Manhattan Manhattan
The black and white cinematography of Gordon Willis and the music of George Gershwin make for a pitch-perfect valentine to the Big Apple.
Dec 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Robert Hatch
Hearts and Minds Hearts and Minds
Lyndon Johnson gave this Oscar-winning documentary its title and, with his escalation of the war in Vietnam, its purpose.
Dec 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Robert Hatch
GoodFellas GoodFellas
Unlike The Godfather, in Martin Scorsese's depiction of New York mafioso, no one pretends to be a man of honor. That's one of the reasons it's so great.
Dec 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Fanny and Alexander Fanny and Alexander
Ingmar Bergman's life-affirming story of the Ekdahl family would be his last feature film. No one ever made a better exit.
Dec 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Robert Hatch
Bill Ayers Whitewashes History, Again Bill Ayers Whitewashes History, Again
It couldn't have been easy for Bill Ayers to keep quiet while the McCain campaign tarred him as the Obama's best friend, the terrorist. Unfortunately, the silence was too good to...
Dec 8, 2008 / Katha Pollitt
Easy Rider Easy Rider
Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper revved up their motorcycles and, like Jack Kerouac, inspired a generation of young people to hit the road.
Dec 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Robert Hatch
Do the Right Thing Do the Right Thing
New York City's second most-famous Mookie delivers pizza and fights the power in Spike Lee's breakthrough film. Some critics predicted its provocative portrayal of race tensions wo...
Dec 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Radio Nation with Laura Flanders Radio Nation with Laura Flanders
Can the people who broke the banking system fix it? And is there a way taxpayers could save Motor City while making it green?
Dec 8, 2008 / Radio Nation
Did ISI Do It, Or Didn’t They? Did ISI Do It, Or Didn’t They?
The lead story in today's New York Times reports a definitive connection between the Lashkar-e Taiba ("Army of the Pure") terrorist group and Pakistan's ISI intelligence service. ...
Dec 8, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
‘SNL’: Amy Poehler’s Hillary Clinton On Secretary Of State Job ‘SNL’: Amy Poehler’s Hillary Clinton On Secretary Of State Job
Amy Poehler's version of Clinton muses, "Would you rather fix the economy or travel the globe? Point Hillary!"
Dec 7, 2008 / Saturday Night Live