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In this super-sized episode of our ongoing series where we discuss the exploits of career criminal Parker from the books by Richard Stark a.k.a. Donald E. Westlake, we're tackling three big Parker-based works. We start by jumping ahead in our chronological reviews to discuss The Handle, the eighth book in the Parker series, in which our professional thief is enlisted by a former enemy syndicate to rob an island casino and burn it to the ground. Next, we dive into the new Shane Black written and directed adaptation Play Dirty, starring Mark Wahlberg as Parker and LaKeith Stanfield as fellow heister Alan Grofield. This opens up the table to talk about Westlake's spin-off series starring Grofield, with its first book The Damsel. It's an epic conversation with some surprising developments and unexpected turns - much like a job pulled off by Parker or Grofield!

It's our final Breakfast All Day episode of 2025! And we have some great stuff and some not-so great stuff for you as we wrap up the year. All of these movies will be in theaters on Christmas Day: MARTY SUPREME. Timothée Chalamet gives an electrifying performance as a 1950s table tennis phenom. We both loved the film from writer and co-director Josh Safdie, which has the kind of kinetic, propulsive energy we've come to expect from the Safdie brothers as a whole. Gwyneth Paltrow and Odessa A'zion co-star. ANACONDA (2025). Our good friend William Bibbiani -- you know him as Bibbs -- has seen every single "Anaconda" movie. So he was the perfect person to help review this so-so reboot/remake/whatever you want to call it starring Paul Rudd and Jack Black as aspiring filmmakers in the Amazon. NO OTHER CHOICE. The great Korean director Park Chan-wook is back with another stylish and twisty thriller. "Squid Game" star Lee Byung-hun plays a middle manager who gets fired, then schemes to take out the competition for other jobs. Based on the Donald E. Westlake novel "The Ax." We loved it. Thank you so much for spending the year with us -- we're so grateful for our community. Keep an eye out for our best/worst lists at the start of January. Can't wait to see you in 2026! Subscribe to Christy's Saturday Matinee newsletter: https://christylemire.beehiiv.com/

With the fifth entry of the Parker series, The Score, Richard Stark aka Donald E. Westlake puts his career criminal anti-hero in charge of his most ambitious heist yet: the 12-man robbery of a North Dakota mining town. This allows the author to expand the violent world of Parker by introducing a slew of fresh characters, including thespian-thief Alan Grofield, who would go on to star in four solo novels of his own. We discuss the series' change in scope and structure in a book that would set the scene moving forward, the first of several to make the spectacular job the whole show. We also talk about the little-seen French movie adaptation, the introduction of this goofball Grofield and why Parker insists on taking jobs with such obvious risks. The Score artwork by Tony Stella. The Pink Smoke on Twitter: twitter.com/thepinksmoke Christopher Funderburg on Twitter: twitter.com/cfunderburg John Cribbs on Twitter: twitter.com/TheLastMachine Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / "Tea for Two" Outro music: Marcus Pinn / "Vegas"

Today, Shane Black is back, returning to Script Apart four years since his last appearance on the show! His new film Play Dirty is a heist movie that in some ways he's been waiting his whole life to make. Fans of his will know that Shane often centres stories around flawed male characters who are informed by the pulpy novels he grew up reading. After decades creating his own spins on the literary tough guys in those books – such as Riggs in Lethal Weapon and Harry Lockhart in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang – this new film goes straight to the source, directly adapting one of the novelists who inspired him at an early age: Donald E. Westlake, or Richard Stark as he was sometimes known. Westlake wrote 28 books in total about a career criminal named Parker – a cold, calculating loner who lives by a code: thou shalt not double-cross. Unless of course, he's double-crossed first… In this spoiler conversation, Shane tells Al about what Parker means to him as a lonely bookworm adolescent, and how he threaded the needle between this quiet character and the quippy dialogue both he and star Mark Wahlberg specialise in when it came to telling his own Parker story. We get into how he constructs his action scenes, how his writing has and hasn't changed as a result of CGI – and why there was only one outcome possible in this story for a certain character who doesn't make it to the end credits.Script Apart is hosted by Al Horner and produced by Kamil Dymek. Follow us on Instagram, or email us on thescriptapartpodcast@gmail.com.To get ad-free episodes and exclusive content, join us on Patreon.Get coverage on your screenplay by visiting ScriptApart.com/coverage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Directed and co-written by Shane Black, Play Dirty is the heist action thriller film based on the “Parker” book series by Donald E. Westlake - out now on Prime Video. An expert thief rolls out the biggest heist of his life. Parker (Mark Wahlberg), along with Grofield (LaKeith Stanfield), Zen (Rosa Salazar), and a skilled crew, stumble onto a score that pits them against the New York mob. We break down all things from the Bond-like opening credits, to the unique score by Alan Silvestri, and of course Shane Black's signature Christmas setting.

