Saw this on ebay, It's a menu from The Cup Of Socrates which was a beatnik espresso house in the 50's. It's going for $50 so I won't be getting it but I thought the cover design was pretty cool.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
The Killer Inside Me
When I first heard about this, I was less than enthused, I have to say. The Killer Inside Me is probably one of my top favorite pulp noir novels. It's one of the first I ever read . Frightening and brutal, it completely blew me away and I haven't looked back. Frankly, Thompson can do no wrong. I've read several of his books and none of them missed the mark. So I was a little trepidatious that someone in Hollywood was preparing to desecrate this great book.
After watching the trailer, I'm now a little excited about it. I kind of like Casey Affleck. He was really good in Gone Baby Gone and judging from the trailer he pulls off Lou Ford pretty competently. I'd love to see it in a theatre, however it didn't open in my little town and likley won't play here at all so I guess I'll be waiting for the Blu-ray.
I read recently about how people booed at the opening because of the extreme violence. C'mon, can we not get over this feigned shock and disbelief at movie violence. Yes it's brutal. So is the book. So is life. Enough already, quit acting so protective of everybody.
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