But I do find it old-feeling that Murphy thought of building a book around the act of going to the movies — because, these days, movies come to you. Americans, everybody, see many more films on TV ...

My wife, the famous Mary Corliss, enjoys gambling. She will rarely go out of her way to visit a casino, but if we’re traveling, and one is near, she’ll play the slots for a few hours. For me, that’s ...