Mickey Spillane

Mumbai Mirror: A Loose-Cannon Cop Story

Robert Burnham Jr.'s 1983 Testament: An Astronomer-Recluse Inscribes His Universe (Part II)

Burnham in his Prescott, Arizona home lab, circa 1960.​ Yesterday, we published the first half of a 24,000-word "self-interview" by Lowell Observatory astronomer Robert Burnham, Jr. on what would have been his 80th birthday. Burnham died in 1993 at the age of 61. He was known not only for hi ... More >>

Claude Chabrol 1930-2010

​One of the key members of French new wave, Claude Chabrol died this weekend at age 80, having made nearly as many movies -- almost all of them thrillers -- as years he lived. Like his colleagues Francoise Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard, Jacques Rivette, and Eric Rohmer, Chabrol was a film critic ... More >>

Morning Links: Roman Polanski Won't Be Extradited; Well May Be Re-Capped Today; Mayor Bloomberg Hearts His iPad

​• Switzerland has refused to extradite Roman Polanski to the U.S. over a child sex case (regarding a 13-year-old girl) dating from 1977, and he has been freed from house arrest. "The reason for the decision lies in the fact that it was not possible to exclude with the necessary certainty a ... More >>

Bobby Spillane's Fatal Fall Recalls Tales of His Gangster Dad With a Famous Name

​Actor-writer Bobby Spillane's fatal tumble out of a West Side apartment window this weekend has prompted much talk about his late gangster dad, Mickey, who once ruled a very active gangland in Hell's Kitchen. Most stories about the son's tragic death dutifully noted that dad Mickey Spillane w ... More >>

Scorsese's Head-Trip Shutter Island

Stuck in the asylum with the good kind of insane

'Shock to the System'

Synge, Synge, Synge

Six plays by one author in eight and a half hours? It might get anybody's Irish up.

North by Northeaster

After writing the rulebook, Stephen King throws it away

Gotham Gifts

Ugly America

Nuclear Burnout

A Pettibon Primer

Chilly Scenes

A Winter Movie Preview
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