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Love of Pop - June 2008

The Master of Noir: Raymond Chandler

June 5th 2008 14:25
My words pale into insignificance beside those of Raymond Chandler. So without further ado, let us observe the greatness of the master of noir fiction's prose. And please don't judge my writing skills on that sentence, I just can't think of a better way to put it.

As an entree to the wit and colour of Chandler's writing, let us savour this choice statement from the man in a letter to a publisher:
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The Trouble With Lyra: Redux

June 2nd 2008 07:13
It was the day after Christmas, and I was bound for the cinema.

The film I was waiting to see had been anticipated more than any Christmas present, including my brand-new iPod and season two of Laguna Beach. Earlier that month I had been to see Enchanted (as a devoted cinephile, I try to absorb a wide cross-section of popular culture), and squirmed with delight as the preview for The Golden Compass unfolded. I may have even shed tears of excitement. So they had changed the name from Northern Lights to The Golden Compass—disappointing, but I could deal. I had the wonderfully promising trailer to buck me up. There was Lyra! There were solemn and possibly evil statements of intent! There was the doomsday choir! It appeared to be everything I adored in fantasy films. In my glee, I failed to notice something odd- the preview was being coupled with a Disney film. An admittedly great, G-rated, children’s film.

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