Directors

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  • Frederick Wiseman

    The grandfather of cinéma vérité talks about domestic violence, "Domestic Violence" and the reality behind reality films.
    By Nick Poppy January 30, 2002

  • David Lynch

    The pleasant, bizarre filmmaker who gave us the Lynchian world insists that now, more than ever, we must face the darkness.
    By Brian Libby November 6, 2001

  • Mel Brooks

    The comedy impresario currently steamrolling Broadway owes "Blazing Saddles," fart humor and his dancing Hitler to a red rubber ball.
    By Mary Elizabeth Williams June 19, 2001

  • Liv Ullmann

    The renowned actress and director of "Faithless" talks about quick flings in Paris, her pal Ingmar Bergman and how scared we all are.
    By Stephan Cox March 28, 2001

  • Jean-Jacques Annaud

    The renowned French director of "Quest for Fire," "The Lover" and "Seven Years in Tibet" provokes a firestorm over his breathtaking new war film, "Enemy at the Gates."
    By Stephen Lemons March 19, 2001

  • Roland Joffé

    The creator of "The Mission" and "The Killing Fields" describes his latest cinematic feast, "Vatel," and explains why a cook and a director have more in common than you'd think.
    By Stephen Lemons March 2, 2001

  • We three kings

    The great works of Stanley Kubrick, Francis Ford Coppola and F.W. Murnau make today's movies look like bags of tricks or boxes of soap.
    By Michael Sragow January 25, 2001

  • Directors from B to Z

    "Panic" filmmaker Henry Bromell talks about low-budget independence, while Robert Zemeckis of "Cast Away" chimes in on big-studio clout.
    By Michael Sragow January 18, 2001

  • Life is like a FedEx box

    Tom Hanks says that until crisis strikes, you always know what you're going to get.
    By Michael Sragow January 12, 2001

  • An ornery kind of American heroism

    Jason Robards became the most urban of characters, but I'll remember him for his saloon-bred hoarseness and his frontier purpose.
    By Michael Sragow January 4, 2001

  • "You'll shoot your eye out, kid"

    Everything you need to know about the great yuletide standards, from "It's a Wonderful Life" to "A Christmas Story."
    By Michael Sragow December 14, 2000

  • Another "Hard Day's Night"

    Producer Walter Shenson tells how he gave director Richard Lester a ticket to ride. (The band just acted naturally.)
    By Michael Sragow December 7, 2000

  • "A demented peacock"

    Oscar-winner Geoffrey Rush talks about "Quills," playing a great pervert and what's so funny about sadism.
    By Michael Sragow November 30, 2000

  • Charlie's dude

    Director McG on why his "Charlie's Angels" is a kung fu "The Breakfast Club" with one part "Grease," some "Singin' in the Rain" and a bit of "Rocky." Or something like that.
    By Michael Sragow November 16, 2000

  • King of comedy

    Harold Ramis explains how he distills meaning while kicking comic ass in films from "Groundhog Day" and "Analyze This" to "Bedazzled."
    By Michael Sragow November 2, 2000

  • Black like Spike

    In a wide-ranging interview, our most audacious filmmaker blasts gangsta rap, hails the Original Kings of Comedy and talks about his scorching blackface farce, "Bamboozled."
    By Michael Sragow October 26, 2000

  • Homecoming

    James Gray, director of "The Yards," returns to Queens for some poking around, an ice cream shutout and a moment of "pretentious prick" anxiety.
    By T. Wright Townsend October 23, 2000

  • Gotta dance! Gotta dance! Gotta dance!

    Movies are a dream world for stage wizard Stephen Daldry. And for actor Jamie Bell, "Billy Elliot" is a dream movie.
    By Michael Sragow October 19, 2000

  • The sad and hilarious tale of Dr. T and Big D

    Robert Altman and screenwriter Anne Rapp talk about Dallas, sex, chivalry and their new movie, "Dr. T & the Women."
    By Michael Sragow October 12, 2000

  • Subverting the genre

    "Girlfight" director Karyn Kusama pulls no punches when it comes to cinema.
    By Michael Sragow October 5, 2000
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