Got to a section of the Cleansing of Poisonville that is almost certainly edited down in the Red Harvest, and understandably. Beginning of part 3 new agents arrive, and he gives a summary of the first two parts to catch them up. Necessary for a magazine where the reader might not have seen part 1 and 2, but easily glossed over in a novel.

Always interesting to see the evolution of a work.

High Sierra (1941) was Humphrey Bogart’s breakthrough movie - a noir focusing on Bogart’s bank robber Roy Earle who’s just out of prison - and preparing for one last heist. Co-starring Ida Lupino.

“So you’re still alive,” she said. “Well, I suppose nothing can be done about it. Come on in.”

—Dashiell Hammett, Crime Wanted: Male or Female (1927)

𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: "𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱-𝗕𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱" 𝗯𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘂𝗸𝗶 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗺𝗶 (𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀. 𝗝𝗮𝘆 𝗥𝘂𝗯𝗶𝗻) -

Rubin's new translation of this classic Murakami re-discovering the story in compelling ways: a must for Murakami fans!

https://youtu.be/oaQeck8IV9A

Finished part 1 of 4 of the Cleansing of Poisonville, the short story serial that became Red Harvest. I read Red Harvest in college, and remember really liking it. But I don’t remember a lot of details except that there a lot of violence and a lot of people end up dead.

Having now read all the short stories that led up to it, I have a greater appreciation for not just the evolution of the character, but the growth of Hammett as a writer.

Mood #pleasestopraining #SaturdayVibes #film #noir #cinema #FilmSky

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Murder is easy... redemption is hard. Bruce Most takes us back to 1949 Denver with Murder on the Tracks. "A taut and highly crafted thriller I ended up reading it in one sitting."
#suspense #mystery #hardboileddetective #noir #books

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images from 'Sudden Fear' (1952)

I started #nobodywantstodie on my #PS5 last night & can tell this is fitting into some very specific tastes for me. It's set a few hundred years in the future, in a VERY #cyberpunk New York, but with a glaring 1930-40s vibe. It feels part #bladerunner, part old-timey detective movie, part bioshock even (with style and how first person is handled). It oozes visual flair, focuses on neat tools to do detective clue finding & thus far I'm absolutely in love with it!

https://www.europesays.com/1974777/ EN DIRECT – Lundi noir : les Bourses européennes dégringolent, Hong Kong enregistre sa pire chute depuis 1997 #2025 #bourse #Bourses #dégringolent #Direct #européennes #france #les #Lundi #noir #Nouvelles

In the tense and brilliantly shot film noir He Walked by Night (1948), Richard Basehart plays a deranged cop killer. Directed by Alfred Werker and an uncredited Anthony Mann.

Cinematography by John Alton. Currently included with Amazon Prime Video in the U.K.

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Watched a random Noir on Criterion, The Big Clock.

It was a delight. More comedic than most Noir films, it had an interesting mix of comedy and suspense. A deadly chase between a framed investigative journalist and the murderer. Unbelievable and spectacular, it was a riveting watch.

I rather enjoyed it.