Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin

Eroticism bubbles beneath the surface of every vampire story, but Anne Rice is a writer to make the pot boil.

Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin

Beyond its romance, 'Titanic' offers an indelibly wrenching story of blind arrogance and its terrible consequences. It's the rare Hollywood adventure film that brings mythic images of tragedy - the fall of Icarus, the ruin of Ozymandias - so easily to mind.