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Crime spree
Patricia Highsmith (from Loving Highsmith, 2022). DB here: Crime fiction, whether in words or pictures, is a bigger category than we might initially think. There are whodunits, hardboiled detective...
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Thank you, Lignan
DB here: On 2 November, Lignan University of Hong Kong conferred upon me an honorary doctorate. My health situation kept me from attending, but I sent a statement of thanks. I’m grateful for the...
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DIE HARD revived: An entry revisited
Die Hard (1988). David’s health situation has made it difficult for our household to maintain this blog. We don’t want it to fade away, though, so we’ve decided to select previous entries from our...
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Tracking down Aardman creatures in 2008
Cracking Contraptions: The Tellyscope. David’s health situation has made it difficult for our household to maintain this blog. We don’t want it to fade away, though, so we’ve decided to select...
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Hark! How Harold’s angels sing (a repost)
David’s health situation has made it difficult for our household to maintain this blog. We don’t want it to fade away, though, so we’ve decided to select previous entries from our backlist to...
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The ten best films of … 1933
Dragnet Girl (1933). Kristin here – Due to health problems, we have been reposting older entries lately and will continue to do so. Still, I could not skip this year’s contribution to the inexplicably...
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Women, Oscars, and power (a repost)
Kathleen Kennedy on the 1 January 2013 cover. Kristin here: David’s health situation has made it difficult for our household to maintain this blog. We don’t want it to fade away, though, so we’ve...
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News about PERPLEXING PLOTS
Edgar Award© Mystery Writers of America. DB here: Some good news for Perplexing Plots. It’s gotten positive reviews in various places; they’re sampled on its Amazon page. Most recently, Geoffrey...
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Early Hou Hsiao-hsien: Film culture finally comes through (a repost)
The Green, Green Grass of Home (1982). David’s health situation has made it difficult for our household to maintain this blog. We don’t want it to fade away, though, so we’ve decided to select...
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Gone but far from forgotten
Kristin here: The speed with which the news of David’s death, early on the morning of February 29, 2024, spread has amazed me. I expected many responses: condolences, tributes, and most of all stories...
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