In the 33 years since he made his first feature, the now classic Mala Noche, director Gus Van Sant has…
In Steve James’ beautiful documentary Life Itself (2014), these are the first words we hear from critic Roger Ebert, whose…
Truly comprehensive books on directing are difficult to find, for one obvious reason: Those with the practical knowledge to write…
Ever since Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn debuted, at 24, with the extraordinary Pusher in 1996, two aspects of his…
Michael Shannon is coming off a remarkable year. 2015 saw him in three wildly different fall releases: Peter Sollett’s lesbian…
“Directing is more the art of listening than of being a dictator,” says Denis Villeneuve, articulating a philosophy that has…