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Gray Parisnew
Daniele Thompson's valentine to the city of lights has a melancholy undertone.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
03-09-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Avenue Montaigne, Daniele Thompson
Global Family Valuesnew
Mira Nair talks about her latest film, an intergenerational family saga about Ashoke and Ashima who, immediately after their arranged marriage in Calcutta, immigrate to the United States.
New York Press |
Jennifer Merin |
03-08-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mira Nair, The Namesake
Spartan Splendornew
With 300, Zack Snyder solidifies the potential of the virtual movie.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
03-08-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: 300, Zack Snyder
The Naked Truthnew
In 1945, Charis Wilson stopped posing for Edward Weston's iconic photographs -- half a century later, Ian McClusky has revealed her again.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
03-07-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Eloquent Nude, Ian McClusky
It's Good to be King: Gerald Butler of '300' bulks upnew
To participate in the Frank Miller-inspired Spartan bloodfest, Butler had to adapt himself.
Baltimore City Paper |
Cole Haddon |
03-07-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: 300, Zack Snyder
Mark Ruffalo's Stars Align in 'Zodiac'new
It says something about the state of "stardom" these days that shortly before I head for L.A., at a non-film-related business lunch, I find myself trying to help my dining companions identify Mark Ruffalo.
NOW Magazine |
John Harkness |
03-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: David Fincher, Zodiac
Sister Actnew
Sue Kramer talks about her debut feature.
New York Press |
Jennifer Merin |
03-01-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Gray Matters, Sue Kramer
Is Joe Swanberg Chicago's First Small-Screen Auteur?new

While the culture of surveillance and self-surveillance has started to prompt and provoke interesting art, Swanberg has made the lives of his friends and himself the center of his work.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
02-28-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Q&A with Michael Apted, Filmmakernew
The documentarian ranges from Bond flicks to the Up series and Amazing Grace.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Matt Prigge |
02-26-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Amazing Grace
Eastern State of Mindnew

Though his film is set in the '80s, von Donnersmarck dislikes Soviet-era nostalgia.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
02-23-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Second Act: Craig Brewer Isn't Interested in Playing it Safenew
The Hustle & Flow director takes an unexpected turn with Black Snake Moan, a pulpy Southern Gothic tale starring a white "nymphomaniac."
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
02-23-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Black Snake Moan, Craig Brewer
Just in Time for Nader '08new
Henriette Mantel and Steve Skrovan on An Unreasonable Man.
Austin Chronicle |
Shawn Badgley |
02-22-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: An Unreasonable Man
Billy Bob Thornton: Rocket Mannew
The Astronaut Farmer star soars in whatever role he pilots.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
02-22-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Sunshine Mannew

He is too virile for his own good -- but after 40 years as an actor, director, and singer, Alan Arkin is still hungry.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
02-16-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Kennedy Act of 2007new
With Abu Ghraib, RFK's daughter campaigns for American accountability in war.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Rob Nelson |
02-08-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ghosts of Abu Ghraib, Rory Kennedy