PLAY DIRTY MOVIE REVIEW Trim the tree, put up the lights, hang the stockings with care: there's an action film on Amazon Prime with Shane Black as writer/director…Christmas will soon be here! Inspired by the popular Parker book series by Donald E Westlake, Play Dirty starring Mark Wahlberg, is about a heist gone wrong that […]

PLAY DIRTY MOVIE REVIEW Trim the tree, put up the lights, hang the stockings with care: there's an action film on Amazon Prime with Shane Black as writer/director…Christmas will soon be here! Inspired by the popular Parker book series by Donald E Westlake, Play Dirty starring Mark Wahlberg, is about a heist gone wrong that […]

Neue Episode im Film- & Serienpodcast! In dieser Folge nehmen wir uns gleich mehrere Highlights und Kuriositäten vor: Die französische Tragikomödie Nur für einen Tag von Amélie Bonnin mit Juliette Armanet Den packenden Katastrophenfilm The Lost Bus von Paul Greengrass mit Matthew McConaughey Den Heist-Thriller Play Dirty mit Mark Wahlberg Und natürlich die neue #SchleFaz Folge zu Zombie Shark ------------------ In der aktuellen Episode unseres Film- und Serienpodcasts erwartet euch eine spannende Mischung aus Arthouse, Katastrophenkino, Action-Thriller und kultigem Trash. 1. Nur für einen Tag (Amélie Bonnin, mit Juliette Armanet) Die französische Tragikomödie erzählt die Geschichte der ehrgeizigen Köchin Cécile, die kurz vor der Eröffnung ihres Pariser Gourmetrestaurants steht. Doch ein familiärer Notfall zwingt sie zurück in die Provinz, wo sie nicht nur die Küche ihrer Eltern übernimmt, sondern auch ihrer Jugendliebe begegnet. Ein Film voller Musik, Emotionen und französischem Esprit. 2. The Lost Bus (Paul Greengrass, mit Matthew McConaughey) Basierend auf wahren Ereignissen schildert der Film die dramatische Rettung einer Schulklasse während des verheerenden „Camp Fire“ in Kalifornien 2018. Busfahrer Kevin McKay (McConaughey) und Lehrerin Mary Ludwig (America Ferrera) kämpfen ums Überleben, während die Flammen alles verschlingen. Ein intensives Katastrophendrama mit dokumentarischem Realismus. 3. Play Dirty (Shane Black, mit Mark Wahlberg) Der Heist-Thriller basiert auf den berühmten Parker-Romanen von Donald E. Westlake. Wahlberg spielt den eiskalten Profi-Dieb Parker, der nach Verrat und blutiger Abrechnung den größten Coup seines Lebens plant – und dabei gegen die New Yorker Mafia antreten muss. Düster, actiongeladen und kompromisslos. 4. SchleFaz: Zombie Shark Trash-Fans aufgepasst: In der neuesten Ausgabe von Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten nehmen Oliver Kalkofe und Peter Rütten den Syfy-Horror Zombie Shark – The Swimming Dead auseinander. Vier Freunde entdecken einen scheinbar toten Hai, der plötzlich als Zombie zurückkehrt – und das Chaos nimmt seinen Lauf. Perfekter Stoff für bissige Kommentare und kultige SchleFaz-Momente. Timecodes: 00:00:00 Einleitung 00:02:07 Tech Talk 00:03:47 Weiter Einleitung 00:04:13 Nur für einen Tag 00:25:26 Wir tippen den nächsten Sneakfilm 00:29:20 Kinocharts und Neustarts 00:37:03 Kinonews 00:39:40 The Lost Bus 00:57:40 Play Dirty 01:05:29 Alte Fernsehserien im Archiv 01:08:29 SchleFaz ZOMBIE SHARK ----------------

I've been saying this for quite some time now; Rosa Salazar is an epic force in this industry. Not only is she brimming with undeniable screen presence, but she's also amassed a filmography packed with uniquely ambitious projects.After getting her start with American Horror Story and Parenthood, Salazar jumped into two of the most popular young adult film franchises of the 2010s with supporting roles in The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials and Insurgent. Those projects teed her up nicely to headline her very own studio action film, Alita: Battle Angel. In the series realm, Salazar also starred in two especially unforgettable streaming shows, the Prime Video animated series Undone, and Netflix's Brand New Cherry Flavor. The combination of all of those titles and then some highlights Salazar's endless range, and having such range came in handy big time on her latest project, Prime Video's Play Dirty.The Shane Black-directed action comedy is based on the “Parker” book series by Donald E. Westlake. Mark Wahlberg steps in as Parker, a skilled thief who assembles a team to pull off a seemingly impossible heist. That team includes Salazar's Zen, an invaluable member of the crew, but also one you're going to want to keep an eye on.While on Collider Ladies Night, Salazar deemed the project a no-brainer to take on for two reasons. One, Shane Black. The other? “Everything I've done in my career led me to this.” Hear all about it in this interview! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Play Dirty is a 2025 action thriller film co-written and directed by Shane Black. It is based on the "Parker" book series by Donald E. Westlake, under the pen name 'Richard Stark'. The film stars Mark Wahlberg as the lead character Parker and LaKeith Stanfield as Grofield, another recurring Stark character, along with Rosa Salazar, Keegan-Michael Key, Chukwudi Iwuji, Nat Wolff, and Thomas Jane, and Tony Shalhoub.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

