Tom Hanks

We Are Still Living the Legacy of World War II

September 9, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article by Tom Hanks for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and learn more about deep-discount subscription rates, please click here. * * * Beyond the World War…

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Steven Spielberg: A book review by Bob Morris

March 14, 2017

Steven Spielberg: A Life in Films Molly Haskell Yale University Press (January 2017) “Everything about me is in my films.” Steven Spielberg There is substantial truth in Steven Spielberg’s observation, as Molly Haskell indicates in this brief but remarkably comprehensive…

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The Gene Krantz Dictum: “Failure is not an option”

April 23, 2014

In January of 1967, three astronauts — Virgil I. (“Gus”) Grissom, Edward H. White II and Roger B. Chaffee — were incinerated on the ground while conducting some pre-launch tests for what was to have been Apollo 1. In Innovation…

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Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson On The Magic of Disney

December 16, 2013

Here is the introduction to an interview of Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson by Pamela Lyndon of the NPR staff. They co-star in Saving Mr. Banks. To read highlights from the interview and check out other NPR resources, please click…

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Six especially engaging films (2010-2011)

September 8, 2012

Actually, there are far more than six but these are among the films I think are especially engaging: The King’s Speech (201o): This brilliantly traces the process by which the Duke of York (later crowned George VI, played by Colin…

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