Slavoj Zizek (Ljubljana): From Che vuoi? to Fantasy: Lacan with Eyes Wide Shut. From The New York Times Magazine, a special issue on How the Western Was Won. Hollywood, year zero: Now that the internet brings us uncensored footage of the Iraq War, film-makers must move quickly to stay relevant. Whose cultural identity is it, anyway? TV producer Phil Redmond on the role of a nation’s cultural institutions. From Vanity Fair, Showdown at Fort Sumner: Two years after Paramount purchased DreamWorks, Hollywood is transfixed by one of the nastiest breakups ever. As Sumner Redstone and David Geffen went to war (over Steven Spielberg?), the author got it from both sides. A review of Otto Preminger: The Man Who Would Be King by Foster Hirsch (and more). Fasten your seatbelts: A review of Dark Victory: The Life of Bette Davis by Ed Sikov (and more and more). 90% smart, 10% silly: Arriving at a successful formula for screen spoofery is an art form — meet Jake Kasdan, the man who cooked up the legend of "Dewey Cox".
