David Frankel

Every third movie or so, Meryl Streep does something swell--and effortless, which isn't one of her defining qualities--to renew her membership in the Great Actress pantheon. "The Devil Wears Prada," a surprisingly sharp adaptation of the Lauren Weisberger...

Released in the middle of a summer of over-hyped blockbuster disappointments, "The Devil Wears Prada" was a smash hit because of its absence of either bombast or pretense. Suddenly, though, the film is popping up on Top 10 lists and the Oscar buzz may not...

A documentary about a pedophile priest, a dramedy about a dysfunctional family, a searing look at the rating system that rules Hollywood and a fashionista sendup take center stage when the Los Angeles International Film Festival raises its curtain June 22...

For every woman or girl who dreams of becoming president, there's another whose fantasies run to having the exclusive run of Barneys on a magical day when everything costs one penny. A second-place thrill might be to actually work at the biggest, most...

Anna WINTOUR must be pleased. The new movie adaptation of "The Devil Wears Prada," adapted from Lauren Weisberger's barely skimmable roman à clef about the year she spent as the Vogue editor's assistant, not only casts doubts as to who the actual...

Although Estela Bravo's "Fidel: The Untold Story" is purely propaganda, a work of unabashed hero worship, it is nonetheless -- and likely inadvertently -- a timely and invaluable implicit reminder of the role that U.S. foreign policy has played in the...

Friday January 27, 1995      "Miami Rhapsody," a comedy about marital jitters starring Sarah Jessica Parker, is full of funny performers and beautiful Miami scenery and classic pop tunes but it still seems awfully familiar. It's not just that it keeps...