Hearing that one of your favorite books is being made into a film is news that inspires equal parts excitement and fear. Excitement, because the thought of experiencing a treasured book in a new wa… ...

And this is the key problem — while the paintings, poems and music here express a clear, consistent and passionately articulated vision, it is not an original or lastingly significant one. Until ...

First, the ability to wildly inspire those around you with your vision. ...

Mario Monicelli's anarchic comedy 'The Passionate Thief,' starring Italian greats Anna Magnani and Tò ... ‘The Passionate Thief’ as laugh-out-loud funny now as in 1960. By Kenneth Turan.