It’s often been joked that if the title wasn’t already taken, most of Robert Mitchum’s movies could’ve been titled Out of the Past. That 1947 drama has become emblematic of the noir cycle popular in the 1940s and early-50s thanks … Continue reading PURSUED
On May 14, 2018, Tom Wolfe—one of America’s most exuberant writers—died at the age of 88. Among his litany of good works, Wolfe penned The Right Stuff, effectively coining a phrase while summing up the spirit of the idolized American … Continue reading Robert Mitchum
Ah, little lad, you’re staring at my fingers. Would you like me to tell you the little story of right-hand/left-hand? 1930s West Virginia: A condemned man brags to his bunkmate that he hid $10,000 in his house before his arrest. … Continue reading THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER
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