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Last night I watched The Spanish Prisoner, and was reminded of this truth regarding David Mamet’s heist films: There are always gaping plot holes, and those holes don’t seem to matter. This is the result of first-class writing, taut suspense, … Read More

“One reason why I have stressed so much the immoral, the wicked, the ugly, the cruel in my work is because I wanted others to know how valuable these are, how equally if not more important than the good things … Read More

(Please Note: Spoilers abound. If you’re not up to date, probably best to hold off.) The entire thing’s laid out bare during that “throwdown in the woods” – murder, mayhem, mystics, a pair of unreliable narrators … sex, death, dosing, … Read More

“I enrolled in NYU and I went there for literally two days. What happened was I walked into this class and this teacher said, ‘If anyone is here to write Terminator 2, just walk out … just get right out … Read More

Last Tuesday, Jerry Seinfeld performed a brief five-minute set on Jimmy Fallon’s new Tonight Show. The material was milquetoast (“What’s the deal with cellphones?” “How outdated is the Post Office?”); the reception, mediocre. And yet, the only thing that mattered was … Read More … Read More

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It had been an average prom as far as such things go – the police chief’s daughter showed up wasted, the would-be queen ran out in tears. The kids danced fast, the kids danced slow, third-generation stalwarts from The Starlight … Read More

Greenwich Village – a constant battle between classes, with the Old Guard all but gutted by an onslaught from the New. To this day, there are very few places that evoke a changing time so vigorously. This exhibition – featuring … Read More

“I find writing very difficult. It’s hard and it hurts sometimes, and it’s scary because of the fear of failure and the very unpleasant feeling that you may have reached the limit of your abilities. You’re smart enough to see … Read More