The Glare of the City: Adapting The Long Goodbye
Altman admitted never finishing the novel and saw no need to remain faithful to it. For that reason, the movie wasn’t well received by Chandler fans. Most didn’t appreciate the[…]
Author: Dan Akira Nishimura
Dan Akira Nishimura is a graduate of San Francisco State University with an MA in Cinema Studies. He covers festivals for the Film Noir Foundation’s Noir City and blogs at Crimson Kimono. “My inspiration as a child was going to drive-ins and movie palaces around Los Angeles, including the first run of Ben Hur at the Egyptian Theatre where I still watch films. I’m pleased there’s been a renewed interest in 1970’s classics like The Long Goodbye.” 
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence: Oshima’s Pacific Theater
“Although he pays lip service to the honor code of Bushido, Yonoiʼs facade of the disciplined warrior is transparent. Celliers sees through it. As Yonoi is about to execute Hicksley, Celliers challenges him in the most provocative way, with a defiant kiss.”
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Anthony Perkins: Forever Psycho
“Although he at first resisted, Perkins returned to Norman Bates again and again, in one form or other. Norman’s twitchy eccentricity seeped into many of Perkins’ post-Psycho performances that preceded the run of sequels.”
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