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Jan Showers describes this sunroom in a Dallas house as a "very happy room," with plenty of natural light and perfect proportions.

The Fox Theatre's fall/winter classics series continues with William Powell in "The Thin Man" at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at 17 W. Congress St.

There is perhaps no movie duo more enduring or loveable than that of William Powell and Myrna Loy, made famous and best known as Nick and Nora Charles in the Thin Man series.

Alistair Cooke wrote about the cinema for 75 years most of his career, in fact. He started, inevitably, as an undergraduate reviewer at Cambridge.

One conclusion you might reach well before the end of "The Thin Man" -- the ever-popular Dashiell Hammett story now in a City Lit Theater production featuring a new stage adaptation by Terry McCabe and snappy direction by Adrianne Cury -- is that when it comes to knocking back drinks, Nick and Nora Charles easily could go head-to-head with another ...

It is hot, muggy, and miserable. Perfect movie weather. And the Brattle will help you spend the entire day in its air conditioning by showing every movie in "The Thin Man" series, a trick the theater first pulled 20 years ago.

Kate Baxter of the Neal Hamil Agency wears items from the Caycee Black fall-winter 2009 collection, including the wool gentlemen's jacket in charcoal, $575; skyscraper pants in steel wool, $525; and a silk tuxedo blouse in charcoal, $388. All are available at Tootsies.

I am pleased to announce that Laura Jacobs, the Myrna Loy to my William Powell , now has her own site up, handsomely designed by Bill Valentine , which serves as a fitting album for her new novel, The Bird Catcher .

'The Legend of Drunken Master' In what may be the mother of all don't-try-this-at-home-kids movie plots, "Drunken Master" stars Jackie Chan as Wong Fei-hung, an unstoppable fighter as long as he gets really drunk first.

'The Legend of Drunken Master' In what may be the mother of all don't-try-this-at-home-kids movie plots, "Drunken Master" stars Jackie Chan as Wong Fei-hung, an unstoppable fighter as long as he gets really drunk first.

A Myrna Loy sandwich between the moustachioed Clark Gable and William Powell. According to Michael Mann's Public Enemies , it was FBI agent Melvin Purvis who set the trap that caught notorious bankrobber John Dillinger .

William Powell and Myrna Loy continue their roles as amateur sleuths Nick and Nora Charles in this 1936 crime caper.

Published: Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 12, 2009 at 9:38 p.m. New York might have Nick and Nora Charles, the wealthy and dazzling society sleuths of Dashiell Hammett's 'The Thin Man,' who solve crimes as a public service .

Don't miss Summer Hours playing at these movie theaters - as rich and memorable as a first-rate novel The start of herring season doesn't sound like much if you've never tasted the Dutch beauties freshly arrived.

Jun 1, 2009 10:56 am US/Mountain By Jesse Sarles, cbs4denver.com For the first time in its now-five year history, Denver's mayor won't be the one picking the book featured in his One Book, One Denver program.

BAR: THE THIN MAN The Thin Man, at 2015 E. 17th Ave., is a properly thin bar. The joint is shoehorned between St.

He completed a couple of other forgettable movie projects before he finally hit pay dirt with a bit part in a movie that would go on to be a part of a celebrated film series.

On January 17, the Wall Street Journal printed a review of Dashiell Hammett's fifth novel, "The Thin Man". The title "Masterpiece - The Anatomy of a classic". The author is Tom Nolan, the editor of Ross Macdonald's "The Archer Files: The Complete Short Stories of Lew Archer, Private Investigator." Nolan points out some of the flaws in Hammett's ...

Quint on ANOTHER THE THIN MAN Oh, we had a lovely trip. Nick was sober in Kansas City! Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with the third of six Thin Man flicks.

Quint on AFTER THE THIN MAN Come on, let's get something to eat. I'm thirsty. Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with the second of six Thin Man flicks.