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Marlowe goes on (film: Marlowe – Neil Jordan, 2022)

What do Humphrey Boggart, Robert Mitchum, George Sanders and Liam Neeson have in common? They have all won Academy Awards. Something else? They have all played Philip Marlowe on screen. Marlowe is one of those characters who has long since … Continue reading

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in the shade of Philip Marlowe (film: Manhattan Night – Brian DeCubellis, 2016)

I liked how ‘Manhattan Night‘, the 2016 film by director Brian DeCubellis, begins. We are in a dark, cold and violent New York, and the main character is one of those who bring the public news about the crimes in … Continue reading

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