We continue our series on the Parker books by Donald E. Westlake, published under the nom de guerre Richard Stark, which follow the various criminal activities of hard-boiled heister Parker and the shady characters surrounding him looking to screw up the score. Coming after the 'Outfit Trilogy' that kicked off the series, 1964's The Mourner is one of the weirder entries, focusing specifically on the eponymous MacGuffin: a lost historical statue sitting in the art collection of an embezzling expatriate from a small Slavic country who has himself been targeted by a secret policeman whose desire for a new life of luxury in America will mess everything up for Parker and his partner Handy McKay.  Support our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke The Pink Smoke site: www.thepinksmoke.com John Cribbs on Twitter: twitter.com/TheLastMachine The Pink Smoke on Twitter: twitter.com/thepinksmoke Christopher Funderburg on Twitter: twitter.com/cfunderburg Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / "Tea for Two" Outro music: Marcus Pinn / "Vegas"

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We are kicking off HAHAugust 2: Double Take with 1982's "a guy in a dress is always funny" comedy, JIMMY THE KID starring Gary Coleman (ON THE RIGHT TRACK, DIFF'RENT STROKES), Paul Le Mat (AMERICAN GRAFFITI, PUPPET MASTER), Cleavon Little (BLAZING SADDLES, FLETCH LIVES) and Dee Wallace (ET, THE HOWLING).  To say they're the stars without also mentioning Pat Morita, Ruth Gordon, Don Adams and Fay Hauser is a big disingenuous as everyone in this movie has almost the same amount of screen time.  The lone exception is Gary Coleman who, for being the lead, is missing from a large portion of the movie. Based on the Donald E. Westlake novel of the same name, JIMMY THE KID follows a bumbling gang of small-time crooks who kidnap the son of a wealthy couple who are surprisingly pretty casual about the whole situation.  The plan goes horribly wrong for no other reason than everyone in this movie is an idiot.   JIMMY THE KID is part Get Smart (thanks to Don Adams essentially acting like the private investigator version of Maxwell Smart) and part wacky comedy where a car chase takes up 30 minutes of it's short 80 minute run time.   We talk about Dee Wallace getting snubbed from the movie poster, VW Vanagons, Pat Morita doing his absolute with a nothing role, and why this movie is so important in the history of New World Pictures.  Plus, Ryan does a dramatic reading that we hope gets the attention of the powers that be at Audible.  You listening, Audible?

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Part satire, part crime adventure and part screwball comedy, Donald E Westlake's heist caper follows an eclectic team of European baddies vowing to aid (then betray) a beautiful freedom fighter in a plot to restore (and then steal) her nation's purloined treasures. "Castle in the Air" is driven thematically by an insatiable appetite for greed and a zest for poking fun at itself. The plot works up to a raucous rip-off operation across the roads and waterways of Paris, led by master criminal Eustace Dench and his ensemble cast. We had a good time reviewing the pulpy energy of this one, complete with its hijinks, social commentary and a language barrier that just won't quit.Fast Facts@10:40; Summary@34:00; PIPES@53:00Get your Magic Mind here!

The men who did dangerous work had a special kind of insurance policy. But when somebody wanted to collect on that policy, the claims investigator suddenly became a member of… The Risk Profession by Donald E. Westlake. That's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.If you enjoy today's story by Donald E. Westlake, you might also like The Spy in the Elevator, another Westlake tale we narrated about 10 months ago. Originally published in Amazing Stories in March 1961, today's treat can be found on page 96. The Risk Profession by Donald E. Westlake…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, The aliens wouldn't accept help, though their world was about to explode. They were adolescents. Adolescence is the time when you aren't smart enough to ask for help… The Untouchable Adolescents by Harlan Ellison☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV===========================

The island was drowning—if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed. The Good Seed by Mack Reynolds. That's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Another 5 Star Review on Apple Podcasts, this from Alec in the Scottish Boarders on Apple Podcasts Great Britain. “Alec had this to say, “Best thing since sliced bread!! My absolute favorite podcast! I love science fiction, this podcast gets me through long days at work, Scott's narration really brings these stories to life and fires my imagination. Thanks Scott.” Thank you Alec. Your review and others inspires us to work harder and release more episodes faster, thank you for that and please keep em coming!We appreciate everything you do to support us and many of you have asked us how you can help. If you haven't already left us a review on Apple Podcasts or a 5 star rating on Spotify that would be helpful. We've also made a much bigger commitment to social media so you can easily like and share which helps new people discover us. There's a Facebook page for The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast which is a great place to connect with us and we have Twitter, Instagram, and we just added Threads, Tik Tok and Bluesky. There are links for all of them in the description, and thanks in advance for all of you who choose to like, follow and share our posts.Mack is back, Mack Reynolds, that is. Open your copy of the January 1960 issue of If Worlds of Science Fiction to page 5, The Good Seed by Mack Reynolds…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, The men who did dangerous work had a special kind of insurance policy. But when somebody wanted to collect on that policy, the claims investigator suddenly became a member of… The Risk Profession by Donald E. Westlake.☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV===========================

