Mystery Trivia

One of the most enjoyable movies ever! Starring Bill Pulman and Ben Stiller. Truly a fantastic way to spend two hours. Richard Stark, one of the writers,  is a pseudonym for that master mystery writer Donald E Westlake - who can do no wrong as far as I am concerned. Alternately a dark or delightful read depending on which series you are devouring:

“Passion is the enemy of precision. Forget the nysnomer crime of passion. All crime is passionate. It is passion that moves the criminal to act, that disrupts the static inertia of morality. The client’s passion for this dead woman had facilitated his downfall. And the blackmailers passion would facilitate hers. When you live with no passion at all other people’s passions come into glaring relief.”

- Richard Stark & Jake Kasdan The Zero Effect

Although some adaptations of Dame Christie’s movies are suspicious to say the least, the following movie, about Agatha is excellant. A plot worthy of her own creation.

Agatha 1979 – Vanessa Redgrave & Dustin Hoffman

Based on a surmises about the unaccounted for two weeks that famous mystery author Agatha Christie disappeared after her abandon, running car was found under suspicious circumstances.

As you can see, Death to Smoochy is an old movie by now but I highly recommend it, especially for those of you with a slightly bent sense of humour.

Death to Smoochy 2002 – Robin Williams, Edward Norton, Catherine Keener

Directed by Danny De Vito. Hilarious dark comedy

Some movies are really worth watching - and a select few are worth watching over and over again. This is one of them with the comic genius of Danny Kaye. It also stars a very young and nubile Angela Lansbury.

The Court Jester 1956 – Danny Kaye & Angela Lansbury , Glynnis Johns, Basil Rathbone A comedy classic. “A jester unemployed is nobody’s fool.” – “Get it? Got it. Good.”