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Saturday Nov 7 | Houston Chronicle

Interior designer Jan Showers says luxury soothes the soul

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

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Related Topix: Arts, Interior Design, Comedy Movies, Mystery Movies, Crime Movies, My Man Godfrey, William Powell

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Caliente

1934's 'The Thin Man' at the Fox on Saturday

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.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Crime Movies, Mystery Movies, William Powell

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Associated Content

Great Movie Duos: Powell and Loy

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.

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Related Topix: Crime Movies, Comedy Movies, Mystery Movies, Drama Movies, Manhattan Melodrama, William Powell, Myrna Loy

Wed Sep 23, 2009

The Independent

Alistair Cooke at the Movies, Edited by Geoff Brown

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

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, United Kingdom, Crime Movies, Comedy Movies, Mystery Movies

Thu Sep 03, 2009

Chicago Sun-Times

Classy 'Thin Man' needs sustenance

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 ...

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Mystery Movies, Crime Movies, Vocal, Dashiell Hammett, Theater, Arts, Sports, Entertainment

Wed Aug 26, 2009

Bostonist

Saturday Happenings

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.

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Related Topix: Crime Movies, Comedy Movies, Mystery Movies, Theater, Arts, Dashiell Hammett, Vocal, William Powell, Myrna Loy, Cambridge, MA

Thu Aug 20, 2009

Houston Chronicle

Caycee Black's designs show her dancing dreams

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.

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Related Topix: Crime Movies, Comedy Movies, Mystery Movies

Wed Aug 12, 2009

James Wolcott

Digg This

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 .

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Related Topix: Crime Movies, Comedy Movies, Mystery Movies, Myrna Loy, William Powell, The Thin Man, Entertainment, Television, Julie & Julia

Tue Aug 04, 2009

WNBC New York Channel 4

Top 5 Slosher Films

'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.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Mystery Movies, Crime Movies, Movies, Entertainment

Mon Aug 03, 2009

WNBC New York Channel 4

Top 5 Slosher Films

'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.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Mystery Movies, Crime Movies, Movies, Entertainment

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Philly.com

Carrie Rickey: Myrna Loy, The Public Enemy's Pinup

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 .

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Mystery Movies, Manhattan Melodrama, Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, Horror Movies, The Mask of Fu Manchu, Love Me Tonight, Adventure, Musical Movies, Science Fiction Movies, Myrna Loy

Wed Jun 24, 2009

NorthJersey.com

TV best bets

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

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Related Topix: Crime Movies, After the Thin Man, Comedy Movies, Mystery Movies, William Powell, Myrna Loy, The Thin Man, Entertainment, Television

Sun Jun 14, 2009

StarNewsOnline.com

Book Review - 'Dare to Die' A beach-ready read

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 .

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Related Topix: New York, Crime Movies, Comedy Movies, Mystery Movies, Dashiell Hammett, Vocal

Thu Jun 04, 2009

Manhattan Users Guide

Up Next

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.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Ponys, Short, Music!, Paul McCartney, Crime Movies, Comedy Movies, Mystery Movies, Honesdale, PA

Mon Jun 01, 2009

Cbs4denver.com

Denver's One Book To Be Decided By An Online Vote

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.

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Related Topix: Denver, CO, Denver Metro, Crime Movies, Comedy Movies, Mystery Movies, Entertainment

Thu May 14, 2009

Denver Post

Bar & Grilled: Mark Obmascik

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

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Related Topix: Crime Movies, Denver, CO, Comedy Movies, Mystery Movies, William Powell, Myrna Loy, Entertainment

Wed Apr 29, 2009

Associated Content

Remembering a Classic TV Legend: Sheldon Leonard

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.

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Related Topix: Sheldon Leonard, Comedy Movies, Mystery Movies, Crime Movies, William Powell, Myrna Loy

Sat Apr 25, 2009

Merle Widmer's Peoria Watch

The Search For Truth

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 ...

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Related Topix: Crime Movies, Comedy Movies, Mystery Movies, Dashiell Hammett, Vocal, Blog News

Thu Apr 23, 2009

Ain't It Cool News

Quint on Another the Thin Man (1939) Oh, we had a lovely trip. Nick was sober in Kansas City

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.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Mystery Movies, Crime Movies, After the Thin Man, How to Marry a Millionaire, Drama Movies, The Thin Man Goes Home, Family, William Powell, Vocal, Marilyn Monroe

Wed Apr 22, 2009

Ain't It Cool News

Quint on After the Thin Man (1936) Come on, leta s get something to eat. Ia m thirsty.

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.

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Related Topix: After the Thin Man, Comedy Movies, Mystery Movies, Crime Movies, How to Marry a Millionaire, Drama Movies, Vocal, Marilyn Monroe, William Powell

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Directed by W.S. Van Dyke

Starring William Powell and Myrna Loy

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