Movies
“There are only so many stories,” says Esquire film critic David Thomson, commenting on the suggestion that the new Jim Carrey picture, “The Truman Show,” acclaimed for its striking originality, had an unacknowledged antecedent in a 1966 dark comedy by Paul Bartel called “The Secret Cinema.”
June 8, 1998
Forget about Nielsen ratings. The life of Truman Burbank also makes for a successful movie.
June 9, 1998
Entertainment & Arts
Movies: The marketing campaigns for ‘Godzilla’ and ‘The Truman Show’ are wildly different stories of success and stumbling in Hollywood.
June 15, 1998
Movies: Footage from his upcoming film, ‘The Truman Show,’ leaves exhibitors puzzled.
April 9, 1997
Box office: The Jim Carrey film stays at No. 1, ahead of Harrison Ford’s debuting ‘Six Days’ and ‘Perfect Murder.’
As David Chute’s article “Is ‘Secret’ ‘Truman’s’ Precursor?”
June 13, 1998
Awards: Indies come out fighting; ‘Shakespeare,’ ‘Truman’ gain most nods.
Dec. 18, 1998
The difference between PG and PG-13 can be little, some say. In any case, young filmgoers ignore ratings in favor of a film’s subject or the stars.
July 2, 1998
Director Ebs Burnough profiles “In Cold Blood” author Truman Capote in the documentary “The Capote Tapes,” based on interviews by George Plimpton.
Sept. 10, 2021
Among the surprises: The votes weren’t there for Carrey or ‘Truman’; Caine, Horrocks and Murray also overlooked.
Feb. 10, 1999