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Interview with Martin Scorsese - click here to to read.


The DGA Interview:
Talking Pictures

Nobody can talk about films like Martin Scorsese. From the movies of his youth and his mentors to his own films, he brings a lifetime of experience to the conversation.

By Terrence Rafferty

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The Good News

Local news directors at stations around the country swap war stories and share their experiences dealing with the unexpected.

By Ann Farmer

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Performance Artist

After a soaring career on the British stage, Sam Mendes made his film debut with American Beauty. But he’s still more excited about great acting than he is about a spectacular shot.

By Rob Feld

The director’s team on the daytime drama One Life to Live  - click here to to read.

The Big Show

Director Louis J. Horvitz and his team have been working on the Oscars for more than a decade, and it’s still a challenge balancing all the crazy things that can happen.

By Steve Pond

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In the Screening Room:
Murder Most Foul

Indie icon John Sayles strays from the socially conscious contemporary cinema he’s known for and guides us through the moors of 11th-century Scotland in Roman Polanski’s The Tragedy of Macbeth.

By Henry Sheehan

Director Jimmy Moore calls the shots that bring the NBA playoffs into your living room - click here to to read.

Celebrating Excellence

Since the DGA Awards started in 1948, the show has evolved with the times, but the familial nature and collegial spirit have remained unchanged. Here’s how it all happened.

By Darrell Hope and Rob Feld

On the sets of Alfred Hitchcock - click here to to read.

And the Winners Are…

Each year the DGA honors the greatest achievement in films. To mark the 60th anniversary of the Awards, we present a gallery of directors working on their winning pictures.


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DGA President Michael Apted's president's letter- click here to to read.
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Profiles
On the Job With…

1st AD to the rescue, SM with a plan, quiet on the set.

By David Geffner

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Independent Voice
Nothing Can Stop Her

From her youth in Texas, her training as an architect, and her experience as a production designer, Catherine Hardwicke has really learned the value of persistence.

By Margy Rochlin

Warner Bros. Chairman and CEO Barry Meyer surveys the business. - click here to read
10 Questions
Agents at Work

Karen Stuart, executive director of the Association of Talent Agencies, reflects on the changing nature of an agent’s job.

The director of Night at the Museum takes lessons he learned about helping actors to new extremes. - Click here to read
Funny Business
The Oscar Ordeal

Sure, going to the Academy Awards is fun, but you have to dress the part, and forget about the traffic.

By Paul Mazursky

Arthur Hiller - A look at the DGA Past President- Click here to read
Legends of the Guild
Larry Auerbach

A look at the early television pioneer and lifelong advocate for directors' rights.

By Ann Farmer

Ang Lee explains how he shot his famous treetop battle in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - click here to read

The Industry
Solving the Last 10 Feet

Eventually we will be able to connect our computer to our TV, but not just yet.

By Steve Pond

Ang Lee explains how he shot his famous treetop battle in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - click here to read

Shot to Remember
Liftoff

Ron Howard revisits the launch sequence from Apollo 13 and explains how he made it look so real.

By Robert Abele


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Critic's Corner - click here to to read.


Critic’s Corner
Overstaying Your Welcome

The popular critic and author wonders if movies are getting too long.

By Leonard Maltin

DVD Classics - click here to to read.


DVD Classics
The Dark Side of Town

We never seem to exhaust our appetite for film noir, as two intriguing new box sets demonstrate.

By Gary Giddins

Books - click here to to read.

Books
Mann, Mankiewicz, Postwar Indies and Chandler’s L.A.

By John Patterson

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Opinion
How Much Sex Is Too Much?

The director of one of TV’s most explicit shows argues that filmmakers should be free to tell their stories—to a point.

By Patricia Rozema

Out of the Past - click here to to read.

Out of the Past
Wrong Number?

Roman Polanski scares the dickens out of Mia Farrow in Rosemary’s Baby.


Editorial Staff
Editorial Staff