By John Heilpern 7/31/06 12:00am

It’s the End of the World, As Ray Bradbury Saw It

For reasons I can’t explain, science fiction has always sent me to sleep. Perhaps it’s because I find living in the present scary enough. The pleasures of Ray Bradbury’s futuristic work—let alone H.G. Wells’—have passed me by. Even Truffaut’s film of Mr. Bradbury’s 1953 classic, Fahrenheit 451, failed to convert me to the sci-fi cause. Read More

By John Heilpern 7/31/06 12:00am

It’s the End of the World, As Ray Bradbury Saw It

For reasons I can’t explain, science fiction has always sent me to sleep. Perhaps it’s because I find living in the present scary enough. The pleasures of Ray Bradbury’s futuristic work—let alone H.G. Wells’—have passed me by. Even Truffaut’s film of Mr. Bradbury’s 1953 classic, Fahrenheit 451, failed to convert me to the sci-fi cause. Read More

By Gabriel Sherman 1/12/04 12:00am

Barry Cashes Out

Prolific director and producer Barry Sonnenfeld, best known for directing the Hollywood blockbuster Men in Black and its sequel, has sold his 10,000-square-foot Amagansett mansion at 50 Broadview Avenue for $8.87 million.

The sale is a downscaling for Mr. Sonnenfeld, 50, who recently sought to replace his summer home by paying a paltry $1.895 Read More