LB’s NOTE: Here’s how the NYTimes subheading described this article by Edward Sorel when the paper published it last month:
Things weren’t easy between the creator of the hard-boiled detective and the high-flying director.
Because, you know, otherwise the film aficionados who would be attracted by the headline wouldn’t want to continue reading. I’m not a fan of either of these great talents (although I certainly acknowledge that they were indeed great at what they did), but I thoroughly enjoyed the following: