Who Dare Portray Truman Capote?
Actors Philip Seymour Hoffman, Toby Jones, and Tom Hollander have dared to portray Truman Capote to varying effect. Capote remains a complicated challenge.
Gus Van Sant
‘The Sea of Trees’ Can’t See the Woods for the Heavy-Handed Metaphors
This fairy tale mediation on guilt and redemption belabors its themes to the point of silliness.
‘My Own Private Idaho’ Is Anything but a Conventional Narrative
Gus Van Sant's 'My Own Private Idaho' uses a variety of devices to keep viewers off balance.
Coen Brothers, Sophie Marceau, and Guillermo Del Toro All Feature in the Cannes Jury
The 2015 Cannes Film Festival has a veritable who's-who on its jury this year, headed up by brother directors Joel and Ethan Coen.