This is an adaptation of Mosley’s first novel starring Denzel Washington as unlicensed Private Detective Easy Rawlins and co-stars: Don Cheadle and Jennifer Beals. 

Ezekiel “EASY” Rawlins is a WWII veteran who lives in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. Down on his luck and unemployed, Easy decides to take on the case of a missing woman as an unlicensed P.I.

In my opinion this is the best companion film to L.A. Confidential (1997, Directed by Curtis Hansen); a true Neo-noir in all the right ways. The film is gritty, nihilistic and grounded in its setting. The performances especially from Washington and Cheadle are justification enough to watch this movie. Devil in a Blue Dress was shot on location and has one hell of a film score by Elmer Bernstein.

The perfect movie to chill out with and immerse yourself into the era of its setting.

I highly recommend this film and will not waste anymore time to summarize it and possibly spoil anything.

So stay cool, light up a few and drink some brew. But, above all else – Never take your finger of that REWIND BUTTON.

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Tesseract by Makeup and Vanity Set

Clocking just under 17 minutes in runtime, this latest EP is sure to have you spinning its tracks on repeat and thirsting for more. Thankfully, Makeup and Vanity Set has got you covered, as for those unaware or those who’ve just plainly lost count, this marks no less than the artists’ 14th project to drop on Bandcamp this year alone.

Be sure to check Makeup and Vanity Set on Bandcamp, Facebook and on his official webpage to keep up to date with the latest news and releases.

“I will be back in Philadelphia, PA hosting a Delirium Tremens reading in support of the NEW Hainesville album “Natural City” dropping this year. That’s right I will be reading Hainesville stories some from the new album and one other. The event is FREE and there will be some free food. And as with every D.T. reading, there will be a limited open mic window.”
– SamHaiNe (Hainesville, Jade Palace Guard, NewRetroWave)

SamHaiNe presents: Hainesville “NATURAL CITY”
A cold winter night in the secret city.
A collection of short monologues and flash fictions highlighting some of the individuals that call Hainesville “Home”. Stories about people living outside the margins that define civility and existing in the moment. This is a future-present inspired by neo-noir, retro nostalgia and some cyberpunk aesthetics. Coming Soon in 2019 at SamHaiNe.bandcamp.com with physical media distributed by The Jade Palace Guard.
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