Agnes Varda's new documentary, “The Beaches of Agnes,” in which she relates her life in movies and the movies in her life, opens July 3.

The excerpts from my films were treated as if they had come from a databank of my life’s work, with which I could take a scene of fiction or documentary, and use it out of context. I’ve also included some of my photography: for instance, some I did for Vilar at the Festival d’Avignon, my coverage of China in 1957, and the Cuban Revolution in 1962. It is the whole of my work as a filmmaker, as a photographer, and as a visual artist that tells my story better than my words alone.

I began by conceiving a character who is under the impression, like many others, that he controls his life.  He is a lawyer whose only weapon of defense –and attack—are words.  What interested me, was to create a character for whom eroticism transits through language.  But this character also emerged from my encounter with Fabrice Lucchini.  We’ve known each other for a long time, ever since I directed him in 1985-86 in “Voyage au bout de la nuit.”  I was always intrigued by his singularity, his whimsical nature and his great vulnerability.  In the end, my perception of him nourished the construction of the character–Anne Fontaine

Louie Psihoyos is the director of “The Cove,” a new documentary being released by Roadside Attractions on July 31, 2009.

“The secret cove is a natural fortress, protected on three sides by steep cliffs. The entrance on one side is protected by a series of high spiked gates with barbed wire and razor ribbons, and there are two tunnel entrances protected by guards and dogs.”

“Their mobility and use of technology made them almost invincible. This was happening at a time when massive forces conspired against John Dillinger: what Hoover built with the FBI—the first national police force, the first interstate crime bill, the use of very progressive, modern technology and data management. They were doing what is routine in law enforcement now, but what had never been done before in this country–Michael Mann 

Johnny Depp plays John Dillinger in “Public Enemies,” directed by Michael Mann, which Universal is releasing July 1, 2009.

Depp explains his long interest in the gangster: “Funny enough, when I was a little kid, there was a long period where I was fascinated with John Dillinger. No particular explanation why, I just was; he struck my fancy somehow.”