Barcelona turns thirty
Revisiting Whit Stillman’s sophomore picture
Books & Arts
This month in culture: December 2024
What to watch this December
Memories of David Niven
I recall nothing of our lunch conversation, which has evaporated after fifty years. But I do have a clear memory of the icon of cinema
The ups and downs of making Chaplin
The biopic made its star Robert Downey Jr.’s name. But its production was as eventful as any Chaplin picture
Why Alice Neel remains a vital presence
The artist’s path to success was long and arduous, paved with heartbreak and poverty
Reassessing Jerzy Kosinski
Why did the Being There writer’s life come to resemble a fairground rollercoaster?
The life and legacy of Mavis Gallant, an American in Paris
The author skewered the pretensions of would-be intellectual travelers
John le Carre’s son resurrects George Smiley
Karla’s Choice plays out as a clever, loving, sporadically tongue-in-cheek addition to the very best of John le Carré’s work