catching up/DeLillo, Chandler, Hammett

[Scott Badger]

...Elizabeth Short's nick-name, Black Dahlia, refers to The Blue Dahlia, a 
1946 movie written by Raymond Chandler...

Fwiw, I vote Chandler.

Scott



Paul:

They make good movies. "Black Dahlia" is about to premier.

Arts, Briefly; Films in Venice


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By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO; COMPILED BY BEN SISARIO (NYT) 204 words
Published: July 29, 2006


Five American films will be in competition at the Venice International Film 
Festival from Aug. 30 to Sept. 9. Now in its 63rd year, the festival is 
opening with the premiere of Brian De Palma's ''Black Dahlia,'' an 
adaptation of James Ellroy's novel about the murder of a young Hollywood 
actress. It stars Josh Hartnett and Scarlett Johansson, below, who was a 
jury member in 2004.