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The Singing Detective: We're giving away prizesThe Singing Detective! A signed poster, a book written by the screenplay writer, and 5 soundtracks! to enter the contest! The story is about a crime novelist (Downey Jr.) who languishes in his hospital bed and occupies his time by mapping out a screenplay in his head about a cynical private investigator who doubles as a singer in a dance band. Heavily medicated, his plot weaves with childhood memories and soon he is living in a film noir hell constructed by his own psyche.

The Singing Detective was released October 24th, 2003 and stars Robert Downey Jr., Robin Wright, Mel Gibson, Jeremy Northam, Katie Holmes, Adrien Brody, Jon Polito, Carla Gugino. The film is directed by Keith Gordon.