Search results for: Gus Van Sant

Following in the steps of the battling biopics - Capote (2005) vs. Infamous (2006) and Gus Van Sant's Milk (2008) vs. Bryan Singer's The Mayor of Castro Street (his Superman distraction might have permanently shelved this project) - 20th Century Fox and Universal have both announced that they will be tackling biopics about the British pop singer Dusty Springfield.

Blake Nelson grew up in Portland, Oregon and much like the main character of Gus Van Sant’s latest film, Paranoid Park, of which Nelson wrote the source novel, he spent most of his teenage years skateboarding and performing in various bands. But (hopefully) where the two differ is that the main character of Paranoid Park, Alex,

"...Gus Van Sant’s latest displays the difficult transition from years of teenage urban wilderness to adult responsibility, and while skateboarding is not a crime, being a good kid in the wrong place at the wrong time can sometimes be perceived as such..."

The Catcher in the Sty: Oppenheim Skewers Hack Journalist It’s perhaps fortuitous for Lance Oppenheim’s narrative debut Primetime, which charts the brief but meteoric run...

The Child Inside: Lenz Explores the Virtues of Violence For his narrative feature debut Oasis, Jannis Lenz channels contemporary intergenerational neglect and the inherent apathy...