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Nathaniel Lambert
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PostPosted: Wed May 21, 2008 8:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I know this got mixed reviews, but I thought THE NUMBER 23 was fantastic. William Sparrow/Fingerling has to be one of the most hopeless, flawed characters out there. Makes for one helluva Noir ditty.
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Tom Piccirilli
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PostPosted: Sat May 24, 2008 5:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
The trouble I had with THE NUMBER 23 is that it's really two films in one, and I think those two films are in conflict. The first twenty minutes has a terrific authentic/noirish feel to it, and then it dives into much different waters. On the overall I enjoyed it a lot more than most people apparently did.
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PostPosted: Fri May 30, 2008 5:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Speaking of Noir, and Tom, I just read your story in Issue 2, just flat out awesome. I've never seen the idea of a sin eater carried in that direction. Awesome stuff.
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PostPosted: Fri May 30, 2008 8:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks, Phil, glad you dug the piece. It was a fun time collaborating with Ken on that story.
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