Remembering director Peter Bogdanovich, chronicler of Hollywood’s golden age
Bogdanovich’s directing credits include The Last Picture Show, Paper Moon and What’s Up Doc? He was also a movie critic and a Hollywood historian. He...
In ‘Present Tense Machine,’ the allegory of The Fall becomes a linguistic accident
In Gunnhild Øyehaug’s novel, a mother and daughter are separated and forgotten to each other, yet continue to exist as thinkers and artists in their...
Cultural critic Terry Teachout is remembered as ‘unafraid of being human in public’
Teachout has died at the age of 65. He wrote acclaimed biographies of such arts figures as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and George Balanchine.
‘Reframed’ revisits Marilyn Monroe’s life and legacy, from an all-women point of view
During her career and after her death, Monroe was objectified and scrutinized — mostly by male writers, biographers and historians. CNN’s new docuseries tells her...
A seemingly good deed goes awry in Asghar Farhadi’s gripping moral drama ‘A Hero’
A media circus ensues when a man on leave from debtors’ prison finds a handbag and returns it to its rightful owner. Motives are always...
HBO’s ‘Somebody Somewhere’ sings sweetly and sincerely, albeit with its inside voice
The electrifying performer Bridget Everett opts for a lower voltage in this gentle, semi-autobiographical tale of a Kansan woman struggling to overcome grief and find...
22 tips for 2022: If you’re feeling flirty, try giving someone your number
Next time, if you find yourself interested in someone, try giving them your number. Focus on creating a mutually pleasant interaction, and let the other...
Two-time Pulitzer winner Lynn Nottage turns a triple play in New York City
Nottage, the only woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama twice, has a new play on Broadway, an opera at Lincoln Center Theater and...
Sidney Poitier: actor, activist, and trailblazing heartthrob
Tributes have cascaded in since Sidney Poitier died. And so they should have. He was an unparalleled actor, a committed activist, and a beloved family...