In a subtle reminder of the connection between New Jersey and New York that undergird the Port Authority, the spire that will top the agency’s 1 World Trade Center departed its berth in the Port of Newark for Lower Manhattan this morning. Once the barge carrying eight pieces of the 400-foot tower topper arrives in Read More
For women and gay male Park Slopers, the day after Thanksgiving marks not the beginning of the Christmas shopping season, but the arrival from points north of the neighborhood’s handsome French-Canadian Christmas-tree salesmen
For the last six years, Nicolas and Louis have driven down from Montreal to set up their ephemeral tree sale outside the Read More
Denys Arcand’s The Barbarian Invasions , from his own screenplay, was moderately well received at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, winning two major awards. It was also one of the highlights of last month’s New York Film Festival, and yet there remains a residue of nagging condescension towards Mr. Arcand’s film, namely of the “if-you-like-tearjerkers-you’ll-like-this” Read More
I don’t know why opponents of increased homeland-security spending won’t simply say what they’re thinking: If we’re not too careful in how we appropriate homeland-security dollars, we’ll simply make people dependent on government handouts. And, of course, who knows how much of that money will line the pockets of the union bosses and big-city (read: Read More
David Mamet’s The Winslow Boy , from Mr. Mamet’s screenplay, based on the play by Terence Rattigan, succeeds cinematically through Mr. Mamet’s profound appreciation of his source material’s essential theatricality. The emotional resonance generated by this latest version of The Winslow Boy reminds us that film and theater have shared an incestuous relationship ever since Read More
