Gus Van Sant Recalls Getting Benched for ‘Good Will Hunting’ and the Surprising Resonance of School Shooter Drama ‘Elephant’ In conversation with "Capote vs.

Born in 1952 in Louisville, Ky., Van Sant moved frequently as a child and from age 10 lived in Darien, Conn., the kind of buttoned-down bedroom community that Van Sant portrayed in To Die For.

When Gus Van Sant made his experimental feature in response to the 1999 Columbine High School shooting, he said, he didn’t envision a future America with “an endless number of shootings.” ...

Gus Van Sant’s Next Picture Will Be a Watercolor The acclaimed film director will show his new paintings in his first solo exhibition in New York. And no, this is not a passing hobby.

Filmmaker Gus Van Sant, best known for Oscar winners “Good Will Hunting” and “Milk,” has come on board to back psychosexual thriller “Antinous,” a modern-day drama inspired by the life ...

Gus Van Sant has taken on a few superlatives over the course of his 40-year career: indie provocateur, Palme d’Or-winning filmmaker and, per the late Robin Williams, “mellowest man in ...

Gus Van Sant has come on board psychosexual thriller 'Antinous,' a modern-day take on the life of Antinous, the lover of Roman emperor Hadrian.

When Gus Van Sant made his experimental feature in response to the 1999 Columbine High School shooting, he said, he didn’t envision a future America with “an endless number of shootings.” By ...