NOIR Pause for PUSHCART Nominations ~ AT THE BIJOU

NOIR Pause for (drumroll please)

PUSHCART Nominations

 ~ AT THE BIJOU ~

BIJOU SEAT ~ Heidi Schlempp Fournier

Luscious Ladies and Genteel Gents who have been gracing our red velvet seats AT THE BIJOU for the past two years ~

The lingering mood of the painting above (available, fittingly at artist Uncle Shlomo's Pushcart site) speaks to me, solitary on its reflective pier, as the author's mind. Alone but full, where words come to life and purvey their chance encounter to reach reader, to turn pages, to hold interest, to inspire, to leave rapt or to evoke a well-placed chortle. 

We have experienced all that AT THE BIJOU with the stunning authors gracing our virtual stage of stories and reflections. Truly 'Writers' raves are Readers' faves'.

Honoured am I

 to send the following

 six Pushcart Nominations

 out into the world

 to do us proud ~

" CHOPPER JOHN "

Arizona Author 

C O L I N   J A M E S

Published AT THE BIJOU ~ February 2, 2011

during our FAB-FEB-FILM-FEST

    

" WHO'S GOT THE ACTION? "

New Jersey Author 

K E V I N   M I C H A E L S

Published AT THE BIJOU ~ February 24, 2011

during our RAT*PACK*REVUE

    

" DIVORCE YOUR LOVED ONE

 WITH DIGNITY "

New Jersey Author 

A N T H O N Y   V E N U T O L O

Published AT THE BIJOU ~ March 7, 2011

during our RAT*PACK*REVUE

    

" DON'S DILEMMA "

California Author 

E R I C   B E E T N E R

Published AT THE BIJOU ~ March 29, 2011

during our RAT*PACK*REVUE

    

" BUNG HO! "

Massachusetts Author 

S E A N   P A T R I C K   R E A R D O N

Published AT THE BIJOU ~ April 5, 2011

during our RAT*PACK*REVUE

    

" THE REASON FOR LIVING "

California Author 

J O S E P H   G R A N T

Published AT THE BIJOU ~ November 10, 2011

during our NOVEMBER goes NOIR

    

Most Honourable Mention
showing what rat-a-tat-tat but 100 words can do ~

" YOU ONLY DEFECT ONCE "

Iowa Author 

Chris Rhatigan

Published AT THE BIJOU ~ November 8, 2011

during our NOVEMBER goes NOIR

    

If I could nominate a bright Brit,
ripplin' our pond ~

" STAR "

Sunderland, UK Author 

Julie Morrigan

Published AT THE BIJOU ~ February 26, 2011

during our RAT*PACK*REVUE

    

Most humble mention, 
if I could share one I was proud of ~

" THE GREAT AMERICAN

 SAILING HERO "

Connecticut/Ohio Author 

Absolutely*Kate

Published AT THE BIJOU ~ March 18, 2011

during our RAT*PACK*REVUE

    

Most excitement jiving
 midst our authors in a star-studded show this year ~

" HOW DID ALL THESE PEOPLE

 GET INTO MY ROOM? "

Mr Meet Me In St Louis Author 

the incomparable Robert J Randisi

Published AT THE BIJOU ~ February 22, 2011

during our RAT*PACK*REVUE

    

All Links are above.

Good tidings

 and Great readings 

into our joyous holidays

Grace of my thanks be with you

for how you honour authors

time and time again, here,

*AT THE BIJOU*

May it ever be your welcome world

for worthy words to take on

 greater stage lights,

~ Absolutely*Kate,
Believing in Believers

MARLOWE KNOWS ... IMDB film photo

I detect
we'll Deck December
with our NOIR NOEL

comin' up next folks

NOVEMBER goes NOIR, AT THE BIJOU ~ "NOIRHEADS RULE!" ~ By the BISH, Paul Bishop

 NOIRHEADS RULE! 

Femme Fatale Ann Savage knows.

By ~ PAUL BISHOP 

Femmes know NoirHeads - intimately.

Noir in books and films has always been a genre unto its own. However, noir becomes like quicksilver when attempting to pin the genre down with a quick description. However, I know noir when I see it or read it, but more precisely, I know noir when I feel it. 

Tension, murder, the femme fatale who knows what she wants and just how to get it. Black and white or garish colors with low angled camera shots, or quick incisive sentences filled with language that snaps and bites. Throw in a harrowing sense of unease – the feeling none of this is going to end well – and you are almost there, but not quite.
 
Noir is more than just a combination of elements. Noir is indefinable because it brings something else to the soirée – a particular style, part padded shoulders, part nyloned gams, part prurient promise, part sordid threat, part gunplay, part bruised knuckles, all mingled together with the sweat of desperation.
 
On film and in books, noir tears characters apart. Conversely, noir brings together those who appreciate the beauty in the darkness – call us noirheads . . .
 
Noirheads never miss a chance to hang out together – whether it’s frequenting the darkness of midnight shows of Double Indemnity at the art house theatre, raising elbows during Noir At The Bar sessions, or here, AT THE BIJOU, talking noir and reveling in a well-turned femme fatale ankle, or a stunning story twist striking like a knife in the back.
 
