Yesterday I listened to The Debt by Simon Kernick, a short story that was read by Burn Gorman. It was quite enjoyable. The Debt is from a collection of four short stories commissioned by BMW in conjunction with Random House [link]. The stories are a rather good idea but I wish BMW made more of The Hire films, which starred Clive Owen. They were ( Read more... )

The Golden Age trailer is up. The film features Clive Owen, Eddie Redmayne, Rhys Ifans and Laurence Fox but of course, my interest lies chiefly with a ( bearded Tom Hollander )

But Stephen Hunter is fair, at least.

To Shine, Stars Must Be Aligned Properly
'Inside Man,' 'Basic Instinct 2' Shed Instructive Light on Casting Magic -- and Miscues

By Stephen Hunter
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, April 9, 2006; Page N03

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