To Die Is One Thing. How Much

Class Is Often Invisible In America In The Movies, And Usually Not The Subject Of The Film.

A Few Actresses Have All But Set Up Shop As Women Of A Certain Age Who Attract Younger Lovers. I Think Of Susan Sarandon, Cameron Diaz And Isabelle Huppert.

I Begin To Feel Like I Was In The Last Generation Of Americans Who Took A Civics Class.

It Has Been Said That The Reason We Establish Relationships Is To Assure Ourselves Of A Witness To Our Lives.

We Can't Help Identifying With The Protagonist. It's Coded In Our Movie-going Dna.