The Oscars played it safe with a return engagement of Jimmy Kimmel as the master of ceremonies for the 96th Academy Awards. The jokes were plentiful, although a few were in questionable taste (such as… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here….
Hitchcock’s Blondes: The Unforgettable Women Behind the Legendary Director’s Dark Obsession By Laurence Leamer (G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 336 pages, $29) When I first heard about Laurence Leamer’s Hi… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support independent journalism and get unlimited access…
The American Spectator’s founder and editor-in-chief, R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., suggested that I review for these pages Michael Mann’s latest film, Ferrari. Given that the film is based on Brock Yates’ … No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support independent journalism…
Connecticut in the Movies: From Dream Houses to Dark Suburbia By Illeana Douglas (Lyons Press, 352 pages, $40) Hollywood has had a longstanding fascination with Connecticut, as evidenced by the m… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support independent journalism and…
It is hard to believe that it has been forty years since the release of Trading Places (1983), the comedy that asks the age-old question: Does heredity or environment determine our destiny? Tradin… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support independent…
“It’s Christmas Eve and we are going to go celebrate being young and being alive,” Miles (Jack Black) declares to Iris (Kate Winslet) in the delightful Christmas romantic comedy The Holiday (2006), wh… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support independent…
The Warner Brothers By Chris Yogerst (University of Kentucky Press, 360 pages, $34.95) I visited Hollywood California in the summer of 2022 and shared my LA story in these pages. I toured some of… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support…
Le Temps Des Combats (The Time of Battles) By Nicolas Sarkozy (Fayard, 592 pages, $43) Like clockwork, every time former French President Nicolas Sarkozy (2007-2012) publishes a new book, his pa… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support independent journalism and…
Deception: The Great Covid Cover-Up By Rand Paul (Regnery Publishing, 408 pages, $33) His newest book, Deception: The Great Covid Cover-Up, is Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul’s holy grail, his quest to u… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support independent journalism and…
Après la déconstruction: L’université au défi des idéologies By Emmanuelle Hénin, Xavier-Laurent Salvador, and Pierre-Henri Tavoillot (L’Odile Jacob, 482 pages, $43) Sixty university professors, alon… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support independent journalism and get unlimited access to quality commentary….