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''Wild 90'' premieres 7 January, and ''Beyond the Law'' 2 April. | ''Wild 90'' premieres 7 January, and ''Beyond the Law'' 2 April. | ||
Preceded by magazine publication (Part I in '' | Preceded by magazine publication (Part I in ''Harper’s'' and Part II in ''Commentary''), ''The Armies of the Night'' ([[68.8]]) is published by New American Library on 6 May, 20 years to the day after ''The Naked and the Dead'' ([[48.2]]). His account receives almost unanimously favorable and enthusiastic reviews, including a front page review by Alfred Kazin in the ''New York Times Book Review'' on 5 May. | ||
In July, makes his third experimental film, ''Maidstone'', on Long Island. | In July, makes his third experimental film, ''Maidstone'', on Long Island. {{NM}} plays a famous director, Norman T. Kingsley, and Rip Torn plays his half-brother Raoul. After formal photography is over, Raoul-Torn attacks Kingsley-Mailer with a hammer and they fight. After the recriminations melt, Mailer uses the attack, which was filmed, as the conclusion of the film. | ||
In August, covers the national political conventions, and publishes his account, ''Miami and the Siege of Chicago'' ([[68.25]]), first in '' | In August, covers the national political conventions, and publishes his account, ''Miami and the Siege of Chicago'' ([[68.25]]), first in ''Harper’s'' and then in book form on 24 October. | ||
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File:1968-NM-Chris-Smith.jpg|NM in 1968. Photo by Chris Smith. | |width=200 | ||
File:1968 NM in Maidstone.jpg|NM filming ''Maidstone'' (1968). | |height=200 | ||
File:1968 NM Maidstone.jpg|From ''Maidstone'' (1968). | |align=left | ||
File:1968-Carol-Stevens-NM-in-Maidstone.jpg|Carol Stevens and NM in ''Maidstone'' (1968). | |File:1968-NM-Chris-Smith.jpg|NM in 1968. Photo by Chris Smith. | ||
File:1968-NM-Grant-Park-credit-Chicago-Sun-Times.jpg|NM in Grant Park (1968). Photo by ''Chicago Sun Times''. | |File:1968 NM in Maidstone.jpg|NM filming ''Maidstone'' (1968). | ||
File:1968-NM-Joe-Flaherty-credit-N.Y.-Press-Service.jpg|NM and Joe Flaherty in 1968. Photo by N.Y. Press Service. | |File:1968 NM Maidstone.jpg|From ''Maidstone'' (1968). | ||
</ | |File:1968-Carol-Stevens-NM-in-Maidstone.jpg|Carol Stevens and NM in ''Maidstone'' (1968). | ||
|File:1968-NM-Grant-Park-credit-Chicago-Sun-Times.jpg|NM in Grant Park (1968). Photo by ''Chicago Sun Times''. | |||
|File:1968-NM-Joe-Flaherty-credit-N.Y.-Press-Service.jpg|NM and Joe Flaherty in 1968. Photo by N.Y. Press Service. | |||
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