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The article offers information on the works of American film director Stanley Kubrick in England. It presents some films he directed including "Barry Lyndon," "2001: A Space Odyssey," and "Paths of Glory." In "Barry Lyndon," Kubrick demonstrates the qualities that eluded English writer William Makepeace Thackeray. It notes that Kubrick will help sell his picture and employs a bookkeeper to chart how films have played in the first-run houses of key cities in order for his films to be booked into those with the best records. He decided to stay in the country after shooting "Lolita."

The article reports on the resolution of the U.S. Congress to re-investigate the assassination of John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963. It mentions that a congressional subcommittee is looking for precise information of what the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) withheld from the Warren Commission's investigation. It also mentions that the CIA & Mafia conspiracies to assassinate Fidel Castro of Cuba, has brought about the suspicion from the public that the same entities has something to do with the assassination of the president.

The article reviews the film "Mahogany," starring Diana Ross and Anthony Perkins, directed by Berry Gordy.

The article focuses on the findings of an eight-member presidential commission headed by Vice President Nelson Rockefeller regarding the domestic activities of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the U.S. It notes the alleged defiance of the CIA of the Constitution and statute due to their illegal inquisitions on its citizens, burglarizing and bugging of homes as well as tapping telephones and opening their mails. The commission points on CIA's alleged violation against its charter and their alleged illegal activities were said to be due to the pressures from Presidents Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon. The commission's investigation was said to have confirmed accusations that the Agency had a wide domestic intelligence operation in the late 1960s and early 1970s in the nation.

The article reviews the motion picture "Jaws," starring Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfuss, directed by Steven Spielberg.

The article profiles model Margaux Hemingway, grand daughter of Ernest Hemingway, and African American model Beverly Johnson. It mentions that while Margaux does not have the right skills in Manhattan's job market, she has found her fortune in top-scale modeling, posing as cover girl for "Vogue" magazine and signing a million dollar contract for promoting scent from Faberge Inc. Johnson on the other hand, approaches movies with less worry because of her background as one of the top black models, earning more than 100,000 dollars a year and posing as cover girl for "Glamour" magazine.

The article reviews the film "The Godfather II," starring Al Pacino, Robert Duvall and Diane Keaton, directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

The article profiles movie star Jack Nicholson. It mentions that his kinetic performance makes his thoroughness acting on roles that has spontaneous intuition. According to actor Humprey Bogart, Nicholson is good since the viewers don't see the mechanism working. It states that Nicholson has built one of the most impressive portfolio in Hollywood and is destined to become one of the giant film stars of all time. In addition, Nicholson and a several film makers including Peter Fonda, Bob Rafelson and Dennis Hopper are trying to expand the commercial genre.

The article reviews the film "Love Among the Ruins," directed by Jean Seberg, starring Katharine Hepburn, Laurence Olivier, and Martha Mitchell.

The article reviews the film "The Great Gatsby," starring Robert Redford and Mia Farrow, directed by Jack Clayton.

The article focuses on the microfilms made by Jesuit priests at Roman Catholic St. Louis University in Missouri. It states that in 1950, the priests got permission to produce microfilms of some 30,000 important manuscripts at the Vatican Library in Rome, Italy. It says that priest Lowrie J. Daly decided to produce additional microfilm collection. It adds that the Pius XII General Library of the university, which will be completed in 1959, will house the microfilms.

The article focuses on Jack Paar who is considered as a television performer recognized for the special type of entertainment he introduced. It mentions that Paar is the host of "The Tonight Show" of the National Broadcasting Co. Inc. (NBC) which appeals to the television audience and was a hit to the entertainment industry. It states that the show obtained different awards from the industry and achieved a higher rating that the show of Steve Allen.

The article features actress Maria Schell who has signed with the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. It states that Schell has made her name into the European theater and screen, where she succeeded in her foreign movies such as "The Last Bridge," "The Heart of Matter," and "Gervaise." It mentions that Schell will play the role of Grushenka, which was originally intended for Marilyn Monroe, on her first Hollywood picture directed by Richard Brooks, the adaptation of "The Brothers Karamazov."

The article reviews several films including "Les Girls," starring Kay Kendall, "No Down Payment," starring Cameron Mitchell, Joanne Woodward, and Jeffrey Hunter, and "The Helen Morgan Story," starring Ann Blyth.

The article features Kim Novak, a former model developed by Columbia Pictures Corp. president Harry Cohn to be an actress. It states that from a model that is overweight and lacks acting experience, Novak has been named as the number one box-office star in the U.S. after her six motion pictures. Director Otto Preminger cites that Novak is an actress who is not too sophisticated but brings a feeling of compassion, while director George Sidney considers Novak as a baby with fire and sweetness.