25 Years Later, ‘The Singing Detective’ Still Shines
The Singing Detective is the story of a writer of pulp-fiction novels, hospitalized for a horrible skin condition that has …
‘Wanderlust’: A Zany Blast From The Communal Past
In sophisticated comedy, what’s funny is the tension between proper manners and the nasty or sexy subtext. Whereas in low …
Newlywed Detectives Dredge Up The Thames’ Secrets
Chief among the many reasons to keep current with Deborah Crombie’s excellent mystery series starring Scotland Yard Superintendent Duncan Kincaid …
‘Bully’ Problems: The MPAA Gives A Scarlet ‘R’ To A Thoughtful Documentary
The Weinstein Company has lost an appeal to the MPAA, which has smacked an R rating on the painful documentary …
‘The Price Is Right’ And The Charm Of What Doesn’t Change
I first became a regular viewer of The Price Is Right in college, when my friends and I would sit …
Barney Rosset: A Crusader Against Censorship Laws
This interview was originally broadcast on Apr. 9, 1991. Publisher Barney Rosset, who championed the works of beat poets and …
The Extraordinary, Ordinary Life Of Alexander Payne
Alexander Payne watches a movie every day — or tries to, anyway. Lately, the writer and director of The Descendants …
For Asians And Latinos, Stereotypes Persist In Sitcoms
I was flipping around TV channels one evening, and I noticed something amazing. There was a glorious absence of black …
When Empires Fail: 3 Books That Predict The Crash
It begins with a political leader or a businessman who hits on a powerful new idea, one that puts him …
In Soviet Russia, Communism Can’t Stop The Beat
In the late 1990s, while covering the Moscow Film Festival, I was shown around MosFilm, the government-run studio where the …
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