How many critics—of the theater, movies, music, contemporary fine arts—wake up each morning with the uncomfortable feeling that someday they...

Making a list was a Victorian-era parlor game, a way to fill the empty hours, a way to ward off boredom. As I’ve discussed before, there i...

There’s an old rule of thumb in the film business, “Never take your name off a film.” The reason behind this adage is simple: If the film tu...

In his witty and insightful book, Adventures in the Screen Trade (1983) William Goldman, a highly successful screenwriter ( Butch Cassidy a...