Jim Hemphill

  • Directing

A Proper Collaboration: Joaquin Phoenix and Gus Van Sant’s Big Step Forward in Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot

In the 33 years since he made his first feature, the now classic Mala Noche, director Gus Van Sant has…

6 years ago
  • Winter 2017

15 Essential Empathetic Films: Movies to Change Minds, Mold Moral Consciousness and Heal the World

In Steve James’ beautiful documentary Life Itself (2014), these are the first words we hear from critic Roger Ebert, whose…

7 years ago
  • Book Reviews

Book Review: Directors Tell the Story is Beach Reading for Fun and Profit

Truly comprehensive books on directing are difficult to find, for one obvious reason: Those with the practical knowledge to write…

8 years ago
  • Directing

Whatever it Takes: Nicolas Winding Refn’s The Neon Demon Presents Hollywood Corruption with a Pop Twist

Ever since Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn debuted, at 24, with the extraordinary Pusher in 1996, two aspects of his…

8 years ago
  • Winter 2016

Close Encounters: Michael Shannon, Jeff Nichols and Their Big-Canvas Sci-Fi Chase Movie Midnight Special

Michael Shannon is coming off a remarkable year. 2015 saw him in three wildly different fall releases: Peter Sollett’s lesbian…

8 years ago
  • Acting
  • Directing
  • Fall 2015

Kings of the Underworld: Denis Villeneuve, Benicio Del Toro and Emily Blunt on Sicario

“Directing is more the art of listening than of being a dictator,” says Denis Villeneuve, articulating a philosophy that has…

9 years ago