“Ontology! I’m just
telling you a story
about this projector, that’s all.”
Edward Dorn, Gunslinger, Book II
The Asphalt Jungle (John
Huston, 1950)
Mix a criminal mastermind, tough-guys,
double-crossing suicide. Hard-boil to
urban decay. Greasy Emmerich swindling
hooligan-employees. Soft-boiled Marilyn
knowing she’ll soon have it all. But,
Sterling, keep your eyes on the recipe.
Farm-hands have problems of their
own. Down Mexico way, Maddow typed
while Huston strutted. Which begs the
question: the state of things or capitalism
on its uppers? Goutez-vous. Crime in
a culture based on theft? Dix, dying
alongside a disinterested horse, unlike
Mr Ed, drugged mule Frances, who
hasn’t the chops to tell it like it is.
hasn’t the chops to tell it like it is.
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