catching up/DeLillo, Chandler, Hammett

[Paul Mackin]

On Aug 26, 2006, at 10:19 PM, Scott Badger wrote:

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

Also, Veronica Lake, star of The Blue Dahlia, figures in L.A.  
Confidential. (the movie version at least)

Everything connects. :-)




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> Paul:
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> They make good movies. "Black Dahlia" is about to premier.
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> Arts, Briefly; Films in Venice
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> By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO; COMPILED BY BEN SISARIO (NYT) 204 words
> Published: July 29, 2006
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> 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.
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