Interview

With 1992's Howards End, available today on Criterion Collection DVD, Merchant Ivory finally managed to quiet the critics.  BLOG POSTED: 02/23/10

After surviving a string of little-seen films, a succession of tabloid romances, and a mist of rumors that clouded her work, PenÉlope Cruz has reinvented herself as an actress, won an Oscar, and become fiercely protective of her private life—even as questions about it continue to abound. But put her in front of a camera, and you’ll always get your answers.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 12/03/09

How do you top the glamour and sheer spectacle of Fellini's classic 8 ½? Well, if you're moving on to Nine, you'll need six Oscar-winning actors—and some additional carats.  BLOG POSTED: 11/27/09

Berlin-based designers Don't Shoot the Messengers see the darkness in fashion.  BLOG POSTED: 10/22/09

The Last Days of Disco is getting a new DVD package, so we asked the film's original costume designer, Sarah Edwards, to update the look as well.  BLOG POSTED: 08/31/09

Out of the Swedish mist came Alexander Skarsgard, the evil, increasingly nuanced vampire leader of True Blood. He sucks blood; he stars in Lady Gaga's video for "Paparazzi" as an abusive, ill-fated boyfriend; he gets recognized by fans on the street over the course of our interview.  BLOG POSTED: 08/11/09

Costume designer Michael McDonald, who dressed the cast for the Broadway production of "Hair," strives for authenticity, even if it means sewing patches onto forty-year-old jeans every night.  BLOG POSTED: 05/04/09