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smellyTopic: Entertainment
In Roger Eberts Great films review of this movie he
wrote
"???????? is the movie that eluded audiences; it grossed less than $3 mllion, has been almost forgotten, and remains one of the purest and most uncompromising of modern films noir. It captures above all the lonely, exhausted lives of its characters."
While writer David M. Meyers praised the script:
"The screenplay, which hews closely to ?????? heartless novel, is unusually tight, spare, and well constructed.
Question: What is the name of the movie and what is the name of the author of the book the film is based on?
Clue?
My stories are about grifters, losers, and psychopaths - some at the fringe of society, some at its heart - their nihilistic world-view being best-served by first-person narratives revealing a frighteningly deep understanding of the warped mind. There are no good guys in my literature, most everyone is abusive, opportunistic, or simply biding time until able to be so ...
Who am I?
Answer located here.
The film which RE praised so highly is here and includes trailer.
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Interestingly enough, one of the stars in the film Ebert praised so highly also once appeared on this show. <--Do you dare to open the mystery link? Interestingly enough.
Yes I posted a comment there. should have wrote "his" and not 'this'
as they are all fine artists in their respective crafts worthy of respect .
