Whit Stillman has been away from movies for so long you may not even remember he was gone. But thanks to “Damsels in Distress,” you’ll notice he’s back.
Stillman built a devoted indie follow...
This must have been how Sylvester Stallone felt when he was making all those "Rambo" movies.
"We just sort of start it off organically," says Rob Corddry, answering my question as to how he and ...
Before Wes Anderson made a name for himself with "Rushmore" and kindred spirit Noah Baumbach found his voice in "Kicking and Screaming" there was another filmmaker bringing a quirky, WASP-y world v...
Romantic comedy is a difficult genre to get right, and I think that's because audiences are so painfully undemanding when it comes to what they'll pay to see. As long as producers and writers and directors are r...
Jonathan Levine has managed to build an interesting filmography without repeating himself so far, and by hopping from genre to genre, he's proven himself to be a very limber filmmaker whose greatest strength is buildi...
At fortysomething, straight-laced Cal Weaver (Steve Carell) is living the dream--good job, nice house, great kids and marriage to his high school sweetheart. But when Cal learns that his wife, Emily (Julianne Moor...
Whit Stillman's "Damsels in Distress" is a comedy about a trio of beautiful girls as they set out to revolutionize life at a grungy American university – the dynamic leader Violet Wister (Greta Gerwig)...
Director: David Cronenberg
Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley
Why: Because David Cronenberg is one of the smartest filmmakers in the world, and his post-horror film career has been endles...
