As the old prophets foretold, Mandy Patinkin has spent his quarantine nestled in a fairy-tale cabin at the intersection of The Princess Bride and Yentl, shaving his beard and singing in fields.

Cleverly, Goldman—who also wrote the 1973 novel of the same name—constructs The Princess Bride to simultaneously work on two planes. Young audiences have always been drawn to the movie’s thrilling ...

Revenge can be a powerful motivator — it makes people do things that they normally wouldn’t consider doing. When wrongs are done or injuries inflicted, some people feel compelled to retaliate, to ...

“The Princess Bride” has found a special place in the pop-culture pantheon, but it was not an easy or straightforward process. William Goldman’s screenplay floundered in development, passing from ...