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All episodes are made available to Patreon subscribers, the most secertive and sinister of all audiences, one week before their general release. {www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke} Continuing our episodes on Richard Stark's 24-book Parker series, we delve into the third book The Outfit, in which Stark (pen name for the legendary Donald E. Westlake) expands the violent world Parker to epic proportions and offers a smörgåsbord of heists (a metaphorical (not veritable) Swedish buffet of heists instead of pickled fish!) centering minor characters who would grow in importance as the series progressed. We also look in-depth at John Flynn's 1973 adaptation, possibly the most Parker-ish of all Parker adaptations. Support our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke The Pink Smoke site: www.thepinksmoke.com John Cribbs on Twitter: twitter.com/TheLastMachine The Pink Smoke on Twitter: twitter.com/thepinksmoke Christopher Funderburg on Twitter: twitter.com/cfunderburg Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea for Two” Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas"

What happened to the Smith Wrecking and Salvage Company when it tried to tear down the all fluoryl plastic City Hall is enough to make a man with a heart of stone laugh. Fluorocarbons are Here to Stay! By Donald E. Westlake, that's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Sometimes you read a story and fall in love with the author. Such was the case when I read Donald E. Westlake's The Spy in the Elevator. So I went in search of another clever Westlake story to narrate and here it is.If you've got it, open your March 1958 issue of Science Fiction Stories Magazine to page 92, go ahead we'll wait for you, okay maybe not, Fluorocarbons are Here to Stay! By Donald E. Westlake…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Holden made love to his friends wife. Because he couldn't help it. The Portable Star by Isaac Asimov.☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV===========================

He was dangerously insane. He threatened to destroy everything that was noble and decent—including my date with my girl! The Spy in the Elevator by Donald E. Westlake, that's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.We appreciate your support, your wonderful reviews and ratings, your comments on Spotify and YouTube and we are especially thankful for our listeners who buy us a a coffee! Chrystene bought us a coffee and says, “Thanks for this fantastic podcast!” We appreciate you Chrystene!If you would like to buy us a coffee there is always a link in the description.☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVAnd we continue to receive 5 star reviews on Apple Podcasts. We discovered this one from Monique Schulz who gave us 5 stars and says, “Great voice acting! Not a huge sci-fi fan but desperate for new content and found this podcast. The narrator has me hooked!” What a compliment! Thank you Monique!!We've got another author making his debut on the podcast today, and although you may not recognize his name, you've probably seen several of his movies. Point Blank with Lee Marvin, The Split starring Jim Brown; The Hot Rock with Robert Redford; The Outfit with Robert Duvall; Bank Shot with George C. Scott; Payback in with Mel Gibson; What's the Worst That Could Happen? with Martin Lawrence and Parker with Jason Statham. There are more but you get the idea. Donald E. Westlake, born in Brooklyn in 1933, was a prolific, award-winning mystery novelist who pounded out more than 100 books and 5 screenplays on manual typewriters during a career of nearly 50 years, and he wrote more than a few science fiction short stories too. About 40 of them, and you will hear from this talented author again and again on our podcast.The title got my attention and his writing kept it all the way to the end of this terrific apocalyptic tale. It would set you back a couple of quarters to buy Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine in October 1961. The last story in Volume 20, number 1 of this sci-fi staple is on page 178, The Spy in the Elevator by Donald E. Westlake…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, The blue men had ravaged Terra and reduced Winston Eberly to a contemptible insect. Now here he was, complaining of indigestion! The Enormous Wordby William Oberfield.=========================== Merchandise

This could be a Christmas story. If it is, it shows one way Peace on Earth can be attained! Not a Creature Was Stirring by Dean Evans, that's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Author Dean Evans makes his debut on the podcast. Evans wasn't his real name, that would be George Kull. Couldn't find his date of birth or where he was born but we know he lived in California. The only thing I could find about him was these words from author Frederik Pohl who said, ““There was a fellow named George Kull in California…who wrote pretty good light mysteries, but he wrote them in enormous volume, and I couldn't sell them as fast as he wrote them. He was starving to death, and he was into me for like three thousand dollars when I wrote him off.” Kull, as Dean Evans, published 12 short stories from 1951 to 1953. His first story can be found on page 113 in Galaxy Science Fiction in December 1951, Not a Creature Was Stirring by Dean Evans…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, He was dangerously insane. He threatened to destroy everything that was noble and decent—including my date with my girl! The Spy in the Elevator by Donald E. Westlake.☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV=========================== Merchandise

