Greta Garbo

Everyone's Looking for a Fix in Chronicling a Crisis

Melina Mercouri Was Hot For Greta Garbo

​In the '70s, Greek actress Melina Mercouri played the girlfriend of Alexis Smith in the rivetingly trashy Once Is Not Enough--a lesbian love affair that some say was based on one between Greta Garbo and socialite Barbara Hutton. But in real life, it was Garbo herself who Melina would have sw ... More >>

Mike Piazza Given a Free Ride by NY Media? Murray Chass Wonders

'Roid rage?​So why has Mike Piazza been given a free pass on questions concerning use of performance enhancing drugs? An intriguing question, one that, despite increasing rumors, no one in the New York press besides Murray Chass has asked. Here's his blog for today:

Who's The Best Movie Actress of the Sound Era?

​In the "top five" list I'm about to share, I wish I could have squeezed in some more of my old favorites, but their filmographies had some holes in them. I also wish I could have included a few more current names, but I can't honestly say Kate Winslet, Nicole Kidman, or Cate Blanchett have e ... More >>

'Hungarians in Hollywood' at BAM

Magyars invade tinseltown, and the rest is history

BAM Samples Finland's Teuvo Tulio

Magyars invade tinseltown, and the rest is history

Hotel Imperial

Magyars invade tinseltown, and the rest is history

Clip Job: The Nice Thing About Tweeds

Magyars invade tinseltown, and the rest is history

Going Dutch

Back in his native Netherlands, Paul Verhoeven uses his basic instincts to craft one slick, quick WWII thriller

'The Painted Veil'

Back in his native Netherlands, Paul Verhoeven uses his basic instincts to craft one slick, quick WWII thriller

Whole World in His Hands

With star-studded hero porn, Emilio Estevez blames the ills of the world on RFK's murder, but what about the man?

Pola Negri: Life Is a Dream

With star-studded hero porn, Emilio Estevez blames the ills of the world on RFK's murder, but what about the man?

Giant Undulating Tales From Sweden

With star-studded hero porn, Emilio Estevez blames the ills of the world on RFK's murder, but what about the man?

Existential Jazz

With star-studded hero porn, Emilio Estevez blames the ills of the world on RFK's murder, but what about the man?

A Woman Alone

Former film history footnote finally gets a triumphant revival

'Voice' on Literature

Reviews of the last 50 years

Definitive Garbo: Film's Greatest Enchanter Keeps the Title

Reviews of the last 50 years

People Will Talk

From 18th-century Berlin to 1940s Santa Monica, a dazzling array of artists and intellectuals

Icon and Iconoclast

Is that all there is? One of the best shows of the season takes place in an empty gallery

Time and tide: Class struggle on the New York waterfront

Is that all there is? One of the best shows of the season takes place in an empty gallery

Listings

Is that all there is? One of the best shows of the season takes place in an empty gallery

Lost and Found

Thinking outside the box: Cornell's found-footage curios

Secrets and Thighs

A history of celebrity sex tapes, real and fake, from Joan Crawford to Paris Hilton

PCs in a 'Pod

A history of celebrity sex tapes, real and fake, from Joan Crawford to Paris Hilton

Sawdust and Tinsel

A history of celebrity sex tapes, real and fake, from Joan Crawford to Paris Hilton

Benedict Walker

Californian John Walker Fought for the Taliban. Does This Make Him a Traitor to the U.S.?

Reversals of Fortune

Californian John Walker Fought for the Taliban. Does This Make Him a Traitor to the U.S.?

NY Mirror

Californian John Walker Fought for the Taliban. Does This Make Him a Traitor to the U.S.?

Diagnosis: Artist

In Two New Films, the Creative Personality Becomes a Pathological Type

Dyke Jones? Pussy Galore!

In Two New Films, the Creative Personality Becomes a Pathological Type

Different Strokes For Different Volk

The Lost World Of Custom-Made Endings

Wheels of History

The Lost World Of Custom-Made Endings

Flash of the Titans

Previewing the 36th New York Film Festival