Kiss Kiss Bang Bang: 10 Awesome Images You've Never Seen

9. A Woman's Concern

We now turn to another book, the book in which the film derives its title from. When Pauline Kael wrote a scathing indictment on the movie making industry in 1968, she picked the title "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" because that's what she felt all films had basically set themselves up to sell at that time. In a grand note of irony, everything from a rejected James Bond theme song (and an unofficial nickname for 007 himself) to a 2004 spy comic used that same title. Ultimately, the irony crown would fall upon the mantle of Shane Black. His film not only reveled in every kiss stolen and shot banged out, but it also showed just how both of those elements were inexplicably tied to the noir genre.
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Mike Reyes may or may not be a Time Lord, but he's definitely the Doctor Who editor here at What Culture. In addition to his work at What Culture, Mr. Reyes writes for Cocktails and Movies, as well as his own personal blogs Mr. Controversy and The Bookish Kind. On top of that, he's also got a couple Short Stories and Novels in various states of completion, like any good writer worth their salt. He resides in New Jersey, and compiles his work from all publications on his Facebook page.