‘Awards Chatter’ Pod: Gus Van Sant on ‘Dead Man’s Wire,’ Early Collabs With River Phoenix and Nicole Kidman and Almost Making ‘Brokeback Mountain’

In front of an audience at the Miami Film Festival's GEMS event, the two-time Oscar nominee (for directing 'Good Will Hunting' and 'Milk') spoke with THR about his life, career and return to feature ...
The Village Voice

Gus Van Sant’s Milk Recaptures Californian Intolerance at Exactly the Right Time

Gus Van Sant has never been a risk-averse filmmaker, but he directs his Harvey Milk biopic so carefully, there might be a Ming vase balanced on his head. Van Sant’s steps are deliberate, his posture ...
Variety

Bartlett Sher on Gus Van Sant’s ‘Milk’

I must admit in advance that I am quite biased on the subject of “Milk,” having grown up in San Francisco in the 1960s and 1970s. We were all huge supporters of Harvey (my parents voted for him) and ...