Gus Van Sant

His Good Will Continues

Posted 01.06.2012

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Gus Van Sant to the rescue! Indiewire first reported that Van Sant will step in to direct the still-untitled legal film that was set to be Damon's...

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Here's Why Taylor Lautner Had That Awkward Dinner With Gus Van Sant

Posted 01.02.2012

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Remember, back in July, when Taylor Lautner had dinner with Gus Van Sant and Dustin Lance Black, and that reporter from GQ Australia used the situatio...

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Kelsey Grammer Gets Serious

Posted 12.12.2011

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While he made a name for himself playing the haughty dandy on "Fraiser," we're all excited to see what Kelsey Grammer can do on the upcoming political...

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James Franco Recuts A Gus Van Sant Film As If He Were The Director Today

The Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 11.22.2011

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James Franco wants you to "think of all the takes of all the shots of all the movies ever made." Why would you ever want to think about that? Becau...

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James Franco To Direct Cormac McCarthy Film

Posted 11.19.2011

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James Franco's now-legendary energy showed no sign of letting up as he announced plans to direct an adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel 'Child of Go...

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James Franco Buys Portrait Of Himself From Teenage Fan

Posted 11.13.2011

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Can James Franco do no wrong? The notoriously overachieving actor/painter/director/producer/screenwriter author/pilot/performance artist/professor rec...

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Jessie Heyman

Troy Garity's Star-Studded TV Debut

HuffingtonPost.com | Jessie Heyman | Posted 10.22.2011

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Troy Garity's voice is dulled but authoritative; he takes long pauses and strings together fragmented thoughts and metaphors and ends up--somewhat mir...

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Mia Wasikowska's Haunting Story Of Life & Death

Posted 09.07.2011

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Most teenagers are haunted by the difficult past they imagine that they've led, the hardships of uncomfortable adolescence and awkward puberties, para...

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Sing It Loud: Chatting with k.d. lang, JD Souther and Bobby Long, Plus a Beginners Audio Exclusive

Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.24.2011

Read More: Jelly Roll Morton, Bonnie Raitt, Guster, Linda Ronstadt, The Eagles, Eric Roberts, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, Fred Eltringham, Chris Walters, Joe, Georges Delarues, Laura Nyro, Dave Palmer, Mike Mills, Ornette Coleman, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Chuck Mitchell, Kruu-Fm, Tim Hardin, The White Stripes, Cole Porter, Roger Niell, Barry Mann, Leonard Cohen, Duke Ellington, Eye of the Beholder, Joni Mitchell, Frank Sinatra, American Idol, Roy Orbison, Glenn Frey, Elliott Smith, Mélanie Laurent, Judee Sill, Count Basie, Henry Mancini, Lex Price, k.d. Lang, Neil Young, Gilbert and Sullivan, Ewan MacGregor, The Kinks, Glen Campbell, Miles Davis, Daniel Clark, Rogers & Hammerstein, The Beatles, Jeff Coffin, John Coltrane, Longbranch Pennywhistle, Rob McGaha, Carly Simon, Gus Van Sant, Elton John, Don Henley, Christopher Plumber, Brian Reitzell, Bing Crosby, Quincy Jones, Tony Bennett, The Rolling Stones, Sam Shepard, Joe Pisapia, Carole King, Gershwin, Nona Hendryx, Harold Arlen, Viktor Krauss, Bob Dylan, Peggy Lee, Tom Waits, Liam Watson, Brian Sutton, Mark Ethridge, Meryl Streep, Waddy Wachtel, Randy Newman, Jackson Browne, Fats Waller, JD Souther, Gene Clark, The Band, Jimmy Webb, James Taylor, The Wallflowers, Josh Grange, Bruce Springsteen, Salmonberries, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

One of my favorite tracks on k.d. lang's new album is the opener, "I Confess," which sounds like Brill Building meets country, meets...okay, I'll shut up now, k.d. lang has the rest.

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Monday Madness: Chatting with Rob Zombie, Danny Elfman, Devo's Gerald Casale and More

Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.22.2011

Read More: Jim Jones Revue, Back to School, Martin Scorsese, Edwards Scissorhands, Akira Kurosawa, Dimitri Tiomkin, Carlos Chaivez, Rob Zombie, Pierre Yuksek, The Drums, Marilyn Manson, Steven Spielberg, Pavement, Rush, A Clock Orange, Bernard Herrmann, Kinky, Dick Tracy, Daft Punk, Werner Herzog, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Ariel Pink, Devo, Richard Craft, Lincoln Center, Slayer, The Voyage of Sinbad, Tim Burton, Max Steiner, John Huston, Russ Meyer, Gerry Casale, Woolite, A Perfect Circle, Harlem, Kii Arens, U2, Phoenix, Comedy Central, Jell-O, Slipknot, Broadway Danny Rose, Weird Science, Forbidden Zone, The Lords of Salem, Joni Mitchell, Army of Darkness, Danny Elfman, Sebastien Teller, Stanley Kubrick, Jeffrey Miller, Jason Trucco, Beetlejuice, Paul Simon, Seb Caudron, Alice in Wonderland, Big Fish, Alfred Hitchcock, Silverchair, The Pixies, Jason & the Argonauts, Federico Fellini, Tom Papa, Ginger Fish, Gus Van Sant, Smith Westerns, Franz Waxman, Alexandre Desplat, Roman Polanski, Richard Prior, Carny, Midnight Run, Oingo Boingo, Stephen Colbert, Gary Busey, The Cars, Batman, The Static Revenger, Steve Martin, John Williams, Iron Maiden, Allison Krause, White Zombie, The Bewitched Hands, Jon Stewart, Twyla Tharpe, Soundgarden, Aaron Sorkin, Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, Nono Rota, Air, Paul Reubens, Peatport, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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Cannes Premiere: Gus Van Sant's Restless Too Calm

Karin Badt | Posted 07.14.2011

Read More: Ron Howard, Mia Wasikowska, Brian Glazer, Henry Hopper, Gus Van Sant, Cannes Film Festival, Jason Lew, Sony Pictures, Restless, Resless, Entertainment News
Karin Badt

It's a film one would like to love: Gus Van Sant's tender story of a young man, traumatized by the death of his parents, numbed and unable to connect, who learns to face death by falling in love with a dying pretty girl.

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Cannes Film Festival: Official Selection Announced

Karin Badt | Posted 06.14.2011

Read More: Woody Allen, Von Trier, Jodi Foster, Competition Films Announced, Gus Van Sant, Cedar, Thierry Fremaux, Cannes Film Festival, Malick, Kawase, Kaurismaki, Takashi, Dardenne, Refn, Maiwenn, Schleinzer, Moretti, Leigh, Mihaileanu, Bertolucci, Ramsay, Sorrentino, Bonello, Ceylan, Cavalier, Gilles Jacob, Cannes Films, Cannes, Entertainment News
Karin Badt

Over 1,700 films were viewed by the selection committee this year, out of which 49 were selected for the festival, representing more than 30 countries around the world.

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Hollywood: Art and Oscars

Edward Goldman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Art Basel, Academy Awards, My Own Private Idaho, James France, Npr, Kcrw, Suzanne Vielmetter Gallery, Jedediah Caesar, ACME Gallery, Edward Goldman, Artists, Venice Biennale, Gus Van Sant, Art, Oscars, Jennifer Steinkamp, Gagosian Gallery, Art Talk, Arts News
Edward Goldman

I wonder if the less than stellar results of the last Oscars, with its low voltage and sagging viewership, will make the Hollywood weasels -- clearly in need of inspiration -- turn to the world of art.

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Ken Kesey And 'Acid Christ'

Mark Christensen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Christensen

Ken Kesey, the "undisputed King of the Counter Culture" who during the early 1960s became America's top new literary light, then -- fueled by Sandoz 25 LSD -- abruptly ditched his day job as the next Norman Mailer to become a sort of proto acid Christ.

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The Obituary as Art Form

Carine Fabius | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wim Wenders, William Saroyan, Philip Noyce, Gus Van Sant, Hill Street Blues, The Beautiful People, Rebel WIthout a Cause, Corey Allen, Inclusive Pr, Mickey Cottrell, James Dean, Arts News
Carine Fabius

When you make your living in the arts--whether that's on the creative front or the business end--, it's safe to say that you are probably open to all kinds of veerings off the path to pay the bills.

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10 Gamechanging Directors of the 2000s

Mike Miley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Steven Soderbergh, Ratatouille, Lars-Von-Trier, Best-of-Decade, Angelina Jolie, Gus Van Sant, Judd Apatow, Richard Linklater, Harry Potter, Film, Christopher Nolan, Entertainment News
Mike Miley

Only a handful of directors put out work that was not only consistently interesting but also urged us (sometimes against our will) to think about cinema differently.

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Remembering the Lessons of Harvey Milk: What It Means to Be GayVisit him on the Web at www.gayandlesbianmanners.com

Steven Petrow | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Gus Van Sant, Lgbt, Gay, Gay Rights, Gay Marriage, Harvey Milk, Harvey Milk Movie, Healthy Living News
Steven Petrow

With his death, Harvey Milk taught us what it means to be gay. For my generation those lessons are secure, as is Milk's place in history.

