Hannibal

"Red Dragon"
Anthony Hopkins? Big deal! We've already seen the prequel to "The Silence of the Lambs" and "Hannibal" -- and it was better the first time.
Hollywood blows it -- again
The first chapter of the Hannibal Lecter trilogy, "Manhunter," is still the best.
Twainmania
The sleepy town of Hannibal, Mo., braces itself for a deluge of Twain devotees inspired by a forthcoming Ken Burns documentary.
Digesting "Hannibal"
By Gary Percesepe and Frederick Barthelme
Digesting "Hannibal"
Two noted authors discuss an unspeakable love, how the critics got it wrong -- and the semiotics of brain eating.
"Manhunter"
The first Hannibal Lecter movie is sweetly simple, but the stars say it was creepy as hell.
"Hannibal"
Both repugnant and boring, the grisly, disgusting new Hannibal Lecter thriller is likely the worst film of this year -- and quite possibly the next. Where to dig in first?
Thomas Harris
"Hannibal"
Just for the thrill of it
Halle Berry joins the Whitney "Scot-free" Houston club; James Haven happy for Angelina -- no, really.
Re-heat after me
Hollywood's favorite girl-gripe is back! Also: Dino De Laurentiis gets cranky about Clarice; Chrissie Hynde's gonna use her knife; and Paul MCartney shakes his bootie on the bar at Hogs and Heifers.
Celebrity debriefing
Who wears the panties in the family? David Beckham and Tim Robbins bare all. Plus: Nice white guys finish last? Sensi-man takes beating, Backstreet boy gets no respect. And: Bill Gates, international man of tired movie catch phrases.
Monkey business
Loose lips sell tabloids! Lopez and Judd find out what happens when ex-husbands yack back; Alan Cummings puckers up and lets 'em flap; and Cindy Margolis, princess of talk?
Oops-O
Farrakhan's calypso days come back to haunt. Plus: Lewinsky, art lover; Regis gets aggro; and Hasselhoff, Hasselhoff, let down your trunks ... Knight Rider leaves "Baywatch" in the dust.
Letters to the Editor
Are vaccines killing our kids? Plus: "Hannibal" is just too gory; new economy, same old ethics.
Profiler
The real-life model for Thomas Harris' serial-killer expert psychs out the O.J., Ramsey and Dahmer cases -- and David Byrne, too.
Off his feed
Thomas Harris' undigestible mixture of black comedy and sublime horror causes one fan to lose his appetite
Letters to the Editor
Viewers lament Salon's "Silence" (or lack thereof); Hillary can prove her moxie in New York.
Best enemies
Twin sisters Dana & Karen Kletter produce perfect harmonies.

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