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Displaying all articles tagged:
Directors
good one
Mar. 22, 2024
This Is Judd
The director’s recent DGA Awards monologue was a window into current industry trends. He has some thoughts.
By
Jesse David Fox
awards season
Feb. 11, 2024
Christopher Nolan Takes Home the Big Prize at the DGA Awards
Here’s the full list of winners from the ceremony, which was once again hosted by Judd Apatow.
By
Tom Smyth
a long talk
Dec. 8, 2023
What Makes an Alexander Payne Movie?
The Holdovers
director isn’t sure, but he’ll admit
Downsizing
might have been a TV series.
By
Bilge Ebiri
on the record
Nov. 22, 2023
Ridley Scott Cares Diddly Squat About France’s Feelings
The
Napoleon
director isn’t trying to win over the Académie des Beaux-Arts here.
By
Rebecca Alter
billy elliot vibes
July 20, 2023
How Hollywood Is Avoiding Robot Overlords
The WGA, SAG-AFTRA, DGA, and IATSE are all approaching AI differently.
By
Jason P. Frank
stunt awards
Mar. 7, 2023
18 Great Movies Directed by Stunt Performers
There’s no storyteller quite like a stuntperson.
By
Nick Allen
an instagram by
Oct. 14, 2022
Sofia Coppola Promises Her IG Won’t Be Like Other Celebs’
Sharing archival stuff and behind-the-scenes footage is more fun for the
Priscilla
director.
By
Zoe Guy
ouch
Aug. 28, 2022
Quentin Tarantino Calls François Truffaut a ‘Bumbling Amateur’
Tell us how you really feel, Quentin.
By
Charu Sinha
viewers guide
June 15, 2022
A Guide to the Acerbic Works of Robert Aldrich
The director’s varied filmography is skeptical of power in all forms.
By
Tyler Sage
stand-up
June 2, 2022
The Director Who Captured George Carlin’s Most Prophetic Era
Rocco Urbisci looks back on his 30-year creative partnership with the legendary stand-up.
By
Hershal Pandya
follow friday
May 27, 2022
Michael Bonfiglio Wants to Tell You a Story
We chatted with the director about the art of the stand-up comedy special — and, naturally, hummingbirds.
By
Taylor Garron
a long talk
Feb. 22, 2022
Asghar Farhadi Doesn’t Believe in Heroes
The Iranian director discusses his statement rebuking the Iranian government, the nuances of
A Hero
, and how he prefers his tahdig
.
By
Roxana Hadadi
a long talk
Jan. 10, 2022
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Theory on Driving at Night
The man behind
Drive My Car
and
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
breaks down his filmmaking process.
By
Bilge Ebiri
obits
Jan. 6, 2022
Peter Bogdanovich, Director of
The Last Picture Show
, Dead at 82
The
Paper Moon
director was a lifelong student of cinema and Hollywood history.
By
Rebecca Alter
you ever been to poughkeepsie?
Dec. 9, 2021
12 Directors on Their Favorite New York City Movies
“That’s an element of New York: You can look into a window and see a totally different world, and you’re so separated from it.”
vulture festival 2021
Nov. 14, 2021
Melanie Lynskey Got a Special ‘Line Reading’ of Her
Yellowjackets
Orgasm
“It was very embarrassing to film.”
By
Devon Ivie
rip
Sept. 23, 2021
Roger Michell, Director of
Notting Hill,
Dead at 65
He also helmed the BBC adaptation of Jane Austen’s
Persuasion.
By
Rebecca Alter
obits
July 5, 2021
Richard Donner, Director of
Superman
,
The Goonies
, Dead at 91
His career spanned decades and genres.
By
Charu Sinha
awards season
Apr. 10, 2021
Sound of Metal
,
Nomadland
Win DGA Awards
The Flight Attendant
also took home a trophy!
By
Charu Sinha
directorial debuts
Feb. 11, 2021
The 18 Best Directorial Debuts From Actors
From
Citizen Kane
and
Easy Rider
to
A Star Is Born
and
Get Out
.
By
Gregory Wakeman
auteur theory
Feb. 5, 2021
A Famous Director’s ‘Terrible Advice’ Inspired Olivia Wilde’s No-Assholes Policy
“They said, ‘Listen, the way to get respect on a set, you have to have three arguments a day.’”
By
Devon Ivie
book excerpt
Jan. 22, 2021
Mike Nichols’s Heartburn
After directing Nora Ephron’s divorce movie, his own breakup — and breakdown — turned out to be around the corner.
By
Mark Harris
remembrances
Jan. 14, 2021
Saying Good-bye to Stacy Title
The director stayed herself to the very end.
By
Amy Wallace
a long talk
Jan. 12, 2021
The Unspeakable Personal Tragedy That Inspired
Another Round
Director Thomas Vinterberg says his drama about addiction became life-affirming because, in many ways, he and his cast needed it to be.
By
Bilge Ebiri
r.i.p.
Jan. 9, 2021
Michael Apted, Director of the
Up
Series, Dead at 79
“I hope to do
84 Up
when I’ll be 99.”
By
Rebecca Alter
in memoriam
Jan. 4, 2021
Joan Micklin Silver Had the Movie Career Almost No Woman Was Allowed to Have
And yet it was not the career the pathbreaking director of
Hester Street
and
Crossing Delancey
deserved.
By
Mark Harris
cue the montage
Dec. 29, 2020
Michael B. Jordan Set to Make Directorial Debut With
Creed III
Co-star Tessa Thompson confirmed he’s officially
People
’s sexiest director alive.
By
Zoe Haylock
action!
Dec. 17, 2020
What’s It Like to Be Directed by Nancy Meyers?
Diane Keaton, Steve Martin, Cameron Diaz, Robert De Niro, and more help explain what makes the Nancy Meyers Cinematic Universe tick.
By
Rachel Handler
vulture lists
Dec. 10, 2020
15 Modern Black-and-White Movies From Great Directors
With David Fincher’s
Mank
streaming on Netflix, we take a look at other filmmakers who have gone monochrome.
By
Nick Allen
hillbilly elegy
Nov. 23, 2020
Can We Leave Ron Howard Out of This?
Seriously, that’s a real question.
By
Jason Bailey
vulture lists
Nov. 20, 2020
Every Ron Howard Movie, Ranked
Where does
Hillbilly Elegy
fall in the director’s filmography?
By
Will Leitch and Tim Grierson
thirst
Aug. 28, 2020
Martin Scorsese Posts Thirst Pics on Main(e)
Now
this
is cinematography.
By
Rebecca Alter
filmmaking
Aug. 28, 2020
Looking Back at
Watchmen
’s Most Extraordinary Episode With Its Director
Director Stephen Williams breaks down the delicate balance of technical ambition and emotional clarity that led to “This Extraordinary Being.”
By
Angelica Jade Bastién
kiss of the spiderwoman
Aug. 19, 2020
Olivia Wilde Set To Direct Rumored Spider-Woman Movie For Marvel
The film will be written by Wilde and her writing partner Katie Silberman with Amy Pascal producing.
By
Chris Murphy
genuine classics
Aug. 6, 2020
Agnieszka Holland Poured Her Own Bedridden Childhood Into
The Secret Garden
The 1993 adaptation is one of the best children’s movies ever made. We don’t talk about it, or director Agnieszka Holland, enough.
By
Bilge Ebiri
directors
Aug. 5, 2020
Candyman’s
Nia DaCosta Set to Direct
Captain Marvel 2
She’s the first Black woman to direct a movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
By
Chris Murphy
meanwhile
June 29, 2020
Okay, You
Can
Do This on the Set of a Christopher Nolan Movie
A clarification has been made.
By
Hunter Harris
auteur theory
May 30, 2020
David Lynch Is Basically Ron Swanson Now
He got his swing-out urinal just right.
By
Devon Ivie
coronavirus
May 27, 2020
Aneesh Chaganty Is Living in His Parents’ House, Contemplating
Searching
2
He’s not writing or directing the sequel anymore. Instead, he’s focusing on a new heist movie and pitching a new TV show, too.
By
Aneesh Chaganty
As told to
Sean Fitz-Gerald
coronavirus
Apr. 28, 2020
Claire Denis Is Making Her Own Hummus and Working on a New Script
In quarantine in Paris, the director is thinking about delayed projects with The Weeknd, Robert Pattinson, and Margaret Qualley, and cooking. A lot.
By
Claire Denis
As told to
Bilge Ebiri
contagion
Apr. 17, 2020
Steven Soderbergh,
Contagion
Director, to Lead Industry Coronavirus Committee
No, really.
By
Justin Curto
coronavirus
Apr. 17, 2020
A French Director Fears Parisians Aren’t Taking the Coronavirus Seriously
As
Revenge
filmmaker Coralie Fargeat ponders a second wave of infections in her city, she turns to the
Jumanji
movie franchise for solace.
By
Coralie Fargeat
As told to
Jordan Crucchiola
coronavirus
Apr. 16, 2020
The Mexican Filmmaker Writing a Movie About the End of the World
Tigers Are Not Afraid
director Issa López lived through swine-flu isolation in Mexico City. A decade later, she’s spending her quarantine wisely.
By
Issa López
As told to
Jordan Crucchiola
coronavirus
Apr. 14, 2020
In Quarantine, Timur Bekmambetov Is Busy Making Movies
In Lockdown in Russia, the filmmaker behind
Searching
and
Unfriended
is convinced screen-centric storytelling can save his industry.
By
Timur Bekmambetov
As told to
Jordan Crucchiola
coronavirus
Apr. 9, 2020
A Polish Director Worries About Populist Politicians in Quarantine
The Other Lamb
’s Małgorzata Szumowska wonders if she’ll make a comedy when the dark times pass.
As told to
Bilge Ebiri
coronavirus
Apr. 6, 2020
Icelandic Director Baltasar Kormákur Spends Quarantine Thinking About Volcanoes
The
Everest
filmmaker sees the coronavirus as another force of planet Earth: “It’s intelligent. That’s the scariest thing. It has a way of surviving.”
By
Baltasar Kormákur
As told to
Bilge Ebiri
coronavirus
Apr. 2, 2020
Iranian Filmmaker Mehrdad Oskouei Awaits a Prison Sentence in Quarantine
The documentarian has been sentenced to a year in prison. He wonders if he were there now, amid the coronavirus, how would he spend his time?
By
Mehrdad Oskouei
As told to
Bilge Ebiri
auteur theory
Mar. 2, 2019
Steven Spielberg Is Continuing His Quest to Ban Netflix at the Oscars
He wants, no,
demands,
a few rule changes.
By
Devon Ivie
rip
Feb. 23, 2019
Singin’ in the Rain
Director Stanley Donen Dead at 94
He’s known for his frequent collaborations with Gene Kelly.
By
Devon Ivie
movies
Jan. 3, 2019
Revisiting Ringo Lam’s 5 Most Essential Films
The late director could always be relied on to deliver flashes of originality, exuberance, and innovative firearm usage.
By
Charles Bramesco
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