PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Udo Kier, the German actor whose icy gaze and strange, scene-stealing screen presence made him a favorite of filmmakers including Andy Warhol, Gus…
Read more Udo Kier, striking German actor from ‘My Own Private Idaho’ and ‘Ace Ventura,’ dies at 81VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV welcomed Spike Lee, Cate Blanchett, Greta Gerwig and dozens of other Hollywood luminaries to a special Vatican audience Saturday celebrating cinema…
Read more Pope Leo XIV celebrates cinema with Hollywood stars and urges inclusion of marginal voicesGus Van Sant is still moving. “I think a lot of the films I’ve made, even unintentionally, have been based on real things,” Van Sant says with his…
Read more Gus Van Sant on His Comeback Film ‘Dead Man’s Wire’, the Unintentional Movies He’s Made and Why He Still Thinks About River Phoenix All the TimeA rushed follow-through leaves the film’s mere 105 minutes feeling somewhat purposeless in the grand scheme of things. Courtesy Venice Film Festival There’s something to be said about…
Read more Screening at Venice: Gus Van Sant’s ‘Dead Man’s Wire’The season of Skarsgards continues with Dead Man’s Wire, a Gus Van Sant-directed dramedy based on a dark true story from 1977, which showcases a terrific performance by…
Read more Toronto Awards Analysis: Bill Skarsgard Could Be a Contender for Gus Van Sant’s Sales Title ‘Dead Man’s Wire’