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Director Dee Rees Makes a Forceful Debut With Pariah
Talking or reading about the film, Pariah, you immediately learn the movie is about a 17 year-old lesbian. She hangs out at a lesbian nightclub, she has lesbian girlfriends, she has trouble with her parents when they suspect she’s a lesbian and she struggles inwardly with coming out as… a lesbian. Unless you are... »
New Cronenberg Film Probes the Birth of Psychoanalysis
Director David Cronenberg describes his ambitious and audacious new film, A Dangerous Method, about the birth of psychoanalysis in the early part of the 20th century, as an “intellectual action movie.” The real-life story revolves around the complex personal interaction of psychiatry’s pioneering practitioners, Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung, played by Vigo Mortensen... »
Carlos Saldanha Captures the Brazilian Vibe for Rio
Carlos Saldanha’s charming animated film Rio tells the story of Blu – a domesticated Macaw who never learned to fly, enjoying a sheltered life with his owner Linda in Minnesota. Blu and Linda think he’s the last of his kind, but when they learn about another macaw who lives in Rio de Janeiro, they... »
Scorsese Hails His Below-the-Line Collaborators for the Enchanting Hugo
A renowned student of film history and craftsmanship, director Martin Scorsese was eager to acknowledge his many collaborators, both present and in name only, for his new fantasy film, Hugo at a special event in Los Angeles on Nov. 5. Flanked by cinematographer Robert Richardson, composer Howard Shore, production designer Dante Ferretti, editor... »
Bad Storm Rising in Take Shelter, Directed by Jeff Nichols
Take Shelter, helmed by Jeff Nichols, a rising star among young directors, is an unsettling story about how humdrum reality can suddenly become psychologically, existentially and physically unmoored. Combining elements of the horror story and a tale about a looming apocalyptic storm, the $5-million indie film stars two of today’s busiest and most compelling... »
Gus Van Sant Returns with Restless
Award-winning director Gus Van Sant is known for helming an eclectic mix of features such as Drugstore Cowboy, My Own Private Idaho, Good Will Hunting and Milk. Van Sant’s latest film, Restless, may be the most romantic film he has made, though it also sports the director’s signature quirkiness. »
Director Renny Harlin Launches 5 Days of War
From Aug. 7 until Aug. 16 of 2008, the sovereign nation of Georgia was invaded by Russian troops in a military offensive that might have shocked the world - if it had been widely reported. However, the 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, took place in Beijing,... »
Vera Farmiga Takes The Director’s Chair for Higher Ground
Academy Award-nominated actress Vera Farmiga makes a highly assured debut as a director in Higher Ground, a film about a woman’s journey from belief to skepticism to doubt within the confines of a rural evangelical community and a wider world of personal relationships. Released by Sony Pictures Classics, Higher Ground hit theaters at the... »
Indie Director Rashaad Ernesto Green Travels Down New York’s Gun Hill Road
For his film Gun Hill Road, concerning a recently paroled father returning to a family undergoing a transformation with regards to his teenaged son, director Rashaad Ernesto Green decided to revisit his roots in the New York City borough of the Bronx. In this exclusive interview, he describes the reasons behind his choices... »
Director Mike Cahill Directs Another Earth
With a parallel world that first comes into human perception at the exact moment that a young woman causes a horrible tragedy for a family, Another Earth, co-written by director Mike Cahill and actress Brit Marling was a recent smash at the Sundance Film Festival and was put into limited release by Fox Searchlight... »
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Norwegian director Morten Tyldum Blends Mystery and Humor in HeadhuntersMay 2012 | By Jack Egan
Headhunters, is a new Norwegian movie, stylishly helmed by Morten Tyldum, one of the country’s best- known directors. Blending suspense and violence with macabre... »
Greg Carter Resurrects a Baseball Hero
April 2012 | By Scott Essman
With the onset of April every spring, one conjures the classic baseball films in cinema lore. Certainly The Natural, Bull Durham, Field of... »