Sunday, November 10, 2013

Smile For the Camera: A Mugs Gallery From the 1920s

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T here are mug shots, and then there are mug shots. They've become a standard feature on gossip websites, such as TMZ , where actors,...
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Behind the Scenes of 'The Conversation'

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I first saw "The Conversation" at the Brattle Cinema in Cambridge, Mass., and I remember it was one of those landmark films that...
Monday, September 16, 2013

Crime Writer Ripped Hitch for ‘Flabby Mass of Clichés’

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Farley Granger and Robert Walker in 'Strangers on a Train.' Alfred Hitchcock at work. A number of celebrated writers...
Thursday, September 12, 2013

The Booze, Blood and Bombs of 'Boardwalk Empire'

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Here's a link to an article I wrote for Creative Screenwriting Magazine on "Boardwalk Empire" showrunner and former &quo...
Sunday, September 1, 2013

Women of Crime Stand by Their (Hit) Men

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THE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS IS TOPS in publishing lurid crime photos, and its photo essay on gangster molls does not break with that traditi...
Wednesday, August 28, 2013

A Taste of Death on Hollywood Boulevard

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A visit to the Museum of Death in Hollywood doesn't sound like a particularly cheerful take-in ... and believe me, it isn't. Bu...
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Leonard's Page Turners Also Lit Up the Screen

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Novelist Elmore Leonard created characters that were violent, frightening and hilarious, often all at the same time. The larger than life...