Eli Burnstein humorously inhabits the perspective of a nineteenth-century novel that is overly concerned with describing window dressings.
The True-Story, Love-Triangle, Prison-Break Drama ‘Escape At Dannemora’
Pulled from the headlines, a new Showtime series features sexual liaisons between two inmates and a prison worker (Patricia Arquette) and a comedic actor (Ben Stiller) in the serious director’s chair.
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A Heist, And A Whole Lot More, As Viola Davis Delivers In ‘Widows’
The exciting, engaging, entertaining Widows is the rare fun heist film that also functions as a solid drama, thanks largely to the lead performance from Viola Davis.
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Sigrid Nunez, Elizabeth Acevedo Among 2018 National Book Award Winners
Nunez and Acevedo won for fiction and young people’s literature, respectively. The prestigious literary prize also honored Jeffrey C. Stewart, Justin Phillip Reed, Yoko Tawada and Margaret Mitsutani.
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Recently Divorced 40-Year-Old Struggling To Navigate College Dating Scene
COLUMBUS, OH—Noting that the contemporary romantic vibe was totally different than the one he experienced in the late Clinton era, recently divorced advertising copywriter Richard Hamlin, 40, admitted Wednesday that he was struggling to navigate the college dating scene. “It’s not easy jumping back into the acton,…
Amazon Officially Picks New York, Northern Virginia For Next Headquarters
Bringing to an end over a year of speculation, Amazon officially chose Long Island City, NY and Arlington, VA for their next headquarters, offering 50,000 jobs to the regions, while dividing locals who worry about rising property costs and transportation concerns. What do you think?
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Melania Releases Statement Calling For Removal Of First Lady From White House
WASHINGTON—Stressing that the situation had become untenable in recent days, aides working for Melania Trump released a statement Wednesday calling for the immediate removal of the first lady from the White House. According to the statement, the first lady “no longer deserves the honor” of serving in the position,…
Netflix Documentary Revisits Decades-Old Mystery Between Filmmaker And Mentor
Sandi Tan was 19 when she wrote and starred in a film directed by her 40-year-old mentor. Then her mentor disappeared with the film footage. Twenty years later, Tan chronicles the mystery in Shirkers.
Steven Yeun Won’t Say Whether Or Not His ‘Burning’ Character Is A Psychopath
The Walking Dead actor plays a South Korean playboy who may or may not be murdering his girlfriends in Burning. “To this day, I’m the only one who knows who Ben really is,” Yeun says of the character.