1. chauffeur is explained in the book and the movie
Where was it explained in the book?
Chandler himself later admitted that he screwed up and neglected to resolve that part of the story line. I can't find the citation, but I believe I read it in the forward of a recent printing of The Big Sleep .
It was bought to Chandler's attention by Howard Hawks, who directed the first film version and wanted to know how to explain the chauffeur's death. Chandler repeatedly told him that it was in the book and Hawks said he couldn't figure it out. Chandler finally read the book and realized he never addressed it.
from Wikipedia:
"The murder of Owen Taylor, found in a Packard that has been pushed into the bay, is left unexplained. Chandler was shocked to find later that he did not know who the killer was."
somewhere between a known known and a known unknown...
it's really not a stretch,
taylor was sweet on the dime,
he meddled,
he got the one-way ticket...
is it really so important to know the name of the guy who whacked him?
1. chauffeur is explained in the book and the movie
Where was it explained in the book?
Chandler himself later admitted that he screwed up and neglected to resolve that part of the story line. I can't find the citation, but I believe I read it in the forward of a recent printing of The Big Sleep .
It was bought to Chandler's attention by Howard Hawks, who directed the first film version and wanted to know how to explain the chauffeur's death. Chandler repeatedly told him that it was in the book and Hawks said he couldn't figure it out. Chandler finally read the book and realized he never addressed it.
from Wikipedia:
"The murder of Owen Taylor, found in a Packard that has been pushed into the bay, is left unexplained. Chandler was shocked to find later that he did not know who the killer was."
somewhere between a known known and a known unknown...
it's really not a stretch,
taylor was sweet on the dime,
he meddled,
he got the one-way ticket...
is it really so important to know the name of the guy who whacked him?
It is completely unimportant. I don't believe Chandler cared or lost any sleep over it.
But... Taylor was Geiger's lover.
I read somehwere that Lou Reed credited Chandler as being the biggest influence on his song writing.
Personally, I walways thought Chandler was not just a great suspense writier, but one of the best American writers of the 20th century including Hemingway.
Personally, I [always] thought Chandler was not just a great suspense [writer], but one of the best American writers of the 20th century including Hemingway.
that's a cool concept
my parents gave me a top of the line VHS player the year DVD made its entrance on the scene
it reads old tapes really well
i have a bunch of triple feature tapes with shit like attack of the killer tomatoes on it
tv dub 4 dayzzzzzzzz
wow, i'll have to check that out. on the insanity level; how does it compare to a movie like "5 element ninjas"?
I would say "5 element ninjas" has the better action while this has the more unbelievable crazy stuff.
This isn't in any order of importance
Just 20 Shaw Brothers films that i find to have a great amount
of rewatch value for me.
Lady Hermit.
Ambush.
Killer Clans.
Magic Blade.
Kung Fu Instructor.
Rendezvous With Death.
The Master.
Lady Assassin.
Sword Stained with Royal Blood.
Flag Of Iron.
Killer Constable.
Shaolin Intruders.
Invincible Shaolin.
Bells Of Death.
Five Superfighters.
Intimate Confessions Of A Chinese Courtesan.
Chinese Boxer.
King Boxer.
Soul Of The Sword.
Invincible Fist.
Everyone has subjective views as to what makes a good martial arts film for them.
By placing greater importance on specific aspects such as engaging characters,good story-lines but,action being the primary thing that is a requirement when judging a film of this nature.
I don't really like comedy in Kung Fu films,even though in the case of The Master
i found it bearable.And i don't require a ridiculous amount of action either just as long as
it's captured and edited well i wont have any complaints.
Lau Ka Leung films don't really do it for me inspite of the incredibly well choreographed fights.
The storylines and characters are tedious to watch.
The only exception would be The first 36 Chambers which plays it straight and is well paced.
This isn't related but i prefer Sammo Hung films to Jackie Chan's stuff.
Just to get a little idea of my mindset.
Prodigal Son & The Victim > Drunken Master & Police Story.
I have been making a habit of watching 'pure' Italian films, as opposed to crime thrillers most of the time. I am currently watching the The Leopard and A Brief Vacation on my sick day off; both very good.. I saw The Domino Principle recently. I thought this was such a let down, considering the cast and Stanley Kramer directing. My grandmother shouted, "THEY SHOT MICKEY ROONEY?!?". Yes, unfortunately, they did. Later tonight, if I'm up to it, I will check out the Charles Bronson double feature of The Mechanic (a promo of sorts for the remake, which my dad and I want to see) and Hard Times at the New Beverly Theater.
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I'm getting obsessed with 70s filmmaker Floyd Mutrux. Apparently he launched his career w/ an uncredited co-screenwriter gig on TWO LANE BLACKTOP, and then unleashed these slabs on 70s strangeness on us:
druggie docu-drama downer many of you may know
starts off in an upbeat vein, if this movie didn't influence Dazed and Confused, I'll eat my shoe. Right before it gets really dark there's a fun montage of billboards advertising the likes of Let's Get It On, Time Fades Away, and Goat Head Stew. And then suddenly we're in highly nihilistic death of the teenage dream territory. "Bennie and the Jets" probably plays 10 times on the soundtrack.
And the wrote the story for this strange one...
This is an entertaining Sunday afternoon buddy-cop movie -- if you can get with the cops' over-the-top amoral behavior. We're talking about typical broad comedy scenes where the cops fight a thug in a kitchen as he throws knives at them, they respond w/ funny stuff like pouring a bucket of pasta sauce on his head -- and then, once they win the fight, shoot him dead and throw him on the grill. This strange tone suggests a midpoint between Altman's California Split and Herzog's Bad Lieutenant. Also worth noting that it was shot by Laslo Kovacs during his glory years, and it's a cornucopia of on-location San Francisco street photography.
