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A Jewish family's hidden shame A Jewish family's hidden shame
Claude Miller's wrenching "A Secret" distills the French nation's Nazi-era guilt into one family's incredible-but-true wartime story.
Andrew O'Hehir Sep 5, 2008
I married a Nazi -- the comedy I married a Nazi -- the comedy
Czech master Jirí Menzel's black comedy about a lovable innocent turned Nazi collaborator is a work of nettlesome genius. Will anybody notice?
Andrew O'Hehir Aug 29, 2008
Before Bergman and "The Crucible" Before Bergman and "The Crucible"
Carl Dreyer's erotic witch-hunt drama "Day of Wrath," made in Nazi-occupied Denmark, resurfaces with shattering clarity after a digital restoration.
Andrew O'Hehir Aug 26, 2008
See Tarantino's next movie right now (sort of) See Tarantino's next movie right now (sort of)
Eager to catch the ultraviolent WWII shootout "Inglorious Bastards," loaded with blaxploitation beefcake and naked chicks? Come on over!
Andrew O'Hehir Aug 13, 2008
The Little Tramp's killer comedy The Little Tramp's killer comedy
How Charlie Chaplin's poisonously dark "Monsieur Verdoux" drove the audience away -- and was embraced by critics and filmmakers as a masterpiece.
Andrew O'Hehir Jun 12, 2008
Clint vs. Spike: WWII racial grudge match! Clint vs. Spike: WWII racial grudge match!
A British paper lures Eastwood and Lee into an unfortunate feud. Here's the real question: Which of their films should the other one have made?
Andrew O'Hehir Jun 11, 2008
Israel's Nazi-porn problem Israel's Nazi-porn problem
Hot she-wolves of the SS, rescued from the memory hole. Also: Buddhism for murderers, housewife seeks Asian stud and more.
Andrew O'Hehir Apr 11, 2008
How "Slaughterhouse Five" was born How "Slaughterhouse Five" was born
Kurt Vonnegut's new posthumous collection reveals the seeds of a modern masterpiece.
By Steve Almond Apr 7, 2008
Guerrillas rise up in Nazi-occupied Britain Guerrillas rise up in Nazi-occupied Britain
A haunting new alternative history imagines an invading German army living alongside the natives in rural Wales.
By Laura Miller Mar 18, 2008
Irène Némirovsky's life after death Irène Némirovsky's life after death
"Suite Française" made her a posthumous literary sensation. But newly published work raises the question: Was Némirovsky a Jewish anti-Semite?
By Allen Barra Feb 6, 2008
Bush's old world disorder Bush's old world disorder
Gone are the days when stern words by a U.S. president could prevent rash action by an errant foreign leader like Musharraf.
By Sidney Blumenthal Nov 8, 2007
Uncovering Gertrude and Alice Uncovering Gertrude and Alice
Janet Malcolm's search for the real Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas exposes some hard truths about the duo and biography itself.
By Christine Smallwood Sep 27, 2007
You must remember this You must remember this
Ken Burns makes deeply emotional films that pluck America's chords of memory. In the case of World War II, this approach feels absolutely right.
By Gary Kamiya Sep 25, 2007
I Like to Watch I Like to Watch
How suggestible are you? CBS's "Kid Nation," NBC's "Bionic Woman" and ABC's "Private Practice" aim to play you like a fiddle.
By Heather Havrilesky Sep 23, 2007
Conversations: Steven Okazaki Conversations: Steven Okazaki
The filmmaker behind "White Light Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki" shares the survivors' stories he explores in his devastating documentary. An interview and podcast.
By Andrew O'Hehir Aug 6, 2007
I dream of living a heroic life but I fear I'm just mediocre I dream of living a heroic life but I fear I'm just mediocre
What can I do to realize my fantasies? Do I have any free will at all?
By Cary Tennis Apr 19, 2007
Breast cancer prevention, "Peeing Toms" and more Breast cancer prevention, "Peeing Toms" and more
A New Zealand man snaps pictures of women in the bathroom, breast-feeding may help prevent cancer, and comfort women did, indeed, exist.
Catherine Price Apr 17, 2007
"Days of Glory" "Days of Glory"
This extraordinary and deeply moving Oscar-nominated movie illuminates a forgotten patch of history.
By Stephanie Zacharek Feb 16, 2007
Sex slaves? What sex slaves? Sex slaves? What sex slaves?
A Japanese TV network glosses over the painful past between the Imperial Army and "comfort women."
Catherine Price Jan 30, 2007
Her life as a spy Her life as a spy
Vera Atkins was a sphinx to those who knew her, but as a superb new biography reveals, the gallant spymistress of World War II was driven by personal secrets and loyalties.
By Laura Miller Jan 4, 2007
Sen. Webb, true conservative? Sen. Webb, true conservative?
His novel about a war crimes trial suggests he'll join Dodd and Leahy's efforts to repair the constitutional vandalism wreaked by the Military Commissions Act.
By Joe Conason Nov 17, 2006
"I didn't like sex at all" "I didn't like sex at all"
Martha Gellhorn was a gorgeous, brilliant foreign correspondent once married to Hemingway. But underneath her glamorous exterior, her letters reveal a woman of awe-inspiring rage.
By Stephen Amidon Aug 12, 2006
"The Night Watch" "The Night Watch"
Sarah Waters' grand new novel chronicles love, sex and obsession among four Britons in crumbling World War II London.
By Laura Miller Mar 20, 2006
Imagining a world without nuclear weapons Imagining a world without nuclear weapons
Historian Richard Rhodes talks about the atomic bombing of Japan 60 years ago, today's global arms race -- and the only way to stop a nuclear attack by terrorists.
By Charles Hawley Aug 6, 2005
Reinventing "we the peoples" Reinventing "we the peoples"
Kofi Annan proposes the first major reforms of the U.N. since it was created 60 years ago, and he knows they won't please everyone.
By Ian Williams Mar 26, 2005
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