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...book-touring circuit seem deliciously droll when dripping from Mortimer's pen, and the occasional appearances of Sandra Tantamount, Felix's chief rival within his publishing house, furnish a comic garnish to a sometimes somber book. Felix's hapless adventures on tour and his constant, futile pursuit of his publicist illuminate Felix's personality even as they entertain...
After Felix's inevitable imprisonment, publicist Brenda Bodkin continues his sleuthing just like a good Agatha Christie heroine would; her graceful conniving reawakens police interest in the case. Mortimer even indulges in the requisite bad pun or two, when Mirry speaks of being 'dead on time' or when the ever-lustful Felix fantasizes dramatically about "making his 'quietus with a bare bodkin." The solution to the mystery is not especially convoluted and veteran mystery fans will likely guess the conclusion long before the end, but in no way will this diminish their pleasure in the consistently suspenseful final chapters...
...psychosexual thriller with Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman; Kubrick began shooting the picture almost a full year ago and, exceeding even his own reputation as a quasi-demented perfectionist, shows no signs of wrapping any time soon. "They're having a great time," says Cruise and Kidman's publicist...
...most interesting part of the film comes after it's over. That's when the real knives come out. At the Sundance Film Festival, where this pitch-black comedy was an award winner, LaBute was widely rebuked by the sensitivity patrol. After a Manhattan screening, a male publicist was punched. Well, he was a guy. Probably deserved...
...passing of William Burroughs leaves us with few great American writers," said Burroughs' long-time publicist Ira Silverberg. "His presence in the American literary landscape was unparalleled...