Otto Preminger

Otto Preminger (1905-1986) is the subject of a 23-movie retrospective of his controversial career at Film Forum from Jan. 2 to Jan. 17. I have been graciously quoted in the publicity release as having once noted: “Otto Preminger is still the most maligned, misjudged, misperceived and misunderstood American filmmaker.  read more »

Foster Hirsch has written a balanced, intelligent, compelling biography of a very erratic director.  read more »

In 2005, any slight change in the real-estate market was typically greeted with an ominous headline  read more »

Where will Johnny Damon end up living? Our bet is on a big, brassy condo building near the FDR.

Deck-shuffling at the Javits Center has ignited a battle between Moinian and Witkoff to build the convention hall's hotel.

Manhattan real estate is expensive! That's about all anyone can agree upon after reading the fourth-quarter reports from 2005. Plus: Otto Preminger's old townhouse is on sale again; and the man who brought you Who Wants to Be a Millionaire buys eight millionaire's worth of townhouse in Tribeca.

Not in My Upper East Side! Locals blast a city plan to build an airshaft for the new water tunnel at 59th Street and First Avenue. Plus: Chelsea and the Village want one of their own to run the State Liquor Authority--and tighten the grip on an out-of-control bar scene.  read more »

Our gal Moira Hodgson loves her some oysters. WD-50 is the catch of the day.

Breathe easy: I think it’s safe to say without much exaggeration (and only an understandable m  read more »

Todd Haynes' Far from Heaven , from his own screenplay, is well worth seeing for its visual approxim  read more »

Ben Stiller, Drew Barrymore and Harvey Fierstein were standing on the curb in front of an ornate, fo  read more »

Peter Bogdanovich's Movie of the Week In 1959–when Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley and Marilyn Mon  read more »

Deirdre Dolan and Peter BogdanovichCandid Camera Dupes Critics … Sitcoms Are Hiring … Koppel's i  read more »