As the world approaches the centenary of the celebrated novelist, television pundit and all-around man of letters, Martin ...

Born On the Fourth of July: Arguably Tom Cruise’s best performance. In this 1989 film, directed by Oliver Stone, Cruise plays ...

REFLECTIONS UPON A SINKING SHIP by Gore Vidal. 255 pages. Little, Brown. $5.95. Put a toga and a wreath on Gore Vidal and he could pass as a Roman at Nero’s court. You know, the cheerfully ...

Coyote vs. Acme” was recently rescued from obscurity after being shelved by Warner Bros. Discovery. But other films haven’t ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. “Whenever a friend succeeds,” said Gore Vidal, “a little something in me dies.” I thought of that when Nicola Sturgeon, having ...

Despite being best pals in their youth—if not something more according to one of the film’s screenwriter Gore Vidal—Messala cruelly betrays his kindred spirit for advancement in the Roman ...

A biopic about American writer Gore Vidal was filmed in 2017 with Kevin Spacey in the lead role and Douglas Booth (“Noah,” “Jupiter Ascending”) as a protegee of Vidal’s. But before its ...

He starred in the whimsical fantasy adventure Willow (1988), produced by the Star Wars creator George Lucas, and won plaudits for the TV movie Gore Vidal’s Billy the Kid (1989). He appeared in ...

Netflix decided to completely bury a biopic of Gore Vidal starring Kevin Spacey, with concerns that it would damage the streamer’s image. Conversely, a studio willing to drop the rights could ...