Dashiell Hammett

“Office Space” Turns 20, and more Blu-ray/DVD New Releases!

01.08.19 | Chris Cummins | Tags: Abbas Kiarostami, Bette Davis, Britcoms, Cuba Gooding Jr., Dashiell Hammett, Denis Leary, Diane Lane, Emilio Estevez, George Roy Hill, Jennifer Aniston, Jeremy Piven, John Cleese, Jonah Hill, Kirk Douglas, Laurence OIivier, Mike Judge, Office Space, Paul Lukas, Richard Harris, Ron Perlman, Stephen Dorff, Stephen King, Stephen Root, The Purge | no comments

Mmm yeah…I’m gonna need you to go ahead and check out this week’s new releases. This time around, movies from the past and recent indie faves take the spotlight…highlighted by a 20th anniversary edition of a contemporary cult classic. Stars…

In Like Thin: Looking Back At “The Thin Man”

04.30.18 | Jim Brymer | Tags: 1930s Films, Dashiell Hammett, Myrna Loy, The Thin Man, William Powell | 3 comments

Jim Brymer looks back at that most mirthful of mysteries, The Thin Man: The comedy/mystery The Thin Man was the first to feature Dashiell Hammett‘s characters, and the success and popularity of the booze guzzling high society pair spawned no…