Gus Van Sant News

Exclusive: “Restless,” Gus Van Sant’s death-haunted romance, interview

Sep 20, 2011, 1:33 GMT

In “Restless,” the new film from Gus Van Sant, the quirky and eclectic director, returns to one of his favorite themes, the angst of adolescents who live outside the boundaries of the world around them. ... more

Kelsey Grammer and Gus Van Sant collaborate on 'Boss' for Starz

Nov 19, 2010, 20:26 GMT

Camille Grammer may be dominating reality TV for Bravo in their Housewives franchise set in Beverly Hills, but her ex husband Kelsey Grammer is also returning to TV despite the less than stellar reviews of his last effort, 'Hank.'

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Gus Van Sant film rounds up cast

Nov 14, 2009, 1:34 GMT

Columbia and Imagine's untitled Gus Van Sant drama has completed casting and began production today in Portland, Oregon. ... more

Van Sant and Ellis are suicidal together

Oct 15, 2009, 17:44 GMT

Gus Van Sant and author Bret Easton Ellis will collaborate on a screenplay about the double suicide of artists Theresa Duncan and Jeremy Blake. ... more

Milk – Blu-ray Review

Mar 9, 2009, 13:39 GMT

'Milk' tells the fervent, tender, and fierce story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in the U.S. The film is driven by yet another amazing performance from Sean Penn and Gus Van Sant's strongest directing work in years.  ... more

Oscar winner Milk comes to DVD and Blu-ray in March

Feb 23, 2009, 20:10 GMT

Academy Award winner for Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay, Milk arrives on DVD and Blu-ray on March 10th from  Universal Studios Home Entertainment for the suggested retail price of $39.98 for Blu-ray and $29.98 for DVD. ... more

Best director Oscar nominees

Feb 20, 2009, 17:35 GMT

Los Angeles - The following have been nominated for the best director Oscar: ... more

Indie studio Werc Werk Works to produce ‘Howl’ with James Franco

Feb 20, 2009, 12:23 GMT

Indie studio Werc Werk Works has announced plans to produce and finance “Howl” with James Franco attached to star and shooting scheduled to start March 16th in New York City. ... more

Josh Brolin in talks for Milk

Dec 5, 2007, 13:53 GMT

Josh Brolin has been approached to join Sean Penn for the upcoming Focus Features’ biopic Milk. The film is set to be directed by Gus Van Sant and will start shooting in January. ... more

Sean Penn and Gus Van Sant move forward with Milk

Nov 19, 2007, 14:42 GMT

Gus Van Sant’s biopic Milk has been greenlit by Focus with Sean Penn set to star as the late gay-rights activist Harvey Milk. ... more

Gus Van Sant produced Wild Tigers I Have Known arrives on DVD

Jul 2, 2007, 14:15 GMT

Genius Products has announced the release of Wild Tigers I Have Known on DVD July 10th for the suggested retail price of $24.95. ... more

Palador brings 'Paranoid Park' to India

May 29, 2007, 14:37 GMT

Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) Palador has acquired the distribution rights of Gus Van Sant's 'Paranoid Park', which won a special prize at the recently concluded Cannes Film Festival, and is scheduling a simultaneous release of the movie in India along with its worldwide screening in September. ... more

Movie Review (2): Paris Je T’aime

May 6, 2007, 12:51 GMT

A host of international filmmakers, including The Coen Brothers, Gurinder Chadha, Gus Van Sant, Water Salles, and Alfonso Cuarón have come together to each tell in their own unique voice and vision stories of Paris. ... more

Singer and Van Sant want Milk

Apr 13, 2007, 14:46 GMT

Directors Bryan Singer and Gus Van Sant (‘Good Will Hunting’) are in a race to bring the live story of San Francisco supervisor Harvey Milk to the big screen. ... more

Gus Van Sant cited for DUI, too much Xmas cheer

Dec 22, 2006, 23:55 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore.- Filmmaker Gus Van Sant, whose directing credits include the classic 'Drugstore Cowboy,' has been arrested in Portland on suspicion of drunken driving, police said. ... more

Tom Hanks goes for Starbucks

Mar 28, 2006, 10:47 GMT

If you were getting a little tired of paying lots of money for your non-fat latte every morning imagine this – Universal has just put down over six figures on a book that has not even been written yet – hoping to make it into a movie. ... more

DVD Review: Tarnation

Jul 24, 2005, 20:00 GMT

‘Tarnation’ is one of those movies that fall into the category ‘beautiful but painful’. ... more

Gus Van Sant talks Time Traveler's Wife adaptation

Jul 12, 2005, 8:27 GMT

Director Gus Van Sant has been talking to Sci Fi Wire about his latest film The Time Traveler's Wife, which is based on the novel by Audrey Niffenegger. ... more

Movie Review: Tarnation

Apr 20, 2005, 19:15 GMT

With 'Capturing the Friedmans', small town Americana was under the camera in an assault on a family's life, now for a darker, deeper and more personal journey with Jonathan Caouette’s 'Tarnation'. ... more