot head deluxe. Plus–and this is the worst thing–he’s jealous. All of this attracts too much […]
Thieves Like Us, A Novel by Edward Anderson; Depression Era; Based on the Exploits of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow
Part Three “And then damn Bonnie and Clyde ran through there. Weren’t safe for no one. Bunch of mad dogs…” Pretty Boy Floyd Clyde could barely walk. Bonnie couldn’t at all. They’d been ambushed and shot through the legs while rendezvousing with family members on the side of a back road. Blood gushed from the […]
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