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Allen Barra

Allen Barra is the author of “Inventing Wyatt Earp: His Life and Many Legends.”

Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" (Andrew Cooper/Sony Pictures)

Quentin Tarantino’s artful pulp: On alchemy, fantasy and “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood”

Allen Barra, Margaret Barra

Naomi Watts as Gretchen Carlson and Russell Crowe as Roger Ailes in "The Loudest Voice" (Showtime/JoJo Whilden)

“The Loudest Voice in the Room” ends up belonging to Naomi Watts’ Gretchen Carlson

Allen Barra

Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday in "Tombstone;" Ian McShane as Al Swearengen in "Deadwood: The Movie" (Buena Vista Pictures/Warrick Page/HBO)

Before the profane delights of “Deadwood,” silver-tongued “Tombstone” rode in

Allen Barra

Leonardo DiCaprio (ABC)

Leo earned his Oscar for “The Revenant” — and he might be our greatest movie star ever

Allen Barra

Clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry (Warner Bros. Entertainment)

Chris Kyle is a stand-in for Clint: The author of Eastwood’s controversial biography on his new edition, including “American Sniper” and more

Allen Barra

Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy in "Mad Max: Fury Road" (Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.)

“Nostalgic for the apocalypse”: George Miller’s long, strange trip to “Mad Max: Fury Road”

Allen Barra

Kentucky Derby hopeful Wicked Strong gets a morning workout at Churchill Downs. (AP/Morry Gash)

Bourbon and gambling! Kentucky Derby shines as horse racing fades

Allen Barra

John Wayne (AP)

The right’s twisted symbol: John Wayne and conservatives’ lost dignity

Allen Barra

Raymond Chandler, John Banville (AP/Reuters/Brendan McDermid)

Raymond Chandler evening: Has Benjamin Black taken over John Banville?

Allen Barra

Shut up, stats nerds and haters: You’re wrong about Derek Jeter

Allen Barra

Dumber than Fox News: Super Bowl hype is brain-dead sports media at its worst

Allen Barra

Take that, Tom Brady — Peyton Manning’s really the better quarterback

Allen Barra

Alex Rodriguez (Reuters/Mike Carlson)

The real A-Rod scandal: Everything you think about Alex Rodriguez is wrong

Allen Barra

Ted Williams (AP/Ted Sande)

Ted Williams: Secrets of baseball’s greatest hitter — and an unsung hero on race

Allen Barra

Norman Mailer (AP/Kathy Willens)

Why did Norman Mailer write novels?

Allen Barra

A Yankee fan’s lament: I don’t hate these Red Sox

Allen Barra

Johnny Manziel, trailblazer: The NCAA is a total joke, again

Allen Barra

Alex Rodriguez (Reuters/Mike Carlson)

Everything you think about drugs and Alex Rodriguez is probably wrong

Allen Barra

Neil Jordan (AP/Chris Pizzello)

Neil Jordan explains why vampires are tragic

Allen Barra

Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle

Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays: The best rivalry of baseball’s golden age

Allen Barra

Bonds, Clemens must be forgiven

Allen Barra

Marvin Miller (AP/Bebeto Matthews)

R.I.P., Marvin Miller, baseball’s FDR

Allen Barra

Tom Wolfe

“Back to Blood”: Tom Wolfe forgot his own rules

Allen Barra

Ben Affleck (AP/Nathan Denette)

Is Ben Affleck one of this generation’s greatest filmmakers?

Allen Barra

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