Jake Hinkson

@lisalamanfilmfan.bsky.social Nice Marge Simpson impression on the pod!

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🧵1/2 : Had a blast talking crime fiction with you during last month’s #Noirvember books tribute. The updated list of featured novels—this year’s thirty, plus last year’s—is attached to the second part of this thread. Happy reading!

Podcast alert! I had a blast talking about one of my favorite classic Chicago noirs with Jeremy and Paco at Four Stars.

The New Yorker panning THE WIZARD OF OZ when it first came out is in the Hall of Fame for bad critical takes. Total stinkeroo!

it is almost as if accommodating and conceding to far right ideas legitimizes them and signals to voters that the far right is a legitimate choice for governance

Happy 80th birthday to DETOUR, the only good movie ever made, unleashed on the world on November 15th, 1945.

☕️Good morning.

I hope everyone has a great weekend.

*The Coffee Cup, Los Angeles, California (year unknown.)

My 3rd? time seeing SUDDEN FEAR, and it’s moved into the upper echelon of noir for me. It’s top-tier: evil Jack Palance, wicked Gloria Grahame, suffering Joan Crawford. Great direction, cinematography, plot. Might also be the movie over which Crawford had the most creative control. What a flick.

I know many new writers worry about how readers will receive their work. That’s a valid concern! That said, two things:

1. This gig is only worth it if you write what YOU want.

2. Some will hate your stuff, but some will like it. Your readers. They’re awesome. Write for them.

Too Many Sharks: A Warning About "Agents" No, seriously

Wrote a thing about agents. If you’re a new writer or are actively querying, hope this helps keep you safe!
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Chicago people, there are now signed copies of YOU WILL NEVER SEE ME at City Lit Books in Logan Square.

Dirtbag Cosplay: An interview with Jake Hinkson about his novel, “You Will Never See Me” - Chicago Review of Books The Heart O’ Chicago hotel hasn’t seen this much action, possibly ever. Not in literature, anyway. The 1950s motel along Lincoln Avenue’s “hotel row” is just one of the many if-you-know-you-know locations highlighted in Chicago author Jake Hinkson’s latest crime novel, You Will Never See Me. Hinkson writes noir, the darkest of crime fiction, for…

Check out this interview with @jakehinkson.bsky.social, author of 🔍YOU WILL NEVER SEE ME🔎 in the Chicago Review of Books! Learn about Hinkson's inspiration for the book and how he used Chicago as a setting.

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His Works Completed, Dick Cheney, Mass Murderer of Iraqis and American Democracy, Dies As much as the Trumpists claim to disavow the War on Terror, they walk a path paved by the most powerful vice president in U.S. history.

All day, many of you have been asking for a Cheney obituary from me. Get ready:

John Dickerson To Depart CBS News In First Major Talent Exit Under New Paramount Owners John Dickerson, co-anchor of CBS Evening News who has been with the network since 2009, said that he is exiting at the end of this year.

dickerson is one of the best broadcast journalists in the game, and someone who would clearly be a real asset to a new leader interested in strengthening the network's journalism. but, of course, we know weiss isn't actually interested in journalism as such.

@thejudyroom.com Just finished reading this absolute treasure. It was delightful knowing details about backstage of the movies, the true facts about her issues with the studio/staff and how Judy always surpass them with her natural talent. How brilliant Judy was (and still she is)!
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CHICAGO come have a drink with me!

The famed swordfight on the beach between Errol Flyn and Basil Rathbone in CAPTAIN BLOOD (1935)

It was such a pleasure to write the essay for Criterion's 4K+Blu Ray of CAPTAIN BLOOD, a movie I dearly love. And for friends who love commentaries, note that this has one from Curtiz biographer (and fount of knowledge) Alan K. Rode @thetallcinephile.bsky.social www.criterion.com/films/29013-...

I'll be signing copies of YOU WILL NEVER SEE ME at The Mysterious Bookshop in New York City this Tuesday. If you're around, I hope you WILL come see me because I want to see you, damn it.

Out today! Go get it!

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Dirtbag Cosplay: An interview with Jake Hinkson about his novel, “You Will Never See Me” - Chicago Review of Books The Heart O’ Chicago hotel hasn’t seen this much action, possibly ever. Not in literature, anyway. The 1950s motel along Lincoln Avenue’s “hotel row” is just one of the many if-you-know-you-know locat...

"For whatever reason I’ve always been more drawn to the cautionary stuff. The stories of bad decisions blowing up in people’s faces."

@loriraderday.bsky.social's interview with @jakehinkson.bsky.social on “You Will Never See Me” (Crooked Lane Books) is out now.
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Antifa love triangle

On a related note: to watch a Michael Curtiz movie, even one you’ve seen 25 times, is to wonder once again “was this guy the GOAT?”

I love how the last image of MILDRED PIERCE ties Mildred—who, by film’s end, has lost both her empire and the family she built it for—back to the working women she sprang from. It’s an incredibly potent symbol of the film’s critique of wealth and class.

You Will Never See Me, pictured here with some friends and influences. Out October 14th from @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social

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One of the coolest moments in ANY movie is Kirk saying he doesn’t like losing, and pulling out his communicator to advance the story. It’s a moment that changes everything, and breathes new life into the story. It’s the second wind!

ICE just blatantly violated the law and arrested sitting Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes while seeking to illegally arrest a patient in a hospital. Fuck these fascists.

1/ I’m Till Eckert, a ProPublica reporter. For the past 2 weeks, I’ve been going to the same NY immigration courthouse.

Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away.

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Every single time there’s something I want to see at Doc Films it turns out to be programmed by @kathygee.bsky.social