InterviewsInterview: Whit Stillman Answers the Call of “Damsels in Distress”After a 14-year absence from the big screen, the "Metropolitan" director hasn't missed a beat and talks about why he hates rehearsals, his u...byStephen SaitoApr 9, 2012
ReviewsReview: Finding the Humor in the Tears of a Clown in Álex de la Iglesia’s “The Last Circus”The latest from the Spanish auteur behind genre mashups such as "800 Bullets" and "El Crimen Ferpecto" finds a home under the big top with t...byStephen SaitoAug 15, 2011
FestivalsDocuWeeks 2011’s Three to See – “Better This World,” “The Carrier,” and “Unifinished Spaces”There's plenty to bitch about the Academy Awards nomination process for documentaries, but at least they give us this three-week festival in...byStephen SaitoAug 13, 2011
The MentaculistWhen Spielberg, Raimi & Others Took a Backseat: The Five Most Famous 2nd Unit Directors of Recent MemorySometimes a way of keeping creative control or a friendly favor, the second unit director has sometimes been more famous than the person in ...byStephen SaitoAug 8, 2011
To Live and Screen in L.A.Sean Penn Reflects on His Directorial Debut “The Indian Runner” 20 Years LaterThe two-time Oscar-winning actor recalls asking Charles Bronson to shave his mustache on the set of his directorial debut and candidly discu...byStephen SaitoAug 7, 2011
ReviewsReview: Dominic Cooper Uses Both Barrels in “The Devil’s Double”After threatening to break out as a big star for years, Dominic Cooper finds the role to do it with as a body double who must break free fro...byStephen SaitoJul 25, 2011
To Live and Screen in L.A.Amy Heckerling on “Clueless” – the Movie and Hollywood Execs – and the State of Women in FilmThe writer/director of "Clueless" and "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" reflected on her career, the state of female filmmakers at a recent eve...byStephen SaitoJul 12, 2011