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Q & A: Sean Penn and Gus Van Sant Pour Out Their Hearts about Milk

Brad Balfour | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gus Van Sant, The Oscars, Sean Penn, Milk, Nominees, Dustin Lance Black, Allison Pill, Josh Brolin, Gay, Homosexual, Emile Hirsch, San Francisco, James Franco, Harvey Milk, Civil Rights, Entertainment News
Brad Balfour

A diffident, and at times, defiant, hour-long press conference took place with cast members of Milk recently, but it didn't yield much of a sustained discussion on the film's talking points.

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Sean Penn's Political Experience Helped With "Milk," Says Director

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BERLIN — Director Gus Van Sant says Sean Penn's experience of political activism helped make him a good choice to play Harvey Milk, the politici...

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Greening Hollywood: And The Awards Go To Leo (DiCaprio), Clint (Eastwood), Sean (Penn), Amy (Adams), Anne (Hathaway

Paige Donner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paige Donner

The Palm Springs International Film Festival, now in its 20th year, will see more than 125,000 attendees from all over the globe during its more than 200-screening running.

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Happy Holidays Hollywood!

Ariston Anderson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Darren Aronofsky, Patricia Clarkson, Elegy, Ben Kingsley, Penelope Cruz, The Wrestler, Jennifer Esposito, Harvey Weinstein, Evan Rachel Wood, Gus Van Sant, Aasif Mandvi, Dennis Hopper, Michelle Byrd, The Daily Show, Movies, Economy, Credit Crisis, Recession, u.s. Economy Problems, Entertainment News
Ariston Anderson

Just how much is the credit crunch going to affect Hollywood? Film elite like Sir Ben Kingsley, Penelope Cruz, Gus Van Sant, Dennis Hopper, Darren Aronofsky and others weigh in.

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Milk, The Biopic and The Lesson

Josh Bolotsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Living Liberally, Harvey Milk, Screening Liberally, Josh Bolotsky, Sean Penn, Gus Van Sant, Movies, Milk, Gus Van Sant Milk Movie, Prop 8, No on Prop 8, Overton Window, Gay Rights Activism, Civil Rights, Sean Penn Milk, California Gay Marriage, Prop 8 Rally, Gay Rights, LGBT Rights, Gay Politicians, Middle Political Spectrum, Milk Politician, Gay Marriage, Prop 8 Activism, Harvey Milk Movie, Entertainment News
Josh Bolotsky

Milk manages to balance the needs of two very different films in its running time. It is, first of all, a superb biopic, as well as a meditation on the responsibility activists have to the people.

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Where is Harvey Milk Today?

Ari Bendersky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Change, Proposition 8, Gay Rights, Prop 8, Anita Bryant, Gus Van Sant, Sean Penn, Same Sex Marriage, Harvey Milk, San Francisco, Civil Rights, George Moscone, Chicago News
Ari Bendersky

Watching the film on the 30th anniversary of Milk's tragic and unnecessary death ... I was reminded that while we've come far, we really haven't gotten anywhere.

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A Post-Thanksgiving Cornucopia: World AIDS Day, The Birth of (RED)WIRE, Milk and Prop 8

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Prop 6, Congress, Hiv, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ontario, Who, Dixie Chicks, Asia, China, Wolrd Health Foundation, Gay Adoption, Ali Partovi, Olympic Bird's Nest, Patna Women's College, The Killers, W Hotels, Premiere Wen Jiabao, Aids, Elvis Costello, World AIDS Day, Melissa Etheridge, Latin America, President Barack Obama, Rod Stewart, Nand Kishore Yadev, Sheryl Crow, The Police, Senator Dianne Feinstein, Emile Hirsch, Coldplay, India, Matthew Sheppard, James Franco, Starbucks, Gay Marriage, Jay-Z, Josh Brolin, Toronto, Prop 8, Spider-Man, Canada, Sean Penn, Keith Olbermann, California, Don MacKinnon, Lisa Gurry, W, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Senator Barbara Boxer, (RED), Elton John, World Health Organization, Kargil Chowk, Hear Music, Senator John v. Briggs, High School Music, John Legend, Unicef, Molly Johnson, Msn, Lucas Grabeel, United States, Harvey Milk, Gus Van Sant, Death Cab for Cutie, Into the Wild, President George W. Bush, Itunes, Carribean, Matthew Shepard, Ilike, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

The new online digital magazine (RED)WIRE will sponsor a series of unique performances by artists such as U2 and Sheryl Crow, in its bid to help fight AIDS.

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Giving Thanks For Harvey Milk

Kerry Trueman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gay Rights, Proposition 8, Proposition 6, Gus Van Sant, Thanksgiving, Anita Bryant, Harvey Milk, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Kerry Trueman

The most poignant aspect of Milk is that the story it tells -- of the fight against ignorance and intolerance -- is, unlike the hairdos and the Haight couture in the film -- all too current.

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