Category Archives: Kenneth Fearing

No Way Out (1987) is now on Blu-ray!

Posted on 15 November 2016 by

No Way Out, adapted from Kenneth Fearing’s classic suspense novel, The Big Clock (which I previously reviewed here), is a terrific thriller starring a young Kevin Costner and quirky and beautiful Sean Young as young lovers who get caught in a … Continue reading →

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Police Python 357 (1976) – Tuesday’s Overlooked Film

Posted on 25 February 2014 by

Also known as The Case Against Ferro, this French policier was adapted (uncredited) from Kenneth Fearing’s classic suspense novel, The Big Clock. It stars Yves Montand as a cop who carries the eponymous Colt Magnum once favoured by law enforcement … Continue reading →

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THE BIG CLOCK (1946) by Kenneth Fearing

Posted on 15 October 2013 by

Kenneth Fearing (1902-61), modernist novelist and proletariat poet, was driven by a strong social conscience. When subpoenaed in the 1950s and asked if he was a Communist, he replied, rather splendidly, “Not yet.” Of his seven crime novels, The Big Clock … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013 Book to Movie Challenge, 2013 Vintage Mystery Challenge, Film Noir, Five Star review, Friday's Forgotten Book, John Farrow, Kenneth Fearing, New York | 30 Comments

No Way Out (1987)

Posted on 29 May 2012 by

This movie was hit in its day but 25 years after its initial release I’m still not convinced it has received the critical respect it deserves. A smart Cold War thriller – with 80s heartthrobs Kevin Costner and Sean Young … Continue reading →

Posted in Espionage, Film Noir, Kenneth Fearing, Tuesday's Overlooked Film, Washington DC | 33 Comments