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Gloria Swanson

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2012

    Broadcast Journalist And 60 Minutes Legend Mike Wallace Dies At 93

    Mike Wallace, veteran broadcast journalist known for his contributions to CBS' 60 Minutes has died. Wallace, 93, died at Waveny Care Center in New Canaan Saturday night, Conn. Wallace, who was known for his hard hitting interviews with controversial public figures, had said in interviews following h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    My Five Craziest Oscar Upsets And Snubs Of All Time

    Paper magazine's Elizabeth Thompson called to ask for my most memorable snubs in the golden boy's history, since the kids at Paper know that I live, breathe, and lose Oscars for a living. So here they are.

  • Film

    November 9, 2011

    The Return of Mario Montez, Warhol Legend

    Paper magazine's Elizabeth Thompson called to ask for my most memorable snubs in the golden boy's history, since the kids at Paper know that I live, breathe, and lose Oscars for a living. So here they are.

  • Theater

    September 14, 2011

    Follies: Dances With Ghosts

    The revival of Sondheim's Follies offers more extravagance than emotional grip

  • Dining

    June 29, 2011

    The Astor Room Noshes on Nostalgia

    A mixed bag of American classics in Astoria. But no beaver.

  • Voice Choices

    June 29, 2011

    Queen Kelly

    A mixed bag of American classics in Astoria. But no beaver.

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2011

    Born Yesterday: My, Like, Intelligent Review

    ​Billie Dawn--the corrupt tycoon's awakening girlfriend in Garson Kanin's Born Yesterday--is such a juicy part that it enabled Judy Holliday to beat no less formidable a duo than Bette Davis and Gloria Swanson for the 1950 Best Actress Oscar. But of course Holliday brought to the role an irr ... More >>

  • Columns

    March 9, 2011

    Alec Baldwin Isn't Scary Anymore!

    Success has mellowed him—and he's actually funny

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2011

    Robert Redford's Mealy-Mouthed Reluctant Virgin of a Politician in "The Candidate"

    ​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. August 3, 1972, Vol. XVII, No. 31 films in focus By Andrew Sarris Cinema, like politics, makes strange bedfellows. "THE CANDIDATE," for example. (I couldn't.) It so happens that I find myself more in critical harmony with Bella Abzug's ... More >>

  • Columns

    September 1, 2010

    Mamma Mia! Is Ruining Broadway

    Talking with all-around Broadway fanatic Seth Rudetsky! Plus Charles Busch.

  • Voice Choices

    July 20, 2010

    SUNSET, SUNSET

    Norma Desmond is ready for her close-up again

  • Voice Choices

    April 27, 2010

    FASHION PIONEERS

    So you think you have original style? Think again.

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2009

    All About Eve vs. Sunset Boulevard

    "All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up,"In 1950, two instant classics about the cruelty of show business, both starring older dames, went at it for Best Picture. Joe Mankiewicz's All About Eve--starring Bette Davis as an aging actress whose entire life is usurped by an unctuous fan--clob ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2009

    Wiiging Out With Kristen Wiig

    I really enjoy Kristen Wiig, the Saturday Night Live comic who specializes in needy, neurotic, attention-grabbing weirdos who play with their hair and shatter you with their voices. The material Wiig's given may be uneven, but she's always willing to take wild chances, from her excitable Target la ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2008

    Halloween Special: Billy Wilder's Sunset Blvd.

    I really enjoy Kristen Wiig, the Saturday Night Live comic who specializes in needy, neurotic, attention-grabbing weirdos who play with their hair and shatter you with their voices. The material Wiig's given may be uneven, but she's always willing to take wild chances, from her excitable Target la ... More >>

  • Film

    September 3, 2008

    Anthology Film Archives Revives the Public Mischief of Robert Downey Sr.

    I really enjoy Kristen Wiig, the Saturday Night Live comic who specializes in needy, neurotic, attention-grabbing weirdos who play with their hair and shatter you with their voices. The material Wiig's given may be uneven, but she's always willing to take wild chances, from her excitable Target la ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    July 2, 2008

    Sunset Boulevard

    I really enjoy Kristen Wiig, the Saturday Night Live comic who specializes in needy, neurotic, attention-grabbing weirdos who play with their hair and shatter you with their voices. The material Wiig's given may be uneven, but she's always willing to take wild chances, from her excitable Target la ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2008

    I'm So Glad We've Had This Time With Carol Burnett

    I really enjoy Kristen Wiig, the Saturday Night Live comic who specializes in needy, neurotic, attention-grabbing weirdos who play with their hair and shatter you with their voices. The material Wiig's given may be uneven, but she's always willing to take wild chances, from her excitable Target la ... More >>

  • Film

    August 15, 2006

    Judy Holliday: The Smart Dumb Blonde

    I really enjoy Kristen Wiig, the Saturday Night Live comic who specializes in needy, neurotic, attention-grabbing weirdos who play with their hair and shatter you with their voices. The material Wiig's given may be uneven, but she's always willing to take wild chances, from her excitable Target la ... More >>

  • Screens

    July 25, 2006

    Dream Team

    I really enjoy Kristen Wiig, the Saturday Night Live comic who specializes in needy, neurotic, attention-grabbing weirdos who play with their hair and shatter you with their voices. The material Wiig's given may be uneven, but she's always willing to take wild chances, from her excitable Target la ... More >>

  • Film

    September 6, 2005

    See It Now

    Geopolitickin' and an East Asian invasion highlight the 43rd New York Film Festival

  • Music

    May 18, 2004

    How Soon Is Then?

    The Smiths' aging bigmouth messiah risks ridicule, wags his finger, and stamps his feet

  • Film

    August 26, 2003

    The Need for More Than Greed: A Trio of Stroheim Sagas

    The Smiths' aging bigmouth messiah risks ridicule, wags his finger, and stamps his feet

  • Film

    July 29, 2003

    It's All Over Now

    Legends of the Fall

  • Film

    June 10, 2003

    Restorative Powers

    Preserving the Wealth

  • News

    April 15, 2003

    The Heart of the Matter

    A Former Internet Pen Pal's Mixed Feelings About Russell Harding

  • Film

    February 18, 2003

    Elegance Is Bliss

    Old Hollywood's Mr. Practicality

  • Film

    June 18, 2002

    Zero for Conduct

    Old Hollywood's Mr. Practicality

  • Columns

    November 13, 2001

    NY Mirror

    Old Hollywood's Mr. Practicality

  • Theater

    November 13, 2001

    Ladies Who Punch

    Old Hollywood's Mr. Practicality

  • News

    June 19, 2001

    The Gilded Closet

    The Swank World of Gay Gents in New York

  • Film

    February 13, 2001

    The Princess and the Showgirl

    The Swank World of Gay Gents in New York

  • Film

    September 19, 2000

    Kin Flick; Kindred Spirits

    The Swank World of Gay Gents in New York

  • Film

    November 24, 1998

    Kiss-Kiss of Death

    The Swank World of Gay Gents in New York

  • Columns

    October 13, 1998

    NY Mirror

    ''In Rounders, John Malkovich chewed so much scenery that it's a wonder there were any card tables left.''

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