Review: Naomi Watts brings sensitivity to a story of companionship in 'The Friend'
I'm talking about Bing, the 150-pound Great Dane who cedes top billing to human co-stars Naomi Watts and Bill Murray, but ...
Medieval Tales of Merlin and Arthur, Hidden for Centuries, Return to Light
Cambridge University researchers found a manuscript with rare Arthurian tales bound into a ledger more than 400 years old and ...
‘Miracles and Wonder’ explores mysteries about Jesus with detective zeal
Elaine Pagels remains fascinated by the mysteries of Jesus after decades of study. In her latest book, she revels in the ...
For its subject, exploited on a film set and tarred by notoriety, ‘Being Maria’ was never easy
Director Jessica Palud, a former intern for Bernardo Bertolucci, re-creates the shoot of 'Last Tango in Paris' with a focus ...
From censorship to curiosity: Pope Francis’ appreciation for the power of history and books
The pope’s embrace of literature and history is a sharp contrast to some of his predecessors, a medievalist explains.
‘The Paris Express’ Review: Ticket to Disaster
Emma Donoghue’s novel takes as its inspiration the true story of a 19th-century accident on a French railway.
After A Friend's Suicide, A Writer Inherits His Grieving Dog
Sigrid Nunez's 2018 novel The Friend won the National Book Award. It's now a film, starring Naomi Watts and Bill Murray, about a woman who inherits a dog after her friend's suicide. She spoke with ...