In each of the five films nominated for Best Director by the Directors Guild yesterday, overcoming an obstacle to become a winner drives the main characters. Micky needs to rid himself of his brother’s shadow and his own lack of self worth, Nina needs to rid herself of her repressed, infantilized vision...
Craig Kennedy discusses True Grit and prior business with the Coen Brothers In many ways, Joel and Ethan Coen are responsible for me being a little bit crazy about movies. I was a late bloomer when it comes to movie fandom. I didn’t live and breathe movies when I was a little kid like many of the other movie freaks I know, rather I caught the bug late in high school....
