Get Shorty falls short of Leonard’s cool prose
Elmore Leonard Movies—Get Shorty In honour of the recent passing of Elmore Leonard, I've embarked on a mission to watch…
Rourke adds to the pantheon of great Leonard cinematic villains
Movies #2 and 3 in my 10 Days of Leonard mission. Continue readingRourke adds to the pantheon of great Leonard…
An early Leonard crime novel gets a gritty film treatment
Elmore Leonard movies—52 Pick-Up It was with great sadness I learned of Elmore Leonard's passing yesterday (Aug 20, 2013). In…
Movie reviews, tips for living and wildlife fashion through dirty dumb eyes
Interview—Lisa Hanawalt I came across Lisa Hanawalt's My Dirty Dumb Eyes (Drawn & Quarterly) in an Elliott Bay Company display. Every…
Obscure Canadian vocal-pop group featured actor Victor Garber
A one-page profile of '60s Canadian vocal-pop band The Sugar Shoppe.Continue readingObscure Canadian vocal-pop group featured actor Victor Garber
Rabbit at Rest is perfect vacation reading
John Updike's last in the Rabbit series packs as much punch today as it did 23 years ago.Continue readingRabbit at…
RIP Stompin’ Tom Connors, a proud Canadian
A bio-comic about Canadian singer Stompin' Tom Connors.Continue readingRIP Stompin’ Tom Connors, a proud Canadian
Going Clear
L. Ron Hubbard was a genius. (Yeah, right.)Continue readingGoing Clear
A publisher’s life, from inside a Chicago mansion’s panic room
A 1974 biography of the Playboy publisher offers a fascinating glimpse into publishing, the '60s and '70s, and some strange…
Hardboiled noir, creepy horror and voodoo chickens add up to a sensational suprise
A 1987 supernatural psychological thriller with Raymond Chandler elements, Mickey Rourke, Robert DeNiro and Lisa Bonet.Continue readingHardboiled noir, creepy horror…