Character in Character
Peter Tonguette reviews Bing Crosby: Swinging on a Star — The War Years, 1940–1946, by Gary Giddins.
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Ingmar Bergman, Entertainer
Peter Tonguette reassess the Swedish filmmaker’s reputation in his centenary year.
Mailer’s Sixties Slump
Peter Tonguette reviews Norman Mailer: The Sixties, edited by J. Michael Lennon.
Bonnie and Clyde at 50
Bonnie and Clyde actually startles with its acceptance of gangsterism.
Classics of Conspiracy
Most thrillers released today are almost entirely different from the endearing classics of the 1950's through 1970's.
The Dark Lady
Mary McCarthy is remembered today not for any particular work of fiction but for her personality, her presence, and even her physical appearance.
A Man for All Seasons at 50
The Santa Monica Civic Auditorium is not a likely place to find saints. Yet in 1967, the makers of perhaps the greatest of all religious films trekked to its stage.