Lost in Translation
Genius is when you leave actors alone to feel foreign.
Oriana
In death, journalist Oriana Fallaci is considered a major figure. In life, her views were far more minor.
Thief
Wait for Mann's one-take break-in scene. He was just getting started.
1 Joe’s Law
What do fear and loathing have in common? Cynicism, says the pope.
9/11/06
American history was hungry for a fresh meal, for an updated vernacular of rage that a ruling class feeds on.
The Man Who Wasn’t There
Look carefully. Billy Bob's expression never changes. Remarkable.
The Culture Wars
BOOM! No, there was no bomb. But I was furious. Had there been one, it would have been dead cop, dead me.
Dream machine
Italy has conscripted Keats, Goethe, D.H. Lawrence, Henry James... and George Clooney.
Texas Nonna
Suddenly I lived in Italy, and the marvel of Italian food and cooking cemented all I had learned before. Italians have great respect for food, and I have respect for food because of my eccentric and talented, feisty and ferocious grandmother.
Happy New Year
There is a classless democracy to Italian vacations that America should envy.
Sagra blues
Much as Italians love their food, most would rather die than be seen eating candy bars.