Get ready for the big Payback, as we're talking the 1999 Mel Gibson revenge flick, and the 2006 Director's Cut, and 1967's Point Blank, AND the book they're all adapted from, Donald E. Westlake's The Hunter, though mostly 1999's Payback, we promise! Except when we also talk about our punishment movie, 2011's The Beaver, also starring Mel Gibson, payback for Jordan losing trivia last episode. Can Jordan finally get his $70K back in this episode's trivia battle finale, or does he get stuck with a Director's Cut ending of his own making?! All this and more, much much more, and for what, the principle of the thing?Stop it, we're getting misty!Music Heard this Episode"Main Title" -- Chris Boardman"Lynn's Habit" -- Chris Boardman"The Payback" -- James Brown"You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You" -- Dean Martin (written by Russ Morgan, Larry Stock, and James Cavanaugh)Support the showIntro music - "If" by Broke For FreeConnect with us!PatreonTwitterFacebookEmailLinktr.eeLetterboxd - Nic & JordanThe Nicsperiment

Couch Potato Theater: Payback (1999) Theatrical & Director's Cut! Watch the video version of this Couch Potato Theater episode on the Fandom Podcast Network YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@FandomPodcastNetwork Welcome to Couch Potato Theater here on the Fandom Podcast Network! On Couch Potato Theater we celebrate our favorite movies! On this episode we celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the action crime drama Payback (1999). We discuss both the Theatrical & Director's Cut of Payback!   Payback is a 1999 American neo-noir action thriller film written and directed by Brian Helgeland in his directorial debut, and starring Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, Maria Bello, and David Paymer. It is based on the novel The Hunter by Donald E. Westlake using the pseudonym Richard Stark, which had earlier been adapted into the 1967 film noir classic Point Blank, directed by John Boorman and starring Lee Marvin.   In 2006, director Brian Helgeland issued a director's cut that differs substantially from the version released by the studio. In this episode of Couch Potato Theater we discuss the huge differences of the theatrical and director's cut of Payback (1999).  Fandom Podcast Network Contact Information - The FANDOM PODCAST NETWORK YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/FandomPodcastNetwork - Master feed for all FPNet Audio Podcasts: http://fpnet.podbean.com/ - Couch Potato Theater Audio Podcast Master Feed:  https://fpnet.podbean.com/category/couch-potato-theater - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Fandompodcastnetwork - Email: fandompodcastnetwork@gmail.com - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fandompodcastnetwork/ - X (Twitter): @fanpodnetwork / https://twitter.com/fanpodnetwork   - Tee Public Fandom Podcast Network Store:  https://www.teepublic.com/stores/fandom-podcast-network #FandomPodcastNetwork #FPNet #CouchPotatoTheater #PaybackDirectorsCut #Payback #PaybackMovie #Payback1999 #MelGibson #GreggHenry #MariaBello #DavidPaymer #BrianHelgeland #TheHunterRichardStark #LucyLiu #KrisKristofferson #DeborahUnger #WilliamDevane #JamesCoburn

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All episodes are made available to Patreon subscribers one week before their general release. {www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke} Having outmaneuvered the Outfit, shatterproof heister Parker resurfaces with a new face and a new caper. But there might be too much to watch with this armored car knockover in Jersey: a shaky accomplice, a surly waitress planning a double-cross and an oafish chauffeur looking to avenge his murdered employer. Can our criminal anti-hero juggle all these uncertain angles and still come away with a sweet boodle? Continuing our series of episodes on Richard Stark's 24-book Parker series, we jump into the slick and streamlined second book The Man With the Getaway Face, in which Stark (pen name for the legendary Donald E. Westlake) presents a line-up of memorable characters including reliable sidekick Handy McKay, broken heister Pete Skimm and the tragically obstinate Stubbs. How has the Parker character developed since his first adventure? And has this book been adapted into an obscure Mexican film or not? Support our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke The Pink Smoke site: www.thepinksmoke.com John Cribbs on Twitter: twitter.com/TheLastMachine The Pink Smoke on Twitter: twitter.com/thepinksmoke Christopher Funderburg on Twitter: twitter.com/cfunderburg Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea for Two” Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas"

