Schindler’s List Schindler’s List
From a book by Thomas Keneally, who was convinced by the shopkeeper to look at some old documents he kept in the back of his store. The man was one of the 12,000 people saved by Os...
Jan 10, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Wild Strawberries Wild Strawberries
Selecting Bergman's greatest masterpiece is like trying to pick the best pistachio nut in a bowl. Although this tale of a doctor looking back on his life is as good a choice as an...
Jan 10, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Robert Hatch
The Killing Fields The Killing Fields
Dr. Haing S. Ngor won an Academy Award for his portrayal of the journalist Dith Pran in this account of the Cambodian genocide in the 1970s.
Jan 10, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Andrew Kopkind
From Here to Eternity From Here to Eternity
Actually, what will be shown from here to eternity will be Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr cavorting on the beach.
Jan 10, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Manny Farber
Shane Shane
Thanks to a good pair of elevator shoes, the famously diminutive Alan Ladd walks tall into battle against an evil cattle baron.
Jan 10, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Manny Farber
Taxi Driver Taxi Driver
John Hinckley ignored Robert DeNiro and became obsessed with Jodie Foster, eventually attempting to kill President Reagan to impress her.
Jan 9, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Robert Hatch
The Graduate The Graduate
Dustin Hoffman chooses Mrs. Robinson over plastics. Who wouldn't?
Jan 9, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Robert Hatch
The Sorrow and the Pity The Sorrow and the Pity
Marcel Ophuls documents Vichy France's shameful collaboration with Nazi Germany.
Jan 9, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Robert Hatch
Unforgiven Unforgiven
Clint Eastwood won his first Academy Award for this Dirty-Harry-meets-the-western classic.
Jan 9, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Correcting the Record on Pete Stark and Healthcare Correcting the Record on Pete Stark and Healthcare
One of the occupational hazards of opining on the Tee Vee is that it's very easy to make a mistake, and there's no institutionalized way (like a magazine's corrections page) to tr...
Jan 9, 2009 / Chris Hayes