Hong Kong cinema's queen of stunts talks about screen names, ballet moves -- and learning to ride a bike.

The director who dared to violate the Just Say No code.

"Welcome to the Dollhouse" and "I Shot Andy Warhol" put misfit chicks in the spotlight

"Welcome to the Dollhouse" and "I Shot Andy Warhol" put misfit chicks in the spotlight.

A chat with David O. Russell, Hollywood's hot director of the moment

Fiona Shaw, "the next Vanessa Redgrave,"discusses her adventures in a most dangerous profession.

Ten modest proposals for juicing up the Academy Awards' annual snooze-fest

Ten modest proposals for juicing up the Academy Awards' annual snooze-fest.

An Appreciation of George Sanders

Sister Helen Prejean talks about the condemned men who inspired "Dead Man Walking."

While John Schlesinger's "An Eye for an Eye" presents Hollywood's same old good vs. evil universe, Tim Robbins' "Dead Man Walking" triumphs by rejecting easy moral conclusions.

The biggest stories at the Sundance Film Festival are often those of the struggling filmmakers themselves: how Quentin Tarantino languished for years behind a video store counter, how Ed Burns shot "The Brothers McMullen" at his parents' house. This year, it's Todd Solondz's turn to leap from don't-quit-your-day-job obscurity.

Why two of Hollywood's most talented actresses are taking the low road to acclaim

Tucked in among the 34 films (18 features and 16 documentaries) in competition at this year's Sundance Film Festival were more than a few serious gems. The most talked-about (and best) competition films focused on female characters -- a reaction, perhaps, to last year's glut of Tarantino-style shoot-'em-ups.

While John Schlesinger's "An Eye for an Eye" presents Hollywood's same old good vs. evil universe, Tim Robbins' "Dead Man Walking" triumphs by rejecting easy moral conclusions

Why two of Hollywood's most talented actresses are taking the low road to acclaim.

Slamdance provides an alternative to The Sundance Film Festival.

On the razor's edge with Harvey Keitel

Behind today's feverish vampire obsession lurks a desire to create the cool family we never had.

Martin Scorsese's romance with pop music

A conversation with Helen Mirren's director, Terry George.

With her sharp tongue and lacerating wit, British actress Helen Mirren does not suffer fools gladly.

Salon interviews Oliver Stone about his film "Nixon".