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.

From Salon's blogs