Topic: Joan Crawford
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HBO makes great TV from books
More and more popular books are becoming HBO series. Here are some of the most well-known.
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10 tell-alls by children with famous parents
Ten of the most talked-about memoirs from children with famous parents
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HBO makes great TV from books
More and more popular books are becoming HBO series. Here are some of the most well-known.
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10 tell-alls by children with famous parents
Ten of the most talked-about memoirs from children with famous parents
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Chapter & Verse
Raising Cain: A new novel from a master of noir
How a posthumous novel by 'Mildred Pierce' author James M. Cain was discovered and released.
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Chapter & Verse
Bringing new life to "Mildred Pierce"
How did Jon Raymond, who adapted noir classic "Mildred Pierce" for HBO's new miniseries, get past the memory of Joan Crawford's iconic 1945 performance?
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Chapter & Verse
L.A. noir: darkness under the sun
A writer tours the gritty spots that inspired the birth of the Los Angeles literary noir movement.
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Broken Embraces: movie review
Almodóvar and Cruz turn to noir in ‘Broken Embraces,’ a film within a film that draws on movie greats.
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Film buffs ask: Know your noir?
Debate on definition surges as the hard-boiled genre revives.
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Studs Terkel
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Chapter & Verse
The life and work of Studs Terkel
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No longer the hero but still the mom
Nothing is straightforward when a parent talks with an adolescent. They suspiciously question everything.
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Review: 'The Women'
This modern remake of the Cukor classic boasts considerable star power but could have had sharper claws.
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