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...Hunter became John Boorman's Point Blank. In the 70s he owned the comedy-caper genre, for what that's worth, with The Hot Rock, Bank Shot and Hot Stuff. He wrote scripts based on his own novels and those of other crime writers, incl. Jim Thompson's The Grifters (Oscar nomination) and Patricia Highsmith's Ripley Under Ground. He knew the difference in the two crafts: "If I write a novel, I'm a god. If I write a screenplay, I'm a minor deity." Westlake died of a heart attack New Year's Eve while on a rare...
...technical fall without relinquishing a point, Peppelman finished the tournament with a 4-1 loss to Pittsburgh’s Mark Powell.In the heavyweight division, Desena could not muster an upset over top-seeded David Zabriskie, losing 9-0 before bowing out to Iowa’s Eric Thompson in the wrestlebacks.—Staff writer Max N. Brondfield can be reached at mbrondf@fas.harvard.edu...
...With reporting by Aaron J. Klein / Sderot, Jamil Hamad / Bethlehem and Mark Thompson / Washington
With reporting by Jamil Hamad / Ramallah, Aaron J. Klein / Sderot and Mark Thompson / Washington...
...Thompson has faith in that flame. "I love this business even in the worst of times - it's still fun for me," he said, with confidence...