tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24200494.post3901102233029728588..comments2024-03-28T19:25:25.623-04:00Comments on Nicholas Stix, Uncensored: Absence of Malice (1981)Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12372393717833610657noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24200494.post-61100300370577474942010-08-28T02:27:42.956-04:002010-08-28T02:27:42.956-04:00Old Reb,
No, I haven't yet read the book, but...Old Reb,<br /><br />No, I haven't yet read the book, but I thank you kindly for the link, which I read with grief.<br /><br />I did some digging beyond that, and among other material, found a strong book review at Lew Rockwell.<br /><br />I appreciate what a really big case this is, and how it neatly parallels both what that alleged reporter did to my policeman-hero, and what a young Mary Mapes once did to a white Seattle cop, to get her first taste of blood.<br /><br />http://www.lewrockwell.com/yates/yates50.htmlNicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12372393717833610657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24200494.post-7541882159948510042010-08-28T02:20:11.144-04:002010-08-28T02:20:11.144-04:00David,
I can't believe that I saw Harper when...David,<br /><br />I can't believe that I saw <i>Harper</i> when I was only [classified]. But I remember loving it, and somehow recall the surprise ending, which I won't spoil here for readers who have yet to see this classic, and that a still gorgeous Betty Bacall was in it, for reasons that are now obvious to me.<br /><br />Of course, Newman was then at the height of his dramatic powers, and of his powers of judgment at script-picking.<br /><br />I'll have to see it again soon.Nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12372393717833610657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24200494.post-79630227844980022622010-08-27T13:50:40.744-04:002010-08-27T13:50:40.744-04:00Speaking of the malice of reporters, have you read...Speaking of the malice of reporters, have you read <a href="http://www.blairpub.com/cultural%20studies/deathby.htm" rel="nofollow">Death by Journalism</a>?Old Rebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11146916266682461688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24200494.post-54114792828507873752010-08-27T11:44:15.909-04:002010-08-27T11:44:15.909-04:00I watched the DVD of my favorite Paul Newman movie...I watched the DVD of my favorite Paul Newman movie, "Harper" (1966), again a few days ago. The commentary by screenwriter William Goldman is worth listening too, as well. Goldman said we probably won't see another one like it.<br /><br />"Harper" was based on the Ross MacDonald novel, "The Moving Target." Newman had the character's name changed from Lew Archer to Lew Harper, befitting Newman's preference for the letter H. <br /><br />Private detective movies are not exactly realistic. Have you ever heard of a PI solving a murder? Paul Newman's performance makes it work. He takes the part and runs with it.<br /><br />It is also fun to see how LA County is represented in 1966.<br /><br />David In TNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com