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Book review: 'Hedy's Folly' by Richard Rhodes Washington Post Readers who dote on movie star biographies, high or low, will likely be startled by "Hedy's Folly." To begin with, it is written by neither a film scholar nor a gushing fan but by a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, Richard Rhodes, best known for his ... See all stories on this topic » |
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Tinker Tailor Solder Spy reviews Baltimore Sun By Dave Rosenthal I was always a big fan of the John le Carre novels, so I'm happy to see the strong reviews for the adaptation of "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy." The Cold War seems very distant these days, and his novels, which eschewed shoot-em-up ... See all stories on this topic » |
Capsule movie reviews The Times Herald AP Movie Critic The title is an apt encapsulation of the film as a whole: It may sound simple, but its results are devastating. Writer-director Asghar Farhadi's tale begins as a domestic disagreement in contemporary Iran and morphs into a legal ... See all stories on this topic » |
Review: 'The Firm' Still Average 20 Years Later as a Television Series Hollywood Reporter There may be something NBC knows that others don't about the lasting legacy of The Firm, because not only has the network turned the book/movie into a weekly series, it has given the show an eyebrow-raising 22 episode commitment. ... See all stories on this topic » |
Movie Man: Body snatchers, the Depression and other grave topics Rockford Register Star (The Library of America, $40) This thick book (more than 800 pages) collects writings and reviews from throughout Kael's career. Movies covered range from "West Side Story" to "The Grifters" to "Tootsie," with everything in between — and I mean ... See all stories on this topic » |