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Jason Statham as Richard Stark’s Parker?

By Clare Toohey

June 21, 2011

On the heels of the overwhelmingly negative reaction to Paramount’s idea for Lee Child’s creation, that is, casting Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher, we have a new casting decision to announce for yet another icon in the world of crime fiction. According to Deadline New York, director Taylor Hackford is close to finalizing U.S. distribution…

The Art of the Heist: Caper-Lovers Will Never Be ‘Out of the Game’

By Crime HQ

June 3, 2011

If the detective mystery is the father of crime fiction and noir the alcoholic uncle, then the caper is the lovable nev’r-do-well cousin. Well, I take that back. Capers are doing quite well, thank you. Just look at box office heists like The Italian Job and the remake of Ocean’s 11 (also 12, and 13). The…

The Green Eagle Score by Richard Stark

Bar Noir Trilogy Part 3: The (Richard) Starkness

By Robert K. Lewis

May 15, 2011

Don't miss Part 1 and Part 2.   I walked into the bar one dreary Tuesday afternoon only to find Bill not at his usual spot behind the stick, but instead sitting at the small, round table in the far corner. That’s the table you use if you have a dark deal that needs doin’, or don’t want…

The Hunter comics illustrated by Darwyn Cooke adapted from Richard Stark’s Parker

The Art of The Hunter: Parker Meets Don Draper

By Scott D. Parker

April 24, 2011

Can you imagine Don Draper, from AMC’s Mad Men, as a cold-blooded killer? No? Well, I can’t either, but Jon Hamm’s character and that of Darwyn Cooke’s Parker could come from the same family. When their respective stories open, they are, essentially, a blank slate. Nothing is known of their past, and the only conclusions you can…

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