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Philip Roth’s newest novel, “Exit Ghost” is the ninth–and, it seems, last–to feature Roth’s favorite character and alter-ego, the famous American-Jewish novelist Nathan Zuckerman. We’d first encountered Zuckerman nearly 30 years ago in 1979’s “The Ghost Writer,” a novel that, more than any other of the Zuckerman books, sets the stage for “Exit Ghost.” The…

Kudos to NBC for next week’s Green Week, seven days of green-themed programs. No, they’re not pre-empting our cherished shows for news and documentary reporting on the environment–they’re weaving this theme into everything on the NBC schedule. That means you can still watch “Heroes” and Jay Leno, but you’ll be doing it greenly. Personally, I’m…

Click Here to Listen to “Radio Nowhere” from “Magic” Doug Howe has already spread the good news of the new Bruce Springsteen album in this space, joining a chorus of hand-clapping reviewers since “Magic” debuted this fall. (A.O. Scott at the New York Times outdid them all, with a fabulous piece that combined reviewery, reportage,…

Don Cheadle, so amazing in “Hotel Rwanda,” returns to Africa for his latest movie. This one is a documentary about a subject as serious as the Rwanda genocide, but more immediate and pressing, since it is happening today, now. Watch a clip of “Darfur Now,” opening in limited release tomorrow: Click to Launch Video

Angels are everywhere these days, at least on TV and in movies. So, of course, we had to do a Top 10 of our favorite on-screen angels from the past 15 years. Check out our picks here, and use the comments box below to let us know what you think of the list–and tell us…

Reality TV star Duane Dog” Chapman of A&E’s hit show, “Dog the Bounty Hunter” has publicly apologized after a private phone conversation where he repeatedly used the “N” word was leaked to the “National Enquirer” and made public. In a conversation with his son, (click here to listen to a clip, but be warned, the…

Have you, like fellow blogger Donna, fallen in love with “Pushing Daisies”? Or are you like me, and you become a little anxious whenever “House” goes on hiatus? Or maybe you can’t go to bed without your nightly dose of Jon Stewart. Well, in that case, you might want to send up a prayer that…

Madonna has been a constant presence in Britney Spears’ life at least since Madge gave Britney her very first kiss from a girl back in 2003, the year Madonna appeared on the Brit-hit “Me Against the Music.” Now it looks like she’s giving her tips on ticking off the Catholic League. In two photographs illustrating…

I am a bit star struck. Well, more than a little bit. Philip Pullman, author of “His Dark Materials”, the subject of a growing controversy from the religious right, and a man who is about to see his extraordinary novel, “The Golden Compass,” turned into a movie by New Line Cinema, is this week on…

The American Film Institute recently celebrated its 10th anniversary of “100 years, 100 movies,” a listing of its top 100 movies of all time. Since the start of the series, AFI has also cited movies that are inspiring, great movie quotes, great movie songs, love stories, heroes and villains, thrills, laughs, stars and film scores,…
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