In 1962, Donald E. Westlake used the pseudonym Richard Stark and published The Hunter, the story of Parker, a betrayed thief who seeks vengeance with more determination than we see from the T-1000 in Terminator 2. Four years later, Lee Marvin starred in John Boorman's Point Blank, an adaptation of The Hunter. The film renamed Parker to Walker, but also reimagined the revenge plot as one of a man unable to recover from trauma. Join Mike and Dan for an extra-long, extra-cool conversation with special guest Eric G. Wilson, author of the new BFI Classics study of Point Blank. So put on your best clackety shoes, pace the halls, and give it a listen! If you're a fan of crime fiction, you'll enjoy the first of Richard Stark's Parker novels, The Hunter, upon which Point Blank is based. Be sure to check out Eric Wilson's terrific book about Point Blank in the BFI Film Classics series and his interview about it on New Books in Film. Follow us on X or Letterboxd. Incredible bumper music by John Deley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In 1962, Donald E. Westlake used the pseudonym Richard Stark and published The Hunter, the story of Parker, a betrayed thief who seeks vengeance with more determination than we see from the T-1000 in Terminator 2. Four years later, Lee Marvin starred in John Boorman's Point Blank, an adaptation of The Hunter. The film renamed Parker to Walker, but also reimagined the revenge plot as one of a man unable to recover from trauma. Join Mike and Dan for an extra-long, extra-cool conversation with special guest Eric G. Wilson, author of the new BFI Classics study of Point Blank. So put on your best clackety shoes, pace the halls, and give it a listen! If you're a fan of crime fiction, you'll enjoy the first of Richard Stark's Parker novels, The Hunter, upon which Point Blank is based. Be sure to check out Eric Wilson's terrific book about Point Blank in the BFI Film Classics series and his interview about it on New Books in Film. Follow us on X or Letterboxd. Incredible bumper music by John Deley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1962, Donald E. Westlake used the pseudonym Richard Stark and published The Hunter, the story of Parker, a betrayed thief who seeks vengeance with more determination than we see from the T-1000 in Terminator 2. Four years later, Lee Marvin starred in John Boorman's Point Blank, an adaptation of The Hunter. The film renamed Parker to Walker, but also reimagined the revenge plot as one of a man unable to recover from trauma. Join Mike and Dan for an extra-long, extra-cool conversation with special guest Eric G. Wilson, author of the new BFI Classics study of Point Blank. So put on your best clackety shoes, pace the halls, and give it a listen! If you're a fan of crime fiction, you'll enjoy the first of Richard Stark's Parker novels, The Hunter, upon which Point Blank is based. Be sure to check out Eric Wilson's terrific book about Point Blank in the BFI Film Classics series and his interview about it on New Books in Film. Follow us on X or Letterboxd. Incredible bumper music by John Deley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/film

This week, we discuss two neo-noir films about the world of organised crime. The first is The Outfit (1973), starring Robert Duvall as a version of Donald E. Westlake's “Parker” character, first played by Lee Marvin in Point Blank (1967). The second is Killing Them Softly (2012), a film written and directed by Andrew Dominik and starring Brad Pitt. It is based on George V. Higgins' 1974 novel Cogan's Trade.   Timestamps What we've been watching (00:00:47) – The Fall of the House of Usher, Rain Dogs, Sound of Freedom The Outfit (00:23:20) Killing Them Softly (00:54:15) Coin toss (01:13:30)   Links Instagram - @callitfriendopodcast @munnywales @andyjayritchie   Justwatch.com – streaming and rental links - https://www.justwatch.com

our un/adaptable module continues with memory by donald e. westlake, which is being adapted by duke johnson. part of the “hard case crime” series, we talk about how memory never quite gets to crime, subverting all expectations of the series. we discuss jarring time jumps, the downer ending, and whether or not the narrative is propulsive. we wonder about “concussion,” learn what moby dick knows about whales, and discuss the beauty of genuine art discovery. we also take guesses about the upcoming film adaptation: will it comment on race? how will it depict amnesia on-screen? how did they come up with such a better title for the film? egg writes in. we look up and tell jokes. reading list for season five the zone of interest by martin amis underworld by don delillo eileen by ottessa moshfegh speedboat by renata adler memory by donald westlake blood and guts in high school by kathy acker project hail mary by andy weir the raw shark texts by steven hall crying in h mart by michelle zauner wittgenstein's mistress by david markson nightbitch by rachel yoder infinite jest by david foster wallace

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“Only pain and suffering will make you realize who you are.” A Halloween double feature! Hosts John Cribbs and Christopher Funderburg look at a pair of re-marriage thrillers in which the new spouse turns out to be diabolically psychotic: Audition and The Stepfather. Director Takashi Miike and screenwriter Donald E. Westlake (the respective creative forces behind each film) bring a masterful level of artistry and intelligence to the brutality (both physical and emotions) of the movies, taking genre filmmaking to its apex. The conversation compares the films' depiction of the differences between feminine and masculine performance, their themes about abuse and exploitation, and what each one has to say about the nature of evil. Beware of your fantasies of a perfect family and a perfect spouse, they might kill you. All Pink Smoke Podcast episodes are made available a week early to our Patreon subscribers, the most decisive & thoughtful of all listeners. Support our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke The Pink Smoke site: www.thepinksmoke.com The Pink Smoke on Twitter: twitter.com/thepinksmoke Christopher Funderburg on Twitter: twitter.com/cfunderburg John Cribbs on Twitter: twitter.com/TheLastMachine Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea for Two” Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas"

Parker, that stoic solo brute of independent career criminals, made his debut in the pages of Richard Stark's The Hunter 60 years ago. Stark (the pseudonym under which legendary crime fiction writer Donald E. Westlake chronicled the Parker stories) introduces the world to this ultimate anti-hero at his lowest: backstabbed by a coward, shot by his own wife, ripped off for his take from a bold heist, forced to kill his way out of a prison labor camp and travel penniless cross country to New York, where he expects to enact some savage revenge on those who crossed him. Hosts Christopher Funderburg and John Cribbs revisit this first entry in the 24-book Parker series to examine what made the character so instantly intriguing and why the novel, adapted twice as the Lee Marvin-starring Point Blank and Mel Gibson-ruined Payback, seems weirdly detached from the subsequent books. What does this very readable pulp thriller have to say about lazy corporations and bad luck and monogrammed belt buckles? And the big question of the episode: when does Parker become Parker? Support our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke The Pink Smoke site: www.thepinksmoke.com The Pink Smoke on Twitter: twitter.com/thepinksmoke Christopher Funderburg on Twitter: twitter.com/cfunderburg John Cribbs on Twitter: twitter.com/TheLastMachine Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea for Two” Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas"

