David Fear

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Tom McCarthy Welcomes The Visitor

A 50-something man walks into his New York City apartment. He opens the bathroom door and finds an unknown Zimbabwean…

16 years ago
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Michael Haneke Plays Funny Games With Naomi Watts

A family is traveling to their country vacation home. As they drive, the parents take turns playing “guess the classical…

16 years ago
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Tamara Jenkins Gets Savage

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A moviemaker workshops a script through the Sundance Institute, the finished feature…

16 years ago
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Michel Gondry: Requiem for a Dreamer

Michel Gondry knows a thing or two about the human mind. Judging from the surreal music videos he’s concocted for…

18 years ago
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Do-it-Yourself Distribution

It’s a scenario that’s all too familiar to hundreds of moviemakers: You’ve spent years pouring blood, sweat and tears (not…

18 years ago
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Confessions of a Gun-Crazy Hippie

Vinterberg (on right) collaborates with fellow Dane Lars von Trier on Dear Wendy. If you happen to glance through the…

19 years ago
  • Directing

In the Money: Danny Boyle Surprises with Millions

There are several images that spring immediately to mind when discussing director Danny Boyle's filmography—scheming flatmates, jaded junkies, rampaging zombies.…

19 years ago
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Charlie Kaufman: Outlaw Scribe

Screenwriters have a tendency to operate by a specific set of traditional rules: Establish your characters and their situation, introduce…

20 years ago
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Illeana Douglas’ Woolworth Touch

Illeana Douglas may be blessed with one of the film industry’s most distinctive faces, but “ I always get the…

21 years ago
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Takashi Miike

Takashi Miike’s Audition, which stars Shiina Eihi, is well-known for its “stick-a-needle-in-the-eye” torture sequence. If it is indeed true that…

21 years ago