Critical condition: The film versions of Tennessee Williams' plays demonstrate the difficulties and the rewards of transplanting literary or theatrical texts to the big screen
Old age is rarely depicted in films without sentimentality, says Ronald Bergan, but a clutch of pictures stand out for their frank portrayals of the elderly
Hollywood's track record of translating the bible to the screen is patchy at best, says Ronald Bergan. But even for a committed atheist, a small number of masterpieces reach the heavens
Directors have far more autonomy these days than during Hollywood's golden age - so how is it that a Ron Howard film has so little to distinguish itself from any other, wonders Ronald Bergan
