Great Gatsby (2013): Interview with Director Baz (Moulin Rouge) Luhrmann

I’d been secretly working on it for some time, knowing all along who would play Gatsby. Really, it wasn’t difficult to think of a complex, romantic, glamorous, great actor–DiCaprio was the obvious choice.

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Blue Is the Warmest Color: First Time Cannes’ Top Winner Given to Actresses

A tender, sensual coming-of-age drama, Abdellatif Kechiche’s “Blue is the Warmest Color” was the surprise the winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Fest.

Venus in Fur: Polanski’s Adaptation of David Ives Broadway Hit Play

It’s hard to tell what exactly motivates Roman Polanski in choosing material for the big screen, and to what extent he enoys freedom to do so, now that he is one of the oldest directors around. Venus in Fur, Polanski’s adaptation of American playwright David Ives’ Broadway hit of the same name, is a better […]

Sundance Film Fest 1985: First Year Under Redford

Here is a look at 1985, the first year of the Sundance Film Fest. Which feature debut was impressive? Were there any women directors? Life after Sundance? Which and how many directors went on to become major forces in indie and/or mainstream Hollywood.

Blue Is the Warmest Color: Big Winner

Kechiche’s lesbian romance drama “Blue Is The Warmest Color” won top awards at France’s Lumiere Awards.