Bob Hope, Prisoner of War Bob Hope, Prisoner of War
War correspondents frequently suffer from what might be diagnosed as Ernie Pyle Syndrome.
Jun 12, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Francis Davis
The Last Mogul The Last Mogul
Lew Wasserman, who died last summer at 89, was not only the most powerful and influential man in Hollywood over the past half-century but also the most enigmatic.
Jun 12, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Thomas Schatz
Hell’s Angel Hell’s Angel
Romeo Dallaire has the name of a silent-movie star and a face to match: clear eyes, ample mustache, chin of cleft granite.
Jun 5, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Medium Cool Medium Cool
In the film from which there is no escape and no going back, The Matrix, the writer-director team of Andy and Larry Wachowski presented a grim choice between truth and illusion...
May 22, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Magnificent Obsessions Magnificent Obsessions
This week, all true movie lovers will rush to see a violent and fantastic special-effects thriller, in which a character endowed with uncanny powers rips through the veil of il...
May 15, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Kurdish Delight Kurdish Delight
International cinema has an irresistible new pair of reprobates: middle-aged brothers who can do no right in their lives and no wrong before the camera.
May 1, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Reel Men Reel Men
The film begins with a federal marshal intoning "This is a very difficult time for our country" and ends with the singing of the national anthem, performed before Rudy Giuliani...
Apr 17, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
The Anatomy Lesson The Anatomy Lesson
Matthew Barney's Cremaster cycle
Apr 17, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Arthur C. Danto
Death in Helsinki Death in Helsinki
OK, let's say that life goes on.
Apr 3, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Left Coast Notes Left Coast Notes
While Michael Moore was leaving the stage of the Kodak Theater during the seventy-fifth annual Academy Awards ceremony, after calling George W.
Mar 26, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Marc Cooper