"Behind the Mask," Scott Blumenthal's "The Kiss," Angus MacLachlan, and Day of the Dead
David Lubin and "Behind the Mask: WWI, Plastic Surgery, and the Modern Beauty Revolution"
Arts
Book News: Lily King, Roz Chast And Kate Samworth Win Inaugural Kirkus Prize
Earning honors for fiction, nonfiction and young children's literature, respectively, the writers are the first to win the award. Also: The Bronx's bookstore returns, while the U.K. shows off doodles.
Pursuing The Mafia Into All 'Four Corners' Of Palermo
Reporter Giuseppe di Piazza's debut novel, The Four Corners of Palermo, follows an unnamed young reporter during the brutal early days of the mafia's conflict with the Italian government in the 1980s.
David Lubin Presents "Behind the Mask: WWI, Plastic Surgery, and the Modern Beauty Revolution"
Discover how one artist's work helped mask the injuries of those wounded in World War I.
Message From Documentary 'Citizenfour': Be Afraid (Of Surveillance)
Ken Turan reviews the documentary Citizenfour from filmmaker Laura Poitras about Edward Snowden and his decision to leak information about the National Security Agency's surveillance activities.
'Citizenfour' Follows The Snowden Story Without (Much) Grandstanding
Documentarian Laura Poitras found herself deep inside the story of former NSA contractor Edward Snowden and his revelations about surveillance.
'Life Of Riley,' Alain Resnais' Final Film, Bids A Sunny Adieu
The film, set in a series of make-believe gardens, follows three couples after they receive devastating news about a mutual friend.
In 'Force Majeure,' Society Crumbles Under An Avalanche
The wickedly funny Swedish black comedy follows a family after its patriarch makes a selfish, split-second decision in a time of crisis.
'The Heart Machine' Finds Subtlety In The Perils Of Online Dating
Zachary Wigon's debut feature explores what happens when a man suspects that his long-distance girlfriend, whom he met online, might be living in the same city.
You'll Want To Accept The Dinner Invitation To 'The Immortal Evening'
On a cold evening in London in 1817, painter Benjamin Haydon hosted a dinner with the likes of Keats and Wordsworth. Critic Stanley Plumly recreates the crackling conversation about art and science.