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Director Sergei Bodrov Retraces the Footsteps of Genghis Khannew

Just over a decade ago, Bodrov made his mark in the West with his Academy Award–nominated movie Prisoner of the Mountains. After frustrating stints as a director-for-hire, he did the smart thing and made the movie he wanted to make.
L.A. Weekly  |  Ella Taylor  |  06-13-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

Jeremy Podeswa Adds A Personal Touch to 'Fugitive Pieces'new

Like Jakob Beer, the hero of Anne Michaels's novel, Fugitive Pieces, Podeswa's father is Polish and survived the war.
NOW Magazine  |  Deidre Swain  |  05-02-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

Chris Carter Reopens The X-Filesnew

Carter has been tight-lipped about plot details but says I Want to Believe picks up where things left off.
San Diego CityBeat  |  Anders Wright  |  04-30-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

Helen Hunt in the Director's Chairnew

After laboring for years both as costar and a producer of Mad About You, she has had a sporadic, post-tube life on the big screen, with 1997's As Good as It Gets the obvious highlight. And almost since then she has been trying to turn Then She Found Me into a movie.
The Georgia Straight  |  Staff  |  04-28-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

'Jellyfish''s Etgar Keret: The Wizard of Idnew

Writer/director shoots from the hip about his low-budget movie and his high-budget life.
L.A. Weekly  |  Ella Taylor  |  04-28-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

Director Ira Sachs Gets Back to His Memphis Rootsnew

Sachs, who was raised in East Memphis, where his mother still lives, celebrates the local debut of Married Life, which pairs the indie-identified filmmaker with a heavyweight Hollywood cast
The Memphis Flyer  |  Chris Herrington  |  04-11-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

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