People

Gus Van Sant Movies, Books and DVDs

DVD

Elephant
A violent incident rocks the students and faculty at a high school in Portland, Oregon. ...more
US Release: 2004-05-04
UK Release: -
My Own Private Idaho - Criterion Collection
River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves star in director Gus Van Sant’s haunting tale of two young street hustlers: Mike Waters, a sensitive narcoleptic who dreams of the mother who abandoned him, and Scott Favor, wayward son of the mayor of Portland and the object of Mike’s desire. Navigating a volatile ...more
US Release: 2005-03-01
UK Release: 2005-03-01
Tarnation
Jonathan Caouette’s Tarnation is a spellbinding and heartbreaking documentary self-portrait that re-imagines the whole idea of what a documentary can be. The film chronicles Jonathan’s chaotic upbringing in a dysfunctional Texas family and the unexpected relationship that develops with his mentally-ill mother Renee. Soul-searching, raw, and utterly compelling, the film ...more
US Release: 2005-05-17
UK Release: 2005-07-25
Milk
Follows gay-rights activist Harvey Milk’s political rise as the first openly gay man elected to office, in 1977, to the time he was shot to death (along with Mayor George Moscone) by city supervisor Dan White. ...more
US Release: 2009-03-10
UK Release: 2009-06-01
Milk [Blu-ray]
Follows gay-rights activist Harvey Milk’s political rise as the first openly gay man elected to office, in 1977, to the time he was shot to death (along with Mayor George Moscone) by city supervisor Dan White. ...more
US Release: 2009-03-10
UK Release: -

Movies

Last Days
LAST DAYS is filmmaker Gus Van Sant's meditation on the inner turmoil that engulfs a brilliant, but troubled, musician in the final hours of his life.  Michael Pitt (THE DREAMERS, HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH) stars as Blake, an introspective artist whose success has left him in a lonely place, ...more
US Release: 2005-07-22
UK Release: 2005-09-02
How Starbucks Saved My Life
Gill's memoir, a former J. Walter Thompson exec, found himself down and out when he was downsized out of a job. In his 60s and in a personal tailspin because of an affair that ended his marriage, Gill saw his luck change when he entered a Starbucks and walked out ...more
US Release: TBA
UK Release: TBA
Milk
Follows gay-rights activist Harvey Milk’s political rise as the first openly gay man elected to office, in 1977, to the time he was shot to death (along with Mayor George Moscone) by city supervisor Dan White. ...more
US Release: 2008-11-26
UK Release: 2009-01-23
Paranoid Park
Follows 16-year-old skateboarder Alex, who accidentally kills a security guard outside Paranoid Park, Portland's most infamous skateboarding park. When he decides to say nothing, he takes on a crushing burden of guilt with huge ramifications. ...more
US Release: 2008-03-07
UK Release: 2007-12-26
Howl
“Howl” will follow the obscenity trial over Allen Ginsberg's poem, and will include an animated retelling of the poem. ...more
US Release:
UK Release:

Sponsored Links

Bookmark and Share