Gus Van Sant
The Front Row
“Dead Man’s Wire” Is a Tangle of Loose Threads
In dramatizing a real-life hostage crisis from 1977, Gus Van Sant teases out enticing themes that remain undeveloped.
The Pictures
Gus Van Sant Talks Cartoons
New Yorker cartoonists chat with the director about dark humor, Robin Williams, and Teddy-bear people.
The Current Cinema
Gus Van Sant’s Semi-Surreal “Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot”
Van Sant gussies up the plain tale of a quadriplegic cartoonist (Joaquin Phoenix) with visual guile, but viewers will revel in the character’s rocky route.
The Current Cinema
Rob Jobs
The Current Cinema
Open Country
Winter Preview
Movies
Onward and Upward with the Arts
Stumptown Girl
Richard Brody
“50/50”: Half-Life
Richard Brody
“Restless” in Peace and War
Winter Preview