1. The big Sleep, 1946

    The big Sleep, 1946

  2. mrcinema: Florence Bates escorts her guest out in The Brasher Doubloon (1947, dir. John Brahm), an adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s The High Window

    mrcinema:

    Florence Bates escorts her guest out in The Brasher Doubloon (1947, dir. John Brahm), an adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s The High Window

  3. Stephen Blackmoore (whose first novel, City of the Lost, sports a cover by Sean Phillips) writes a piece on the inspiration for Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe for Fatale. Don’t forget to follow his blog, L.A. Noir, which is consistently entertaining in a noir way (and yes, the blog existed before the Rockstar game).

    Stephen Blackmoore (whose first novel, City of the Lost, sports a cover by Sean Phillips) writes a piece on the inspiration for Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe for Fatale.

    Don’t forget to follow his blog, L.A. Noir, which is consistently entertaining in a noir way (and yes, the blog existed before the Rockstar game).

    (Source: la-noir.blogspot.fr)

  4. My, my, my! Such a lot of guns around town and so few brains! You know, you’re the second guy I’ve met today that seems to think a gat in the hand means the world by the tail.

    It’s like Ben le Fou came home while I was away, took my favorite DVDs and is now posting screencaps to taunt me. I’ll know for sure when I get back home in a few months. In the meantime, enjoy his tumblelog.

  5. robotcosmonaut: The Big Sleep So. Hot.

    robotcosmonaut:

    The Big Sleep

    So. Hot.

  6. (Source: noirish-nightmare)

  7. risuzu:

    After the subject of Richard Diamond and Richard Rogue came last night, I realized I still need to see Murder My Sweet.

    Great movie, quite possibly my favorite Chandler adaptation.

  8. ikaristwin: Lady in the Lake (1947) dir. Robert Montgomery Finally watched it a few months ago. Much better than I expected it to be, but then again, I also actually liked The Brasher Doubloon.

    ikaristwin:

    Lady in the Lake (1947) dir. Robert Montgomery

    Finally watched it a few months ago. Much better than I expected it to be, but then again, I also actually liked The Brasher Doubloon.

  9. tonymayer: If I could have one Christmas present, it would be a Criterion Blu-Ray of The Long Goodbye.

    tonymayer:

    If I could have one Christmas present, it would be a Criterion Blu-Ray of The Long Goodbye.

  10. So I share my birthday with two of my favorite film noir actors : Veronica Lake and Dick Powell.

    So I share my birthday with two of my favorite film noir actors : Veronica Lake and Dick Powell.

  11. I snatched this cover from this site because the art in the Thrilling Detective Web Site article I wanted to link to was too small. And here’s the reason I wanted to link to this article, a quote - or rather a rant - by Chandler himself : “Is it permissible to wonder why the people who do illustrations and covers can’t pay some attention to the text? The bedspring shown in your cover illustration is entirely wrong, since it is a type of spring which is very light and would be useless as a weapon. If your illustrator had taken the trouble to read merely a few lines at the top of page 144 in the book, he might not have made a fool of himself and incidentally of me, since the kind of spring I was writing about would be a very efficient weapon, almost as efficient as a blackjack. The kind he illustrated would be of no use at all. Also he ought to take a look at a hospital bed sometime and see what these so-called springs are made of and how they are put together.”

    I snatched this cover from this site because the art in the Thrilling Detective Web Site article I wanted to link to was too small. And here’s the reason I wanted to link to this article, a quote - or rather a rant - by Chandler himself :

    “Is it permissible to wonder why the people who do illustrations and covers can’t pay some attention to the text? The bedspring shown in your cover illustration is entirely wrong, since it is a type of spring which is very light and would be useless as a weapon. If your illustrator had taken the trouble to read merely a few lines at the top of page 144 in the book, he might not have made a fool of himself and incidentally of me, since the kind of spring I was writing about would be a very efficient weapon, almost as efficient as a blackjack. The kind he illustrated would be of no use at all. Also he ought to take a look at a hospital bed sometime and see what these so-called springs are made of and how they are put together.”

  12. weeklylizard: THE LITTLE SISTER by Raymond Chandler.  A small, neat girl walks into Philip Marlowe’s office. Orfamay Quest is looking for her brother Orrin. She gives Marlowe twenty dollars and lots of moral disapproval. Marlowe takes the case and finds himself drawn into the glamorous world of the Hollywood film studios.

    weeklylizard:

    THE LITTLE SISTER by Raymond Chandler.  A small, neat girl walks into Philip Marlowe’s office. Orfamay Quest is looking for her brother Orrin. She gives Marlowe twenty dollars and lots of moral disapproval. Marlowe takes the case and finds himself drawn into the glamorous world of the Hollywood film studios.

  13. holdbacktomorrow: Hardboiled There are entire blogs devoted to the myriad covers produced for Raymond Chandler’s famous Philip Marlowe books, so we’ll cut to the chase: these are our favorites. Designed in the early ’70s by James Tormey for British Penguin’s “Green Crime” series, they all sport crudely colorized production stills from Chandler-based movies. And while Dick Powell didn’t star in The Little Sister and Bogie and Bacall were never in the unfilmed Playback they sure look great here.

    holdbacktomorrow:

    Hardboiled
    There are entire blogs devoted to the myriad covers produced for Raymond Chandler’s famous Philip Marlowe books, so we’ll cut to the chase: these are our favorites. Designed in the early ’70s by James Tormey for British Penguin’s “Green Crime” series, they all sport crudely colorized production stills from Chandler-based movies. And while Dick Powell didn’t star in The Little Sister and Bogie and Bacall were never in the unfilmed Playback they sure look great here.


  14. Sunlight Through Blinds: Just Finished: Farewell, My Lovely →

    sunlightthroughblinds:

    Why did I read it?

    • Making my way through all of Chandler’s Philip Marlowe stories.

    Lines?

    • “It was a nice face, a face you could get to like. Pretty, but not so pretty that you would have to wear brass knuckles every time you took it out.”

    Well?

    I’m not sure I love anything as much…

  15. weeklylizard: Raymond Chandler attempts to bring Philip Marlowe to the big screen, nine years before his PLAY BACK hits the shelves… Detective novelist (1888–1959) best known for The Big Sleep and The Long Goodbye, Chandler’s seven novels center around tough but honest private investigator Philip Marlowe. DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, November 20, 1947. Agreement between Chandler and Universal Pictures for the author to prepare a final screenplay for a story called “Play Back.” Signed in the lower left by Chandler and also signed by two studio executives. Of all Chandler’s novels, Play Back is the only one never to have been filmed.

    weeklylizard:

    Raymond Chandler attempts to bring Philip Marlowe to the big screen, nine years before his PLAY BACK hits the shelves…



    Detective novelist (1888–1959) best known for The Big Sleep and The Long Goodbye, Chandler’s seven novels center around tough but honest private investigator Philip Marlowe. DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, November 20, 1947. Agreement between Chandler and Universal Pictures for the author to prepare a final screenplay for a story called “Play Back.” Signed in the lower left by Chandler and also signed by two studio executives.

    Of all Chandler’s novels, Play Back is the only one never to have been filmed.