Gus Van Sant


  • Date of Birth: 24 July, 1952
  • Place of Birth: Louisville, Kentucky , U.S.
  • Biography: Gus Green Van Sant, Jr. (born July 24, 1952) is an American film director, screenwriter, photographer, musician, and author. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Achievement in Directing for his 1997 film Good Will Hunting and his 2008 film Milk, and won the Palme d'Or at the 2003... Read more

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Here's a team from the dark side: Gus Van Sant and Bret Easton Ellis are joining forces to write a film about the 2007 suicide deaths of popular artists Theresa Duncan and Jeremy Blake. ... Full Article

Heavy load ... Pearl Jam's enigmatic frontman Eddie Vedder. In the heart of Pearl Jam's Seattle HQ, their singer Eddie Vedder contemplates what it felt like to be one of the two people who were, to the wider public, the... ... Full Article

AM Foster Kamer | DJ AM - nee Adam Goldberg - was the Kevin Bacon of LA's music-celebrity scene, except he was connected to everyone by two degrees. ... Full Article

When Columbia announced their upcoming project with the director, they tried to keep the plot secret. Why bother? The treatment leaked and the movie is full of emo teens, just like everything else he's done (except Milk ). ... Full Article

Gus van Sant, who directed 2008's "Milk," which earned the Academy Award for Writing and Sean Penn the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, is in negotiations to direct an original screenplay by first-time screenwriter Jason Lew,... ... Full Article

To follow up his emotional, historically rich acting showcase Milk , Gus van Sant seems to be taking things a little easier-- or at least younger. ... Full Article

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