Monthly Archives: January 2007

i dont even know where to begin.  i ADORE this movie!  i knew from the start i would-my favorite part of the entire film (besides his amazing line about having to kill quite a few more men before he dies) … Continue reading →

i had noticed a lot of the sexuality upon my first viewing, but i imagined it was mostly just me at first…especially the scene with jeff-i couldn’t believe it at first, bc i had noticed the lyrics, then how ed … Continue reading →

Unfortunately I didn’t like what they did to Hammett’s ending, but it did seem to fit this production of the story’s tone better.  I have a feeling the regular movie-goer at the time it came out would have been very … Continue reading →

I love Jeff. William Bendix was absolutely perfect for the role. I had only seen him in Hitchcock’s “Lifeboat” previously (and liked him then), but Jeff’s character seemed to be written for him in this film. I love how funny … Continue reading →

At first, trying to picture Alan Ladd as “Ed” was really difficult for me.  I was kind of distracted in the beginning for that reason, but slowly they began to blend for me.  Ladd did seem perfect for the part, … Continue reading →

I was just looking through The Glass Key again and remembered I was intrigued about Ned’s whistling Little Lost Lady twice that I can find again. All I could find with a search engine was that an episode of The … Continue reading →

“The important thing is the rhythm. Always have rhythm in your shaking. Now a Manhattan you shake to fox-trot time, a Bronx to two-step time, a dry martini you always shake to waltz time.” ~The Thin Man One of my … Continue reading →