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Malcolm, in the Middle of Some Loutish Schemes
The desperately unfunny kidnapping farce "King's Ransom" is the cinematic equivalent of trampled chewing gum on a subway platform.
A Crowd That's Seldom at a Loss for Words
Some 125 writers participated in events throughout the city as part of PEN World Voices: The New York Festival of International Literature.
A Troupe Rises From Germany's Culture Crisis
The first performance of William Forsythe's new ensemble, the Forsythe Company, was a gratifying success.
Levine Takes a New Look at Gounod's Warhorse
Stocked with an A-list cast, James Levine leads a revelatory musical performance of Gounod's "Faust."
The Media and the Vatican: Opposing Goals
Now that the rooftop sets with a view of St. Peter's Cathedral have been struck, the media contingent in Rome is left with the question of how to cover a new pope.
An Architect Embraces New York
Two high-profile New York projects have cemented the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava's celebrity status.
The Physics, Philosophy and, Literally, Dirty Laundry of Robert Oppenheimer
Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin have written the first full-scale biography of Oppenheimer. Jennet Conant looks at life inside Los Alamos.
From Dreary to Enchanting, the Sounds of Evolving European Singers
This seems to be the season of the European chanteuse. A handful of them are washing up on American shores, bringing their breathy albums with them.
Europe's Elitist Dance, Flirting Everywhere
While the Springdance festival does not represent the totality of contemporary European dance, what it presents is interesting, unusual and sometimes downright great.
The Little Company That Could
Partial Comfort Productions is one of scores of shoestring Off Off Broadway theater companies in New York that run on devotion, day jobs and nonstop pleas for donations.
Surrender in the Battle of Poetry Web Sites
The poetry world is atwitter over the closing down of a Web site aimed at exposing what it calls fraud among poetry contests.
Dylan's in a Dark Mood, and Haggard Offers No Relief
The wrinkles and antique trappings shouldn't fool anyone: the songwriters Bob Dylan and Merle Haggard are as sharp and rigorous as ever.
For His Newest Production, Peter Brook Tries Simplicity
Perhaps no one should be surprised that in Peter Brook's newest staging he seems to have repudiated nearly everything New York theatergoers have come to expect of him.
A Death in the Ring, but Writers Wax On
USA's documentary on Emile Griffith suggests how boxing, back in its heyday, was a sport of the poor set up to entertain writers.
Cannes Selection Full of Favorites
The lineup for this year's Cannes International Film Festival is packed with critical favorites and sprinkled with both potential comeback kids and hot directors.
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