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Spies of the Silver Screen
| Welcome Dreammakers, to Cinemarquee's "Spies of the Silver Screen" ... where all dreams are possible and where Heroes that were, always will be. Sit back now in a soft lounge chair, with your favorite merlot or cappuccino and a favorite friend, and drift with the fog, filling your imagination with the dreams that are and may be. We Mystery writers are creators of worlds, dreammakers and sculptors of the imaginary, carving characters and worlds out of thought, and bringing forth through the magic of illusion ...that which might be, and for two hours or 300 pages of precious time...is ... if but for a moment. |  |
Pulp Fiction Sites
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| This site will introduce you to the pulp magazines of the 1920's, '30's and '40's. Sections include a brief historical essay, a bibliography, a special feature and links to other pulp sources. |
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| Stanford's Dime Novel and Story Paper Collection |
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| Pulp fiction magazines were the main source of everyday entertainment for the masses during the first half of the 20th Century. These magazines delivered action and heroes that were some of the most creative in literary history. Pulp heroes and their authors have influenced every medium including comics, movies, and television. |
WOLD NEWTON UNIVERSE |
| This is a site dedicated to the
group of heroic and villainous literary figures that science fiction author Philip José Farmer postulated belonged to the same genetic family. |
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| Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
- Bond and Pulps by David Morefield |
| These characters were the stars of the "pulps," and in a way they were the spiritual forefathers of James Bond. Though separated from the works of Ian Fleming by time, cultures and philosophy, even a casual examination of the pulps reveals some remarkable parallels to the Bond mythos. |
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| The action/adventure film first became popular with weekly Saturday serials, running in installments that often had 'cliff-hanging' endings to entice viewers to return for the next show. Other action-adventure heros of B-picture adventure films included Kane Richmond (as the "Spy Smasher," "The Shadow," and a star in the "Cliffhanger Serials" and the "Rin-Tin-Tin" adventure serial), Tom Tyler (as "Captain Marvel" with countless episodes, and "The Phantom of the West"), and Don "Red" Barry (as "Red Ryder"). See Spy Smasher in the flaming tunnel, an animated GIF from Spy Smasher. |
Mystery Sites
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| An online network for everything mystery, with mystery puzzles and information about books, TV, and movies. The Place for Everything Mystery |
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| The espionage novel has a major conundrum at its heart: spooks are supposed to keep secrets, not blab them. Furthermore, until WWII the prevailing "gentlemen do not read each other's mail" ethos prevented literary glamor from attaching to espionage. By now, of course, the spy's lonely life has become a metaphor for every type of existential piety -- but until the mid-20th century, spooks were considered seedy, shady stool-pigeons, liars, and traitors. |
| A Guide to Classic Mystery and Detection |
| This is an educational site containing reading lists and essays on great mysteries, mainly of the pre 1960 era. |
| Twists, Slugs and Roscoes: A Glossary of Hardboiled Slang |
| The language spoken by Philip
Marlowe, Sam Spade, Mike Hammer. With the help of this glossary, you too can speak it like a native. |
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| The Thrilling Detective Web Site is devoted to fans of hardboiled private eyes and other tough guys and gals. The site covers fiction, film, television, radio and comics, and offers bibliographies, trivia, links, and more. |
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| This page is for those who are interested keeping up on the latest news and events in the industry and those who enjoy reading and writing short fiction. |
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Stephen J. Cannell creator of some of the best private detective fiction on television |
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| Sherlockian Holmepage |
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A WWW Reference to the Immortal
Works of Leslie Charteris and his Saint Saga |
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| This site is dedicated to CASABLANCA |
Film Noir Sites
| Film Noir |
| Film Noir (literally 'black film or cinema', from French film critics who noticed the trend of how dark and black the looks and themes were of many American crime and detective films released in France following the war) is a style of American films that evolved in the 1940s, and lasted in a classic period until about 1960. |
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| One of the best Film Noir sites on the net |
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| Film Noir and the Hard-Boiled Detective Hero |
| No Place for a Woman: The Family in Film Noir and Other Essays is a collection of essays on classic film noir, with emphasis on gender roles -- particularly the role of women and the male detective/hero -- and what the films' treatment of these roles says about American culture's attitude toward the family during the 1940s and '50s. |
Film History Sites
| Crime and Gangster Films |
| Crime and Gangster Films are developed around the sinister actions of criminals or gangsters, particularly bankrobbers, underworld figures, or ruthless hoodlums who operate outside the law, stealing and murdering their way through life. Criminal and gangster films are often categorized as film noir or detective-mystery films - because of underlying similarities between these cinematic forms. |
The Espionage Film Genre and the Stars
| Thriller and Suspense Films |
| As already noted, many of Alfred Hitchcock's suspense/thriller films, especially during his early years, are espionage/spy subgenre films. |
| Action Films |
| Beginning in the 60s (after restrictions on violence and sex were lifted somewhat), the slick, escapist Bond pictures appealed to large audiences with their exotic, travelogue locales, tongue-in-cheek dialogue, nifty gadgets, fast-action suspense and audacious stunts, and gorgeous sexy women. |
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| James Bond movies, reviews, news, comics, etc. |
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| The Web Magazine of the Ian Fleming Foundatione |
