Writers Who Worked on the Hammett Screenplay "To have fifteen writers on a script and then shoot it and decide you've made a mistake — it shows a certain lack of foresight." — Ross Thomas (Spring 1986, The Armchair Detective) By almost all accounts, the writing of the screenplay of the Wim Wenders' film, Hammett … Continue reading A Look at the Works
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They Also Served: William L. DeAndrea
CRITIC, AUTHOR Pseudonyms include Philip DeGrave (1952-96) Just going through a few old issues of The Armchair Detective (1967-97, the quarterly journal journal that kept the faith among mystery fans back in the day. What a glorious treasure trove of reviews, opinions, interviews & thinkpieces on crime fiction it was! In the days before the … Continue reading They Also Served: William L. DeAndrea