Tom Ripley

The Girdle's Back, and Gwyneth's Got It!

Girdles, back when women wore them at breakfast, to the market, to bridge, were suits of armor.  read more »

365 Days, 463 Movies: The Best of 1999

As we lurch into the Brave New Millennium, I wish to correct a careless statement I made at a New Ye  read more »

Bill Clinton, Rainmaker, and Other Scary Ideas

Between Christmas and New Year's, I found myself wandering the streets of Manhattan in a black funk.  read more »

To Ripley, With Love ... Not Mooning Over Kaufman

The 10 Best Films of 19991. American Beauty.

2. The Talented Mr. Ripley.  read more »

3. The Hurricane.

The Year at the Movies: Overlong, Overambitious

Anthony Minghella's The Talented Mr. Ripley , from a screenplay by Mr.  read more »