Leigh Brackett

Leigh Brackett: A Terrific Writer Ahead of Her Time just as She Was Ahead of Her Colleagues

  By Sven Mikulec The name Leigh Brackett, already surely familiar to every true fan of the literary genre of…

3 years ago

‘The Long Goodbye’: Robert Altman and Leigh Brackett’s Unique and Fascinating Take on Chandler and Film Noir

  By Sven Mikulec   Convinced people would always connect Raymond Chandler's legendary detective Philip Marlowe with the iconic superstar…

7 years ago

‘The Big Sleep’: Seventy Years Since Howard Hawks’ Electrifying Film Noir Masterpiece

  By Sven Mikulec After the romance-adventure film To Have and Have Not under the directorial guidance of the great…

7 years ago

Hawks made a number of westerns in his life, none of which had the intense impact on us the way ‘Rio Bravo’ did

Howard Hawks made a number of westerns in his life, none of which had the intense impact on us the…

9 years ago