'This Guy Had Really Done A Great Job Before I Started': Jo Nesbo's 'Macbeth'
The Norwegian crime novelist says he tries to avoid other people's ideas. Then he was offered the chance to adapt one of Shakespeare's masterpieces.
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Barry Levinson's 'Paterno' Examines A Coach's Passion, And His Complicity
The Penn State coach's fall from grace is depicted in a new HBO movie, Paterno, directed by Barry Levinson and starring Al Pacino.
Not My Job: Gov. John Kasich Get Quizzed On K-Tel
The governor of Ohio faces three questions about the company which invented the infomercial (and also made those '70s music compilation albums like 25 Polka Greats).
'The Recovering' Chronicles Addiction In Lush, Caressing Detail
Author Leslie Jamison's new memoir of her years of alcoholism walks in the paths of drunken icons like Raymond Carver and John Cheever, describing the effects of intoxicants with gorgeous, exact care.
'Unforgotten' Is The Detective Show You Didn't Know You Needed
Unforgotten, a new series on PBS that comes from the UK, is a satisfying mystery about secrets. And while it has some things in common with American prestige television, it also stands alone.
Meg Wolitzer's 'Female Persuasion' Honors The Women Who Helped Her On Her Way
Wolitzer's new novel tells the story of two women: an 18-year-old college freshman and the famous feminist who befriends and inspires her.
'Paterno' And 'Killing Eve' Bring Complexity And Intrigue To Cable
Critic David Bianculli highlights two new TV dramas: an HBO film starring Al Pacino as Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, and an eight-part BBC America series about a sociopathic killer.
Studio Ghibli Co-Founder Isao Takahata Dies At 82
Takahata founded Japan's film and animation house Studio Ghibli with Hayao Miyazaki in 1985.
Netflix Banks On Hip-Hop's Mass Appeal With 'Rapture'
The streaming giant hooks up with another veteran hip-hop journalist in Sacha Jenkins to add to its expanding roster of rap-related explorations.
George Frideric Handel's Passacaglia
George Frideric Handel's Passacaglia is a series of wonderfully distinctive variations showing that the composer was all about that bass.