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Fluorocarbons Are Here To Stay! by Donald E. Westlake

A random IG post sends Jason down the Joe Spinell wormhole and he emerges in 1973 to experience for the first time 'Cops and Robbers', Aram Avakian's film of a Donald E. Westlake comedy screenplay about two NYC cops who decide to try their hand on the other side of the law.  Featuring pitch-perfect period performances (say that 10 times fast)...'Cops and Robbers' is a really good gem of a 70's film, and has two great lead performances by NYC acting stalwarts Cliff Gorman and Joseph Bologna.  Jason shares a cherished memory of being clueless in a CBS employees bar in the early 90's and meeting Cliff Gorman. Topics covered: Joe Spinell's particular tortured genius for bit character parts. The Godfather bit where Spinell's Willie Cicci is called "Mr. Quested" by a Senator and brings the house down with "Oh yeah, the family had a lotta buffers". Also: Roscoe Lee Browne for the ages.  ENJOY! Thanks for listening!

Break-Out by Donald E. Westlake

Nackles by Donald E. Westlake

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Richard Stark's Parker: The Hunter is a 2009 graphic novel by Darwyn Cooke, an adaptation of the first Parker novel The Hunter written by Donald E. Westlake under the pseudonym Richard Stark.

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This week on Loaned Out, Mike and Brendan discuss Mike's favorite crime series, Parker, we discuss two comic adaptations by Darwyn Cooke based on the books by Donald E. Westlake under the pseudonym Richard Stark: The Man with the Getaway Face and The Outfit.The Man with the Getaway Face:The plot concerns Stark's recurring character, Parker, surgically altering his appearance to escape the mob and a contract on his life. Desperate for cash, he decides to join his old associates Skimm and Handy McKay to rob an armored car in New Jersey.The Outfit:After evening the score with those who betrayed him, and recovering the money he was cheated out of from the syndicate, Parker is riding high, living in swank hotels and enjoying the finer things in life again. Until that is, he's fingered by a squealer who rats him out to the Outfit for the price they put on his head and they find out too late that if you push Parker, it better be all the way into the grave! Welcome to the Loaned Out Podcast, the continuing story of two friends making it through all the pop culture homework we've given to each other. Hosts Brendan and Mike take turns reviewing each other's pop culture recommendations. Be sure to like and subscribe, don't forget to tell a friend.Email: loanedoutpod@gmail.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/LoanedPodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/loaned_out_podcast/Learn more at https://loanedout.buzzsprout.com/

It was inevitable that our decade-spanning reappraisal of the James Bond franchise would hit the Pierce Brosnan period, but rather than return to die another day host John Cribbs and special guest John Arminio go full-tilt into all four films running from 1995 to 2002. Following Bond's evolution in an era of megalomaniacal media moguls, invisible cars and Dr. Christmas Jones, they question whether the charismatic Irishman ever really found his footing as the fabled spy or if his efforts were simply not enough. Topics covered as Cribbs & Arminio bungee jump into each film include the celebrated N64 Goldeneye video game, Donald E. Westlake's unproduced Bond script, the bizarre parting sentiment of Desmond Llewelyn's Q and striking contrast in quality between the first and second half of Brosnan's final 007 adventure. Do these movies really mark the low ebb of the series, or are there things to love about the Pierce years? And don't fail in your duty to check out our previous Bond episodes: Bond in the 80s I: http://thepinksmoke.com/PSP62Bondinthe80sI.html Bond in the 80s II: http://thepinksmoke.com/PSP63Bondinthe80sII.html Bond in the 70s: soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-564624820/psp-ep58-james-bond-in-the-70 spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2t6MQIIbFBKzzKfdtZaQ9x apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-58-james-bond-in-the-70s/id1529803112?i=1000489551247 Bond in the 60s: soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-564624820/psp-ep52-james-bond-in-the-60s spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3g6UHop4amOmuBpljaxx3F apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-52-james-bond-in-the-60s/id1529803112?i=1000506773799 The Pink Smoke site: www.thepinksmoke.com Support our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke The Pink Smoke on Twitter: twitter.com/thepinksmoke John Arminio on Twitter: twitter.com/QuasarSniffer John Cribbs on Twitter: twitter.com/TheLastMachine Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea for Two” Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas”

