As Lincoln Center hosts a retrospective celebrating the work of Norman Mailer starting this Sunday, the cinematic efforts of the Village Voice co-founder are being reconsidered again. What about this ...

Norman Mailer remains a towering figure among 20th century writers and intellectuals and Jeff Zimbalist with his documentary “How to Come Alive with Norman Mailer” knew exactly what kind of doc Mailer ...

Has any American actor of the last half-century more steadily and willingly hurled himself into the celluloid breach than that barrel-chested merchant of chaos known as Rip Torn? It’s not just that ...

The actor Rip Torn was known for his versatility. He could play stern. He could play grumpy for laughs or completely sell an outrageous role. Rip Torn died yesterday at his home in Connecticut. He was ...