Although they often go unrecognized, performances like Tim Curry in Legend and Anjelica Huston in The Witches are among the best in the fantasy genre.

I would call him and say, ‘Can I make the ending different?’ or ‘How about this twist instead?’” So, even those who've read ...

The Nation spoke with Meaney about his early life, his thinking about aesthetics and left politics, the Anglo reception of Chinese literature, and the future of magazines and the world. This ...