:face_melt: :face_melt: :face_melt: :face_melt: :face_melt: The Black Tavern is a true classic.
I wont begin to spoil anything in this for anyone but the final fight is on youtube for those interested.
Checked out Shaolin Martial Arts, Tarantino lifts from it the idea of the inch punch,and the pupil not being able to use
his chopsticks because his fingers are too damaged.The master corrects him when he attempts to use his fingers to eat the rice just like the scene with the Bride and Pai Mei in Kill Bill 2.
And i also watched A Taste Of Cold Steel where again Tarantino borrows from the scene in which a one eyed, eye patch wearing Ku Feng loses the sight in his one good eye and commences to trash the place around him looking for his adversary.
Funny how these aren't mentioned in the list of film references for Kill Bill vol 2 on imdb,i cant be the first to see the obvious.
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somewhere between a known known and a known unknown...
it's really not a stretch,
taylor was sweet on the dime,
he meddled,
he got the one-way ticket...
is it really so important to know the name of the guy who whacked him?
My favorite movie. Ever. Like, ever, ever.
It is completely unimportant. I don't believe Chandler cared or lost any sleep over it.
But... Taylor was Geiger's lover.
geiger's lover was a dude named carol lundgren,
he kept telling marlowe to go fuck himself,
one of the funniest scenes in the novel...
Personally, I walways thought Chandler was not just a great suspense writier, but one of the best American writers of the 20th century including Hemingway.
http://thevhslibrary.blogspot.com/
my parents gave me a top of the line VHS player the year DVD made its entrance on the scene
it reads old tapes really well
i have a bunch of triple feature tapes with shit like attack of the killer tomatoes on it
tv dub 4 dayzzzzzzzz
These two are excellent films in every aspect.
This one's just flat out entertaining.
Wow. I'm going to have to ask you to go ahead and take a little time out from this thread until you watch up on your watch ups.
Here's some choice snapshots from the start of "Usurpers Of Emperors Power"
This is just a very minuscule bit of insanity that this film has to offer.
I would say "5 element ninjas" has the better action while this has the more unbelievable crazy stuff.
It definitely went in a different direction than I thought it would and got better and better as it went along.
That poor head got some real abuse.
:real_headz:
This isn't in any order of importance
Just 20 Shaw Brothers films that i find to have a great amount
of rewatch value for me.
Lady Hermit.
Ambush.
Killer Clans.
Magic Blade.
Kung Fu Instructor.
Rendezvous With Death.
The Master.
Lady Assassin.
Sword Stained with Royal Blood.
Flag Of Iron.
Killer Constable.
Shaolin Intruders.
Invincible Shaolin.
Bells Of Death.
Five Superfighters.
Intimate Confessions Of A Chinese Courtesan.
Chinese Boxer.
King Boxer.
Soul Of The Sword.
Invincible Fist.
Everyone has subjective views as to what makes a good martial arts film for them.
By placing greater importance on specific aspects such as engaging characters,good story-lines but,action being the primary thing that is a requirement when judging a film of this nature.
I don't really like comedy in Kung Fu films,even though in the case of The Master
i found it bearable.And i don't require a ridiculous amount of action either just as long as
it's captured and edited well i wont have any complaints.
Lau Ka Leung films don't really do it for me inspite of the incredibly well choreographed fights.
The storylines and characters are tedious to watch.
The only exception would be The first 36 Chambers which plays it straight and is well paced.
This isn't related but i prefer Sammo Hung films to Jackie Chan's stuff.
Just to get a little idea of my mindset.
Prodigal Son & The Victim > Drunken Master & Police Story.
these 3 and a slow burner are the tonight project
saw it for the first time a few months ago, enjoyable
One of the few Carpenter movies I hadn't seen. I was sleeping. What a great movie.
Don't know what I was expecting but this wasn't it. Brutally detached.
also the fighters
weak sauce indeed
druggie docu-drama downer many of you may know
starts off in an upbeat vein, if this movie didn't influence Dazed and Confused, I'll eat my shoe. Right before it gets really dark there's a fun montage of billboards advertising the likes of Let's Get It On, Time Fades Away, and Goat Head Stew. And then suddenly we're in highly nihilistic death of the teenage dream territory. "Bennie and the Jets" probably plays 10 times on the soundtrack.
And the wrote the story for this strange one...
This is an entertaining Sunday afternoon buddy-cop movie -- if you can get with the cops' over-the-top amoral behavior. We're talking about typical broad comedy scenes where the cops fight a thug in a kitchen as he throws knives at them, they respond w/ funny stuff like pouring a bucket of pasta sauce on his head -- and then, once they win the fight, shoot him dead and throw him on the grill. This strange tone suggests a midpoint between Altman's California Split and Herzog's Bad Lieutenant. Also worth noting that it was shot by Laslo Kovacs during his glory years, and it's a cornucopia of on-location San Francisco street photography.
So many great sequences in this film it needs to be seen.
Real tough guys tattoo butterflies on their chest.
:face_melt: :face_melt: :face_melt: :face_melt: :face_melt: The Black Tavern is a true classic.
I wont begin to spoil anything in this for anyone but the final fight is on youtube for those interested.
Checked out Shaolin Martial Arts, Tarantino lifts from it the idea of the inch punch,and the pupil not being able to use
his chopsticks because his fingers are too damaged.The master corrects him when he attempts to use his fingers to eat the rice just like the scene with the Bride and Pai Mei in Kill Bill 2.
And i also watched A Taste Of Cold Steel where again Tarantino borrows from the scene in which a one eyed, eye patch wearing Ku Feng loses the sight in his one good eye and commences to trash the place around him looking for his adversary.
Funny how these aren't mentioned in the list of film references for Kill Bill vol 2 on imdb,i cant be the first to see the obvious.