New York Press | Jennifer Merin

The Birth Monologuesnew

Producer Ricki Lake on the birth culture of the U.S.

New York Press | Jennifer Merin | 01-10-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Abby Epstein, The Business of Being Born

Horror's New Kingnew

Producer Guillermo del Toro on Almodovar, the female force in film and discrimination against kids in cinema.

New York Press | Jennifer Merin | 01-03-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Juan Antonio Bayona, The Orphanage

Second Life is for Sapsnew

P.S. I Love You is a sentimental love story offers little more than mopey moments.

New York Press | Jennifer Merin | 12-20-2007 | Reviews

Tags: P.S. I Love You, Richard LaGravenese

'August Rush': Visualizing the Invisiblenew

Kirsten Sheridan speaks about her father's influence and the balance between genius and madness.

New York Press | Jennifer Merin | 11-21-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: August Rush, Kirsten Sheridan

Anton Corbijn on His Biopic of Joy Division's Ian Curtisnew

"Control is about a boy -- where we see his dream and what happens when it turns out to be different than he thinks," Corbijn explains about his first feature film.

New York Press | Jennifer Merin | 10-12-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Control, Anton Corbijn

Ang Lee Touches His True Selfnew

"This movie is very personal for me. Not only because I'm going back to Chinese-language film. The characters in the movie, I find myself directing them with my personal knowledge, with feelings and things inside of me that I'm not aware of," explains Lee.

New York Press | Jennifer Merin | 09-27-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Ang Lee, Lust, Caution

A Yogi's Revengenew

The simple revenge plot is not unfamiliar, but it’s unlikely moviegoers have seen it presented as magically as it is in Milarepa, a sort of spiritual biopic about a revered 11th-century monk and yogi.

New York Press | Jennifer Merin | 09-13-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Milarepa, Neten Chokling