tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post1910427827417930505..comments2024-03-28T12:00:55.653-07:00Comments on FURROWED MIDDLEBROW: Mysterious women (1 of 2)Furrowed Middlebrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-30417434724622873602016-02-26T06:38:05.405-08:002016-02-26T06:38:05.405-08:00Yes, Susan, Spencer Simpson might be right up some...Yes, Susan, Spencer Simpson might be right up some readers' alley (alleys?), but I've never been very excited by noir-ish novels with lots of tough guys sauntering about. Me not interested in masculine-focused novels--who would have thought?!?!Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-76920497907928818882016-02-26T06:35:17.737-08:002016-02-26T06:35:17.737-08:00I made Andy watch Murder by Death a year or so ago...I made Andy watch Murder by Death a year or so ago, the first time I had watched it since I was a teenager. I recall, Tom, that Elsa plays Jessica Marbles, Maggie Smith and David Niven are hilarious, and don't forget Eileen Brennan!<br /><br />My favorite Neil Simon line, though, is from The Cheap Detective: "There, gentlemen, goes a brave, beautiful, and extremely boring woman."Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-39921485918267123292016-02-26T06:29:05.388-08:002016-02-26T06:29:05.388-08:00I'm actually going to mention Gory Knight to D...I'm actually going to mention Gory Knight to Dean Street Press and see if it might pique their interest. It does seem to have a lot of potential.Furrowed Middlebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065110409019861653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-70202161803535295342016-02-24T08:07:26.069-08:002016-02-24T08:07:26.069-08:00Oh gosh yes, must see it again. It was terrific.
...Oh gosh yes, must see it again. It was terrific.<br /><br />The premise of 4 Dead Men sounds intriguing, if not the execution. Susan Dhttp://www.susandaly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-60502348138758664952016-02-22T13:08:00.642-08:002016-02-22T13:08:00.642-08:00Yes, I just went to NetFlix, and when I saw some o...Yes, I just went to NetFlix, and when I saw some of the "cover art" it came flashing back to me. Added to the queue. I wonder if Neal Simon ever read Gory Knight, or if he thought of this idea on his own?<br /><br />JerriAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-5313137729488668472016-02-22T10:38:59.580-08:002016-02-22T10:38:59.580-08:00Jerri, I BELIEVE you are thinking of Murder by Dea...Jerri, I BELIEVE you are thinking of Murder by Death, 1976, and the cast was stunning! Maggie Smith, David Niven, Elsa (I seem to recall as a spoof of Miss Marple) Estelle Winwood, Peter Falk, etc. etc. Written by Neal Simon. If you get a chance to see it, do! It's a hoot!<br />Tom Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595702824833504762.post-42193468923552122782016-02-22T09:10:23.157-08:002016-02-22T09:10:23.157-08:00Well, the book from this post I most want to read,...Well, the book from this post I most want to read, based on the information in this post (I didn't have/take the time to follow up all the links) is Gory Knight. I think I would enjoy the more or less contemporary spoofs of Lord Peter, Bunter, etc.<br /><br />Wasn't there a movie something like this, I seem to remember a bunch of golden age detectives (including one or two US hard boiled ones), a dark house, some staff member dead, etc. I don't remember the title or actors, etc.<br /><br />JerriAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com