By Rex Reed 1/17 7:33pm

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Szot. (Zach Hyman/Patrick McMullan)

Paulo, Knight of Brazil, Serenades at the Café Carlyle

Opening-night jitters threatened temporarily to diminish the vocal capacities of Paulo Szot in his new cabaret act at the Café Carlyle. The first four numbers, all part of a well-deserved celebration of the 100th birthday year of composer Burton Lane, suffered from pitch problems. Then something clicked and the romantic Brazilian baritone, who won a Tony for his starring role in South Pacific at Lincoln Center, grew more at ease. As his voice gained strength, his vocal resources increased and so did his artistry. The rest of the show, which runs through Jan. 28, was pure delight. Read More

By Rex Reed 5/15/06 12:00am

Cruise’s Mission: Who Knows?

Welcome, suckers. Summer is here and so is Tom Cruise. In Mission: Impossible III, the pecs-flexing tabloid cover boy, billionaire Scientologist and palpitating amateur psychopharmacologist who turned Oprah’s sofa into a trampoline acts normal. It may be his most challenging performance.

As idiot movies go, this one is as sub-mental as you might expect. Read More

By Rex Reed 5/15/06 12:00am

Cruise’s Mission: Who Knows?

Welcome, suckers. Summer is here and so is Tom Cruise. In Mission: Impossible III, the pecs-flexing tabloid cover boy, billionaire Scientologist and palpitating amateur psychopharmacologist who turned Oprah’s sofa into a trampoline acts normal. It may be his most challenging performance.

As idiot movies go, this one is as sub-mental as you might expect. The Read More

By Rex Reed 3/01/04 12:00am

Gibson’s Passion For Slaughter

Crashing into a cinema near you on a tidal wave of anger, controversy, accusations, marketing vulgarity and religious hysteria, Mel Gibson’s overhyped The Passion of the Christ is finally here. Financed with $30 million of Mr. Gibson’s personal money to satisfy a spiritual passion of his own, the movie makes the last 12 hours in Read More

By Rex Reed 7/24/00 12:00am

A Hitchcock Medley … Give This Man a Real Budget

A Hitchcock Medley

This was supposed to be the hot one for summer. Big stars (Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer). Major big-time director (Robert Zemeckis). A plot so top-secret that even Ms. Pfeiffer, on the talk-show circuit, confessed she didn’t know the ending. One screening for critics–and if you were absent, forever hold your peace. Well, Read More

By Rex Reed 1/24/00 12:00am

My Dog Skip : Cute Civil Rights Doggie

Willie Morris’ Best Friend

A slice of Norman Rockwell America about a boy and a dog that makes you laugh and cry at the same time, My Dog Skip takes the joy and pain of small-town adolescence into higher dimensions of artistry and intelligence. The new century is so new we’ve scarcely had Read More