If Old Gringo turns out to be Gregory Peck’s final film, it is a stunning way to end a fine career. In his performance as writer Ambrose Bierce, there is the gold of wisdom and the glint of wit. It’s ...

In The Devil’s Dictionary, Ambrose Bierce defines novel as “A short story padded.” Bierce would have called the film version of the book The Old Gringo “A novel padded.” Based on the work of Mexican ...

Carlos Fuentes, one of Latin America's best-known authors and a critic of governments in Mexico and the US, died yesterday after a literary career spanning more than five decades. He was 83. Fuentes ...