Oscar Directors: Van Sant, Gus (Good Will Hunting,” “Milk”)–Looking Back on his 40-Year-Careee

Van Sant was asked: Would Sean Penn portray Harvey Milk if you made “Milk” today? 

Oscar Actors: Portman, Natalie–on her Dream Role (and Next Nomination?) in “May December”

“How you see the characters with Samy Burch’s writing, where it switches as soon as you think you know something about them”–Natalie Portman

Parthenope: Interview with Italian Director Paolo Sorrentino (“Great Beauty,” Hand of God”) Sorrentino (Cannes Film Fest 2024)

Parthenope, an epic spanning several decades, is Sorrentino’s first female-centric film.

Oscar Directors: Soderbergh–Struggles for Control, Why Sex Scenes Are “Ridiculous” and Taylor Swift

Oscar winner Soderbergh (Traffic, 2000) has been at the Czech spa town of Karlovy Vary in recent days. He shared his insights on such topics as AI, sex scenes, movie release windows, Hollywood’s current “correction,” new projects and even the success of Taylor Swift. Soderbergh in Karlovy Vary. COURTESY OF FILM SERVIS FESTIVAL KARLOVY VARY The […]

Bikeriders, The: Interview with Director Jeff (“Mud,” “Loving”) Nichols

The filmmaker is developing $100 million original sci-fi film that’s now at Paramount: “when you want to work at those budget levels, you have to turn over control to the system.”