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CARRIE RICKEY'S ESSAYS AND ARTICLES
In alphabetical order
A Portrait and the History It Holds
From "New York Times"
A Star Is Made: Tom Cruise, From ‘The Outsiders’ to the Insider
From "Grantland"
Actress Doris Day dies at 97
From "The Philadelphia Inquirer"
Behind the Green Door: Deconstructing Gloria
From "The X List: The National Society of Film Critics' Guide to the Movies That Turn Us On"
Beyond the Lights Director Gina Prince-Bythewood on Maternal Vibes, Nude Scenes, and ‘Love & Basketball’
From "Yahoo! Movies"
Brian De Palma’s “Sisters”
From "Criterion Collection"
Broadcast News: Lines and Deadlines
From "Broadcast News: The Criterion Collection"
Can Critics Change Their Mind?
From "The Director's Guild of America"
Crash Davis
From "Top of the Order"
Elaine May is a National Treasure
From "The Forward"
Hollywood, Where Jews Don’t Play Jews
From "The Forward"
Hollywood’s Abuse Problems Go Beyond the Casting Couch
From "Truthdig"
Howard Hughes in Hollywood
From "Film Comment"
Iconic Movie Star Kirk Douglas Dies at 103
From "AARP"
In a Lonely Place
From "The Library of America"
It Takes an Army
From "RogerEbert.com"
James Garner’s 8 Most Memorable Movie Roles
From "Yahoo! Movies"
Jeanne Moreau
From "IndieWire"
Jerry Lewis 1926 – 2017
From "Philly.com"
Joan Micklin Silver Made Her Own Film Ground
From "Sight and Sound"
Joan Rivers, comedian who laughed foremost at herself, dead at 81
From "Philadelphia Enquirer"
Jordan Peele Exposes ‘Us’ for Who We Really Are
From "Truthdig"
Looking at Renoirs, Moving and Still
From "Hyperallergenic"
Sofia Coppola, Lost and Found
From "The Director's Guild of America"
Making the World Safe for Albert Brooks
From "The Philadelphia Enquirer"
Missing in action: Female directors. Will the EEOC nail Hollywood?
From "Philly.com"
My Brilliant Career: Unapologetic Women
From "The Criterion Collection"
Olivia de Havilland at 100: One Critic’s Love Letter to the Hollywood Legend
From "Yahoo! Movies"
Olivia de Havilland, Unsung Heroine of American Labor 1916-2020
From "Politico"
On Mob Rule
From "They Went Thataway: Redefining Film Genres"
Overlooked No More: Aloha Wanderwell, Explorer and Filmmaker
From "The New York Times"
Paying Tribute to ‘Sign o’ the Times,’ Prince’s Lost Concert Movie Masterpiece
From "Yahoo! Movies"
Penny Marshall, RIP: How She Advanced the Cause of Female Directors in Hollywood
From "IndieWire"
Perfectly Happy, Even Without Happy Endings
From "The New York Times"
Ratpacks and Pack Males
From "American Movie Critics: An Anthology from the Silents Until Now"
Reed Morano’s Hat Trick
From "The Director's Guild of America"
Remembering Muhammad Ali’s Life on the Big Screen
From "Yahoo! Movies"
Rockfilm, Rollfilm
From "Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock & Roll"
Screenwriter for Garbo, Savior for Exiles Fleeing Hitler
From "Forward"
She’s a Graduate of an Unusual Film School: Ava DuVernay and ‘Middle of Nowhere’
From "The New York Times"
Stanley Donen: 1924-2019
From "Rogerebert.com"
The Age of Innocence
From "The Library of America"
The Kid Brother: Mettle Is Stronger than Muscle
From "Criterion.com"
The Many Deaths and Nine Lives of Movie Criticism
From "Variety"
The Natural
From "The Library of America"
Try Burning this One… Asshole!
From "Leon Golub Paintings 1987-1992"
Twilight’s Last Dreaming: Philip Guston 1960-1980
From "Philip Guston: Retrospectiva de Pintura"
Videodrome: Make Mine Cronenberg
From "Videodrome: The Criterion Collection"
We’d Like to Thank the Academy…For What?
From "Truthdig.com"
Where are the Women Directors?
From "Truthdig"
Why the Pope was an Eli Wallach fan
From "CNN.com"
With ‘The Intern,’ Nancy Meyers Keeps Exploring Women’s Relationships
From "The New York Times"
Zionist, Author, Screenwriter, Newspaperman: The Inimitable Ben Hecht
From "The Forward"