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Gabe Kapler backing over the unwritten rules all the way to the bankThe buddy cops driving the MLB’s unwritten rules squad car last night were Bob Melvin and Eric Hosmer of the SDPD. The Padres’ manager and first baseman respectively took issue with a bunt single by Giants’ utility man Mauricio Dubón in the sixth inning with San Francisco up nine runs....

Walter Matthau Was Addicted To Losing A Siegel Film, Don Siegel’s account of his life as a film director is an entertaining and instructive guide to making movies. I especially like the section about Siegel’s experience working with Walter Matthau on Charley Varrick. ...

Hollywood's Lovable LoserDig this gem from Brad Darrach, People magazine, 1974:...

Walter Matthau, '70s Action Hero: The Lurid Charms Of <em>Charley Varrick</em>

For much of his adult life, Walter Matthau looked like a weathered chew-toy version of Ronald Reagan, not like anyone's idea of an action hero. But for a three-movie run of early-'70s crime thrillers, he made a case for himself as one of the all-time great movie tough guys, a calm and sardonic every...

Bill Wilder Doesn't See Me As A Sex Symbol

On the Slant

A few weeks ago I had a phone conversation with Red Smith's biographer, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, Ira Berkow. He told me:...