Welcome to History of Popcorn!On this episode, your hosts, Justin & Elijah discuss Martin Scorsese's essay on Fellini & streaming "content", Paramount+, Turner & Hooch with Josh Peck on Disney+, Ryan Goslings new film, The Actor  an adaptation of Donald E. Westlake's novel Memory, Kid Cudi's first horror film, Edgar Wright doing Stephen King's The Running Man, David Fincher's Mank follow up, The Killer, coming to Netflix.  We also revisit Zenon Girl of the 21st Century! This week we're assigning a viewing of another DCOM classic: Phantom of the Megaplex! *found on Disney+* HISTORY OF POPCORN NOW ON APPLE, AMAZON, SPOTIFY & YOUTUBE!NEW EPISODES WEEKLY!Find us on social media: https://twitter.com/HistoryPopcornhttps://www.instagram.com/historyofpopcorn/https://www.facebook.com/HistoryofPopcornYoutube: History of PopcornBusiness Email: HistoryofPopcornpod@gmail.com

Hosts John Cribbs & Christopher Funderburg discuss the upcoming reprint of Donald E. Westlake's Enough, a pair of novellas that have been given the much more appropriate title Double Feature in conjunction with the re-release. The two works, A Travesty and Ordo, have been out of print for nearly 40 years despite ranking among Westlake's very best work. The breathless episode touches on everything from the history of Los Angeles as depicted in crime literature, the technicalities of locked room mysteries, the relationship of Westlake's work to that of Charles Willeford as well as the strange moments when pulp fiction seems to transcend the pulp genre and transform into legit literature. Special Thanks to Hard Case Crime! order the book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RL8THY7 The Pink Smoke site: www.thepinksmoke.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke The Pink Smoke on Twitter: twitter.com/thepinksmoke John Cribbs on Twitter: twitter.com/TheLastMachine Christopher Funderburg on Twitter: twitter.com/CFunderburg Intro & outro music by Marcus Pinn of Pinnland Empire.

Craving noir? Dig in and find out what happens when a down-on-his-luck reporter gets caught in the cross-hairs of the one woman he's never been able to forget. Is it love? Or does she have an ulterior motive that just might get him killed? I'm your host, Cathy McCarthy, but I also write fiction under the pseudonym C. Mack Lewis and this is my short story. I was born in South Jersey, the land of Silk City diners, nuclear plants, corn fields and the Jersey Devil. My youth was spent reading voraciously, everything from Trixie Belden's (in the vain hope that Jim would slip Trixie the tongue) to my Aunt Mary Ellen's steamy bodice-ripping novels to anything in the stack of books my dad brought home from the library every Saturday, which got me hooked on the novels of Robert Ludlum and Donald E. Westlake.After earning a degree in Marketing at Auburn University, I spent the next five years in the business world, which is a polite way of saying that I had eleven jobs in a five year period, including door to door sales, skip tracing people who didn't want to be found, repossessing cars and collecting on defaulted student loans. During this five-year period, I did an in-depth study of abnormal psychology and sociopathic behavior - and then I divorced him.I didn't have enough money for therapy, so I decided to go to medical school where I earned a degree as a doctor of podiatric medicine. That kept me occupied for the first two years and then I had what I refer to as a 'walking nervous breakdown'. The school psychologist, Terry Murphy (thank you!) helped put me back together and I finished the last two years with weekly therapy and a healthy dose of legal pharmaceuticals.My two-year surgical residency in Buffalo, New York introduced me to a new world of human behavior, including junkies, addicts, criminals, punks, S&M beauty queens and angry housewives with ice picks.Upon graduation, I moved to Scottsdale, Arizona where I moved into my parent's guest room (my standard of living sky-rocketed!) and I took a loan to open a private practice so I could (finally!) be my own boss. I've been in practice since 2000 and I've made Phoenix magazine's 'Top Doc' list in 2010, 2014, 2015 and 2016. I am passionate about podiatry and helping people who suffer from foot pain. I write the blog 'Podiatry Shoe Review', which is dedicated to helping people find good-looking shoes that are good for your feet and are pathology specific.With the money from my loan to start the practice, I hired and an old-fashioned matchmaker to find me a decent man with a career. She did find me a lovely man whom I dated for a year and a half - and then I met my husband, whom I adore.I love being a podiatrist and I am not ready to quit my day gig to become a full-time writer - mostly because I think I would go bat-shit crazy without the grounding (and humbling) force of dealing with the complex, subtle and fascinating world of feet. No, I do not have a foot fetish, but one does become fond of feet when they start paying for your mortgage and vacations.My screenplay OH BROTHER won the Phoenix Film Festival screen writing competition in 2005 and was optioned by Gold Circle Films in 2008. I'm the author of GUNNING FOR ANGELS and BLACK MARKET ANGELS, which are the first two books in THE FALLEN ANGELS TRILOGY and I am currently working on the third and final edition, THE ANGEL WORE BLACK. I've recently published THE FIX & OTHER SHORT STORIES on Kindle because I decided that an ebook online was a better place to store my short stories than in a box in the basement.I hope you enjoy my stories! They were born from my passion for storytelling and my demented sense of what constitutes a grand ole time.For more information on my books, click on https://cmacklewis.com/