Mar 263 min readDirecting a 'Lesser Known' Ben Affleck and Matt Damon 'Was an Advantage' for 'Good Will Hunting'Director Gus Van Sant reflects on working with a 'lesser known' Ben Affleck and Matt Damon on their star-making film
Mar 262 min readHow an ACT UP Activist Contributed to River Phoenix's Beloved Queer Performance in 'My Own Private Idaho'While reflecting on his 1991 movie My Own Private Idaho, Gus Van Sant explained that an ACT UP activist convinced River Phoenix to play gay
Mar 255 min read'Milk' 15 Years Later: Almost Casting Robin Williams, Hollywood's 'Resistance' to Gay Sex and a Paranormal Set VisitI was 18 the first time I saw Milk, watching in bed with an older guy I had no business dating after recently coming out in my...
Mar 152 min readGus Van Sant Dives Into the 'Ryan Murphy World' and the 'Particularly Strange Tragedy' of Truman Capote Ahead of the finale episode of FX's 'Feud: Capote vs. The Swans', Gus Van Sant opened up about recreating Truman Capote's Manhattan
Mar 152 min readGus Van Sant Explains Why 'Trying to Go Back' Doesn't Work — Nearly 40 Years After His Directorial DebutIn a career-spanning interview, Gus Van Sant looks back on his directorial debut 'Mala Noche' nearly 40 years later