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Gavin Smith

Inside Out: David Fincher

By Gavin Smith
June 14, 2011
In conjunction with the release of David Fincher's adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club, Gavin Smith profiles and interviews the director's oeuvre

The Hard Way

By Gavin Smith
June 14, 2011
The premieres of Buffalo '66, Pi, Next Stop Wonderland, High Art, and others

A Lifetime in the Moment: Robert Duvall

By Gavin Smith
June 9, 2011
Robert Duvall talks technique in a career-spanning interview with Gavin Smith

The Actor as Terrorist: James Woods interviewed

By Gavin Smith
June 9, 2011
An interview with the actor who's perfected the art of sliminess

Tough Love

By Gavin Smith
June 1, 2011
Cannes 2004

Online Exclusive: David O. Russell interview

By Gavin Smith
June 1, 2011
A selection of outtakes from Gavin Smith's interview with I ♥ Huckabees director David O. Russell

Hearts and Minds: I ♥ Huckabees

By Gavin Smith
June 1, 2011
A screwball comedy about philosophical crisis, I ♥ Huckabees provides a featherlight crash course in weighty matters

Hotbeds and Hinterlands

By Gavin Smith
June 1, 2011
A fistful of discoveries, comebacks, and consolidations

Interview: Claire Denis

By Gavin Smith
June 1, 2011
With its luminous images and globe-trotting narrative, The Intruder is one of the year's most compelling movie experiences

Mission Statement

By Gavin Smith
June 1, 2011
Paul Greengrass discusses the creative process behind his reconstruction of the worst day in history

The Sad Eyes of Park City

By Gavin Smith
May 31, 2011
Now more brand than festival, Sundance goes from boom to bust

Home Is Where the Hurt Is

By Gavin Smith
May 19, 2011
Tales of domestic discord from mainstays and newcomers alike

Thinking Inside the Lightbox

By Gavin Smith
May 5, 2011
Programming that’s sometimes a little less than the sum of its parts

Barely There

By Gavin Smith
March 3, 2011
On the road to digital purgatory

Mind Over Matter: David Cronenberg Interviewed

By Gavin Smith
March 1, 1997
Canada's radical director David Cronenberg interviewed upon the release of Crash