The DGA Interview:
The Straight Shooter
At an age when most people are thinking about retirement, Clint Eastwood just keeps getting better. In his usual no-nonsense style, he talks about what he’s accomplished–and what keeps him going.

By Scott Foundas

Reality Check
These are not your father’s documentaries. Digital technology has revolutionized the form and content of non-fiction films. But does that make them better?

By Rob Feld

Calling the Shots
Directors past and present talk about the experience of working the Olympic Games and how they captured the action.

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Bud Greenspan
A look at the Olympic fimmaking legend

By Libby Slate

Raising Kane
In 1969, the cast and crew of Citizen Kane were interviewed for the DGA’s Action magazine about their experience working with the iconoclastic Orson Welles on his masterpiece.

Screening Room:
A Mouth Full of Jaws
Director John Singleton watches Spielberg’s classic E-ride and analyzes what makes it so scary–and profound.

By Henry Sheehan

It’s a Juggle Out There
It’s not just about balancing the books. Unit Production Managers on one-hour episodic television have to be nimble balancing a multitude of duties. And the job’s not getting any easier.

By Ann Farmer

Wise World
Robert Wise, who died in September, was the consummate professional. His body of work ranged from musicals–West Side Story–to film noir–The Set-Up–and everything in between. Here’s a look at the director at work.

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Profiles
On the Job With…
Guild members talk about working the news, managing the Oscars and returning to New Orleans.

By Amy Dawes

In My Opinion
Strangers
Why the day-and-date release of DVDs is threatening the real movie-going experience.

By M. Night Shyamalan

Director’s Voice
Gondry in Wonderland
Michel Gondry makes his cinematic dream life come true.

By Dade Hayes

10 Questions
Dance Man
Sundance topper Geoff Gilmore surveys the indie scene.

Funny Business
Stupid Pet Tricks
Bob Goldthwait explains why his film Stay isn’t as outrageous as you might think.

Shot to Remember
Peter Jackson on Kong’s Demise
Peter Jackson tells how he got King Kong up the Empire State Building.

By Robert Abele

Critic’s Corner
What Do I Know?
Critics should do their job, and let directors do theirs.

By Andrew Sarris

DVD Classics
Mad As Hell
Every generation makes its own movie about the media.

By Paul Malcolm

Books
Indies, Old Timers, Critics and Fellini
Interviews with DGA award winners; directors visit the AFI; critics speak; and a new Fellini biography.

By Gloria Norris

Out of the Past
Horseplay
Francis Ford Coppola makes Woltz an offer he can’t refuse on the set of The Godfather.