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NEW YORK (OSV News) -- The idea of incorporating iconic author Edgar Allan Poe, the inventor of the modern detective story, into a whodunit would seem like a winning one. And so it proved for writer Louis Bayard whose 2003 mystery novel 'The Pale Blue Eye' did just that -- to widespread praise. In adapting Bayard's work for the screen, moreover, writer-director Scott Cooper, whose eponymous film is currently streaming on Netflix, gets things off to a promising start. He successfully evokes a go

Christian Bale investigates a series of gruesome murders in 1830 Hudson Valley, N.Y., in Scott Cooper's "The Pale Blue Eye," an adaptation of Louis Bayard's 2003 novel of the same name. It's a film based on some really good material, that takes place in an intriguing setting, and that sports a terrific cast who click right into place. Yet despite the many things it has going for it, "The Pale Blue Eye" can never quite get out of second gear.

Tue, 01/19/2021 LAWRENCE – The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has announced its virtual programming lineup for the spring 2021 semester. With the inauguration of a new president, the focus of the early schedule will be on the presidency. Spring will also feature a new exhibition, "Voices from the Big First, 1961-1968," and a series of afternoon programs on related topics. “While our nation continues to deal with the COVID-19 crisis, the Dole Institute will be bringing an impressive slate of guests directly to our audience’s homes,” said Director Bill ...