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| * The Director Talks About For Your Eyes Only * |
| * Licenced to Thrill: An Interview with John Glen * |
| * Directing the New 007 * |
| * Tamahori Talks Direction * |
| James Bond Lives |
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| The Sudbury James Bond site |
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| The James Bond Movie Page "Bond, James Bond" |
| With 3 simple words, Sean Connery set the scene for a cinematic legacy that has lasted over 30 years. This page is dedicated to the world's smoothest, most sophisticated undercover agent - 007 of the British Secret Service. |
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| Sean Connery Movie Links |
| The Rock (1995) |
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| Nicolas Cage Movie Links |
| Guarding Tess (1994) |
| Face Off (1997) |
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| Tom Cruise Movie Links |
| Mission: Impossible (1996) |
| Mission: Impossible II (2000) |
| Mission: Impossible III (2004) |
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| Harrison Ford Movie Links |
| Patriot Games (1992) |
| Clear and Present Danger (1994) |
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| Keanu Reeves Movie Links |
| Johnny Mnemonic (1995) |
| Chain Reaction (1996) |
| The Matrix (1999) |
| The Matrix Reloaded (2003) |
| The Matrix Revolutions (2003) |
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| Mike Myers Movie Links |
| Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) |
| Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) |
| Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) |
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| Robert Redford Movie Links |
| Three Days of the Condor (1975) |
| Sneakers (1992) |
| Spy Game (2001) |
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| Bruce Willis Movie Links |
| Twelve Monkeys (1995) |
| The Jackal (1997) |
| The Fifth Element (1997) |
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| Clint Eastwood Movie Links |
| The Eiger Sanction (1975) |
| Firefox (1982) |
| In the Line of Fire (1993) |
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Matt Helm who periodically makes the world a safer place, as documented in a series of novels by Donald Hamilton |
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Dean Martin Fan Center Here is a place for all of Dean's family, friends, fans and co-workers to get together and share... memories and stories... good times and fun... |
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| The site dedicated to America's Swingingest Super Spy, Derek Flint. |
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| Mr. Schwarzenegger's own, official on-line web site |
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Charles Bronson News and Links |
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| Dedicated to the female spies |
The Espionage Television Genre and the Stars
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| Le Femme Nikita |
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| Like many popular TV shows, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. spawned a great deal of tie-in merchandise during its run on NBC from 1964 through 1968. Comic books, records, toy pinball games, luchboxes and many, many more items were made featuring our heroes, Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin. The is an image gallery featuring scans of some of these things. |
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THE VAUGHN LOUNGE dedicated to American actor Robert Vaughn, his life and career. |
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The Prisoner
Appreciation Society: Six of One Patrick McGoohan's allegorical television series is studied, analyzed and discussed by this worldwide society of individuals. |
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Honey West The first really successful woman private eye! |
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The X-Files International Web
Ring was designed to create a community of X-Files Web Pages from all over the world. |
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| A Fan Club for this
British TV Series (January 11, 1985 - November 1, 1986) |
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| Get Smart |
| Before there was a World
Wide Web, there was The Wild Wild West! |
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| Offering you the chance to live the exciting yet dangerous life of a spy or secret agent for one electrifying night based in Boise, Idaho |
Espionage Research Sources
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We at History is a Hoot, Inc. believe that history is the most fascinating and entertaining subject in the world. Why? Because everyone and everything has a history—individuals, nations, companies, organizations, communities, and, yes, even spies.Espionage, counterespionage, intelligence gathering, counterintelligence activities, surveillance, countersurveillance and just plain spying are not products of recent times and events. From the beginning of the American republic, espionage, in all its forms, has been major component of business, governmental, diplomatic, and military affairs. |
| The History of Espionage |
| An easy, linkable reference to spies (who got caught), their agencies , equipment and the events that surrounded them. |
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Strategic Intelligence Links to National and International Intelligence Agencies |
| Intelligence and CounterIntelligence |
| The place for Spies |
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| A webzine for the spy entertainment genre |
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The Federation of American Scientists is engaged in analysis and advocacy on science, technology and public policy for global security. A privately-funded non-profit policy organization whose Board of Sponsors includes over 55 American Nobel Laureates, FAS was founded as the Federation of Atomic Scientists in 1945 by members of the Manhattan Project who produced the first atomic bomb. |
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| SPIES: Fact & Fiction |
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| These web pages were created to provide the layperson with an easy understanding of what forensic science entails. |
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The Police Writers Club provides
police writers with the knowledge, resources and networking capabilities to share their expertise with others through the written word. |
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