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Vince Keenan

@vpkeenan

Writer. Cocktail enthusiast. Mets fan.

Seattle via NYC

Half of classic Hollywood mystery novelist Renee Patrick. Editor, NOIR CITY magazine.

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  1. I'm at Substack now. Updates on my work, pop culture recommendations, drink recipes, and whatever else I feel like writing about. You oughta subscribe. Link in the comments.
  2. I finally report on the Seattle International Film Festival. Thrillers from around the globe, plus a cocktail from France. Link in the comments.
  3. At the blog: The best thriller in years; the deeply twisted novel behind a film noir classic, now back in print; and a new noir-inspired cocktail from one of the great bartenders. Link in the comments.
  4. A new round of recs at the blog: Matt Scudder has his say; NO BEARS on Criterion Channel; and drinks on the Czar of Noir. Link in the comments.
  5. At the blog: How bad were the worst Oscars ever? Why do cheaters keep winning? Who still makes carbon paper? Where'd all the chartreuse go? Is the link in the comments? (Answer: Yes, it is.)
  6. As Twitter continues in downward-spiral mode (that dog logo is the last straw), I'm reminded that I have an account here. I've got several new posts up at the blog, including a Noir City Seattle recap and the tale of how I finally got Covid and immediately started acting like How
  7. At the blog, I babble about some things I've liked recently. Link in the comments.
  8. A gray, rainy day and I've got blanc vermouth, so time to unleash the awesome bitterness of an Eeyore's Requiem. 1.5 oz Campari 1 oz blanc vermouth .5 oz gin .25 oz Cynar .25 oz Fernet-Branca 2 dashes orang
  9. At the blog, a rundown of what's in the latest issue of the Film Noir Foundation's Noir City magazine, which also happens to be my final outing as editor-in-chief. It's been a grand run. Link in the c
  10. Adieu, 2022

    In 2023, as social media continues its death spiral, I'm trying to post at my blog more. Up first, a look back at what I liked in 2022. Link in the comments.
  11. "What's so wrong with doing a little good while we're at it?" Overby asked. Georgia Blue sighed. "Because there's never any money in it." OUT ON THE RIM (1987), Ross Thomas
  12. Finished my David Allen/Getting Things Done year end review, which I've done for over a decade now. It's always a hugely helpful exercise. Without fail, I learn I accomplished more in the past 12 moth
  13. Made a throwaway reference at dinner to A VERY CARLITO CHRISTMAS and now I very badly need this holiday tie-in to exist.
  14. Charlie Brown doesn't get enough credit for his directing chops. He comes prepared, he articulates his vision, and telling Freida how to incorporate Pig Pen's dust into her performance is a solid note
  15. There's just one Hitch - or is there?

    Looking for something to watch over the holidays? I've got you covered. I'm at CrimeReads today with a survey of 80 years of "Hitchcockian" movies that aren't directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Some faves
  16. Farran's article alone is worth the subscription to the magazine, but there's plenty more in this issue.
  17. The new issue of NOIR CITY magazine just went out to subscribers. It's a bittersweet moment for me, because this is also my last issue as Editor-in-Chief. (I'm retiring my column, too.) Find out who's
  18. REST IN PEACE. Mike Hodges, director of GET CARTER, PULP, CROUPIER, and many other films, died on December 17 at age 90. The Film Noir Foundation named him a Modern Noir Master in 2021, and Ray Banks
  19. HOW TO KICK OFF YOUR HOLIDAY WEEK. Step 1: Watch/record COVER UP (1949) on TCM tomorrow, December 20, at 10:30 AM EST/7:30 AM PST. Step 2: Subscribe to NOIR CITY magazine by donating to the Film Noir Fo
  20. A day late for Shane's Black birthday, but just in time for the season: the immortal classic It's a Shane Black Christmas.

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