Archive for May, 2009
The Thin Man: Murder By Death
Murder By Death is a comedy (written by Neil Simon) with an all-star cast that pokes fun at some well-known and beloved mystery novel detectives (Charlie Chan, Nick and Nora Charles, Hercule Poirot , Sam Spade, and Miss Marple).
I’ve seen it a number of times. It’s a really silly movie but it cracks me up every time I watch it!
The movie is a lot of fun and I think the opening credits do a good job in showing that.
Tangent from: The Thin Man
I’ve recently been on a Thin Man kick. This involves reading The Thin Man and then watching and re-watching all the movies from the series. I’ve realized that the subsequent movies aren’t as wonderful as the very first, but I’m happy that the witty banter between the husband and wife team played by William Powell and Myrna Loy (a great pairing) remain clever and charming throughout. I’ll admit that The Thin Man is also the only Dashiell Hammett novel I’ve read (though certainly not the only Hammett film adaptation I’ve seen) and I’m eager to read more of his work.
Just as charming are the film posters for the movie, with the lovely type from the time period and (surprise, surprise) a lot of images of Nick and Nora Charles, my favorite detective team.
