One of fiction’s most famous impostors returns on Thursday with the debut of Netflix’s “Ripley,” the latest adaptation of a character invented in the 1950s by the author Patricia Highsmith. In eight episodes, all written and directed by the Oscar-winning screenwriter Steven Zaillian (“Schindler’s List,” “The Night Of”), a classic
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“Barbie” and “Poor Things” Show Two Versions of Female Liberation
Barbie’s evolution is more abstract than Bella’s; Barbie’s adolescence begins with her doubts, self-consciousness and thoughts of death. Her hero’s journey is a quest from her fantasy playland to the real world, where she hopes to find Sasha (Ariana Greenblatt), the girl who used to play with her. Though Barbie
Do You Know These Film and Television Versions of Popular Y.A. Novels?
Welcome to Great Adaptations, the Book Review’s monthly quiz about books that have been made into television shows, movies, theatrical productions and more. This month’s challenge is about Y.A. novels that were adapted into films or streaming television shows within the past 10 years. Tap or click your answers to
There Are Three Versions of Bruckner’s Fourth. Why Choose?
The Austrian composer Anton Bruckner died in 1897, but his Fourth Symphony remains something of a work in progress. Bruckner kept revisiting and revising many of his nine long symphonies, which in turn have been re-edited and tweaked by a series of followers, publishers and scholars. The result is that