Movies
Julie Brown likes her character in ‘Plump Fiction’--no offense intended.
May 14, 1998
The indelible Charlie Mortdecai, literary offspring of the English novelist Kyril Bonfiglioli, was featured in three marvelously funny novels before his creator died, of cirrhosis, at the age of 56.
Jan. 25, 2015
Charlie Brown and Snoopy are back after 35 years, this time on the big screen with a shiny new 3-D computer-animated makeover in “The Peanuts Movie,” and reviews have been quick to reassure fans that this faithful adaptation keeps the spirit of the Peanuts gang intact.
Nov. 7, 2015
Quentin Tarantino has this annoying habit on the collector’s edition DVDs of his films “Pulp Fiction” and “Jackie Brown” (Miramax, $30 each) not to look into the camera when he is addressing the audience.
Aug. 22, 2002
Television
Jordan Peele may soon, if not already, be better known as a mogul of genre fiction than for “Key & Peele,” his fertile partnership with Keegan-Michael Key.
Feb. 13, 2019
Entertainment & Arts
Fans of mystery series often think they know certain characters better than the authors who created them.
Dec. 6, 2009
Books
Dark Passages: Dissecting the Detectives, Part 1
Opinion
Oct. 11, 2017
So Ellen is gay and center stage. On American TV. But guess what? It’s been done before. A pioneer in lesbian fiction looks at what’s different this time--and what is not.
April 27, 1997
High School Sports
Sometimes, fiction can seem more real than fact.
April 18, 1991