Red Eye: Interview with Director Wes Craven

I felt it was a great opportunity to show my stuff in something other than a horror movie, and yet the story had all the elements for suspense and the kinds of surprises I enjoy using to keep viewers on the edge of their seats.

There aren't people chased by a maniac with a butcher knife, and nobody wears a mask—except in presenting themselves as one thing, and then turning out to be something different.

Movie Stars: Women–Can They Conquer Hollywood?

Mark the date: In 2005, women are playing more interesting roles than men. That these roles are in typically “male” genres, thrillers, actioners, and horror, makes it double cause for celebration.

Oscar Actors: Bancroft, Anne–Miracle Worker, The Graduate

Anne Bancroft, one of the great actresses of the American cinema, died June 6 in New York City, of uterine cancer. She was only 73.

Oscar Actors: Fonda, Jane–Memoir, “My Life So Far”

There are many good reasons to read Jane Fonda's candid memoir, “My Life So Far,” all 620 pages of it. In an act of marketing synergy, the high-profile book coincides with Jane's comeback appearance in New Line's comedy, “Monster-in-Law” (May 13), marking her first big screen appearance after absence of 15 years!

Oscar Directors: Allen, Woody–Loss of American Movie Audience

At his prime, Woody Allen was the most famous and acclaimed filmmaker in America. At present, however, he is going through rough times and a creative crisis. He hasn't made a commercial film in a decade and most critics have dismissed his last pictures. “Melinda and Melinda” is a huge failure stateside, and for his new movie, Allen is leaving his favorite locale of Manhattan for London.