James Gray

  • Movie News

Armageddon Time Director James Gray on Getting A-List Actors to ‘Work for Nothing’

James Gray learned from his previous film, Ad Astra, that big budgets mean compromises and concessions with the people signing…

1 year ago
  • Directing

James Gray Says Giving Up Final Cut on Ad Astra Was a ‘Terrible Mistake’

James Gray says making his new film Armageddon Time was a pleasure compared to his previous one, Ad Astra, for…

2 years ago
  • Movie News

James Gray: How I Made Armageddon Time — With Help From the Beatles and Muhammed Ali

Armageddon Time, the latest film from James Gray, is set in 1980, a year that Gray marks as the end…

2 years ago
  • Directing

On Press, and Pressing On: While Promoting A Ghost Story, David Lowery Takes Stock of Life as an Indie Auteur

1. I’m a big fan of routines. I don’t like sticking to them, or setting my clock by them, but…

7 years ago
  • Other

The Regional Film Centers of America: Four Institutions That Have Shaped Independent Film For Decades

In 1967, movies were changing. Studio executives watched as The Graduate, made for $3 million, sold more tickets than Dr. Dolittle,…

7 years ago
  • Festivals

Festival Wrap: Frederick Wiseman, Animation Shine at Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival 2017

A hefty slate of international films, both crowd-pleasers and more intellectually challenging fare, is the signature of the Minneapolis St.…

7 years ago