Here, AT THE BIJOU, I’m delighted to bookend two of my favorite noirheads – Eric Beetner and Anthony Venutolo. These cats know from noir, both in their own fictional meanderings and in writing about the past, present, and future of noir.
 
The future is particularly dark for these two characters –, hidden as they are behind an imagined veil of cigarette the smoke and seen from a camera angled up from the floor – since I’ve corralled both of them to take a crack at Fight Card, a new series of boxing tales, noir and otherwise, which has just made its e-book debut.
 
Under the unifying pseudonym Jack Tunney, my entry Felony Fists, and The Cutman from series co-creator Mel Odom, are two-fisted tales inspired by the sports pulps of the ‘30s and ‘40s – noir prime time – such as Fight Stories Magazine, Knockout Magazine, and the Sailor Steve Costigan stories of Robert E. Howard.
 
The future of Fight Card stories includes Split Decision coming next month from Eric Beetner – reading like the best of the noirish Gold Medal originals – and an entry later next year from Anthony Venutolo. All hard-hitting stuff in which noirheads will revel.
 
It’s a honor for me to share space with these fellow noirheads, and with all you noirheads Absolutely*Kate has called into her virtual theatre ~ talking noir, living noir, and writing about noir.

Noirheads Rule, Okay! 

 Noirheads Forever! 

How many noirheads does it take

 to change a light bulb? 

    None. We like it here in the dark … 

©  Author/Showman/LAPD Detective of the Year ~ PAUL BISHOP
Written for NOVEMBER  goes NOIR ~ AT THE BIJOU

Noir Film photos of Mr Mitchum, Ms Greer and Ms Savage from IMDB star collections; 
tableside femme from vi.sualize.us/red

Hello again folks and fellow Noirheads. Enjoying our shows and author showcases? There's more in our lineup below.

Our BISH knows his noir, knows his showmanship, knows his talents, knows his craft ~ seeing crime where he finds it, doing something solid about it . . . then telling his own tales. At the trendy BISH'S BEAT, all your yesterdays come home today, in fleeting images remembered, in discoveries you wish next to take. Check it out. There's a gazillion Paul Bishop books to tuck into all the holiday stockings not already enhanced by gorgeous gams. I'm including two of the latest, for a femme fatale must keep up temptatiousness . . . but a plentitude of others lurk there, in Paul's bright shadows. Give 'em a gander will ya? And be ringside for the tomes of The FIGHT CARD SERIES. Everything this Noirhead puts his knucklin' down into is a knock out. 

    nOW AVAILABLE!

 
CLICK COVER TO PURCHASE VIA AMAZON.COM

<---- COMING SOON

<---- FIGHT CARD ~ 2012

~ Absolutely*Kate, fan and friend of Noirheads,

thanking BISH for co-hosting the FISTICUFFS, PALOOKAS and NOIR 

duking-it-out portions of our showbill

as NOIRVEMBER decks DECEMBER
into cold cunning Crime Scenes

 BE THERE OR BE SQUARE, FOLKS.

There's a dashing gang of Our Noir Authors

coming up to intrigue more than shadows off our stage! 

SIT DOWN SCHWEETHEART ~

 
HERE'S LOOKIN' at NOVEMBER going NOIR ... then decking DECEMBER, AT THE BIJOU

   LINK DELICIOUS INFLUENCES OF ~
 OUR NOIR AUTHORS' "JUST DESSERTS" ~

   LINKS TO OUR NOIR SO FAR ~

  

Kevin Michaels ... Graham Smith ... Julie Morrigan 

  

Chris Rat-a-Tat Rhatigan ... Joe Grant ... AJ Hayes

 Absolutely*Kate co-noveling with AJ Hayes

Paul Bishop ... Anthony Venutolo ... Eric Beetner

   NOIRTORIOUS COMING ATTRACTIONS ~ 

               Every other day that's November . . . decking NOIR NOEL into December

 

Nigel Bird ... Matt Hilton ... Ian Ayris ... Paul Brazill ... 

Steven Miscandlon ... Jeanette Cheezum ... BR Stateham ... 

Julian Bramwell Slater ... Sal Buttaci...  Kevin J Mackey ... 

Helen Howell ... Luca Veste ... Christina Vincent ... 

Charlie Wade ... Darren Sant ... Aidan Fritz ... 

Lily Childs ... Zelda Martin ... Vic Watson ... 

a Rex Pickett surprise ... 

AT THE BIJOU'S Harry B Sanderford ... Matthew Magda ...  

plus return appearances by our masters of the ceremonious ~ 

Kevin MadDog Michaels and Absolutely*Kate ... 

Why ~ Who knows who's getting into the act? . . . 

RAYMOND CHANDLER may be channeled! 

  

ABSOLUTELY*KATE, BOGEY & PALLY PRODUCTIONS

"NOVEMBER GOES NOIR, THEN DECKS DECEMBER AT THE BIJOU"  

    

Paul Bishop, crimefighter/author.

Absolutely*Kate, sailing possiblities.

I think that went 
rather swell Kate.

Open and 

shut case,

 dear Bish.