NOW Magazine | Susan G. Cole | Movies+TV | AAN.org

Drew Barrymore Skates to Directorial Success in 'Whip It'new

She's been easy to stereotype -- blond and unbearably cute. But the endearing scion of Hollywood royalty and now queen of the rom-com can no longer be dismissed as just a people-pleasing personality.

NOW Magazine | Susan G. Cole | 09-14-2009 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Whip It, Drew Barrymore

Catherine Hardwick Tackles 'Twilight'new

Director of teen-friendly vampire romance fights for respect from Hollywood boys' club.

NOW Magazine | Susan G. Cole | 11-24-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Hollywood, sexism, Catherine Hardwicke, women's issues, vampires, Twilight

Director Steven Sebring's Link to Eclectic Rocker Patti Smith Pays Offnew

Dream of Life is not your typical rockumentary. But then again, its subject, Patti Smith, is not your typical rocker.

NOW Magazine | Susan G. Cole | 09-29-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Steven Sebring, Dream of Life

Anne Hathaway Gets Even Smarter in 'Rachel Getting Married'new

Hathaway may be only 25, but she's smart enough not to burn her bridges in Hollywood.

NOW Magazine | Susan G. Cole | 09-08-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Jonathan Demme, Rachel Getting Married

'Elegy' Deals with Issues That Actually Matternew

In a season dominated by comic book adaptations suitable for teenagers, along comes Elegy, the story of womanizing college prof David Kepesh, who gets more than he bargains for when he takes up with his ex-student, Consuela.

NOW Magazine | Susan G. Cole | 08-26-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Elegy, Isabel Coixet