Variety honors Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman's career -- nearly 20 years of extraordinary roles, mixing up the delicate and sensitive with the obsessed and monstrous -- is defined as much by himself as those he has chosen…
Anthony Kaufman
Director to Watch: Scott Cooper
As a proud Virginian," says Scott Cooper, "I've always been drawn to telling stories."
Director to Watch: Mia Hansen-Love
At last year's Cannes Film Festival, Mia Hansen-Love's "Father of My Children" won a Special Jury Prize in Un Certain Regard, bolstering her reputation as one of France's leading young filmmakers.
Filmmakers pulling double duty
Directors Peter Jackson, Clint Eastwood and the Coen brothers all hold Academy Awards, but not just for helming their movies -- they're also Oscar-winning producers.
American agents' global talent hunt
Scandinavia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, you name it -- Hollywood doesn't discriminate in its search for new talent.
'Serious' side to Joel and Ethan Coen
The brothers' latest, "A Serious Man," is perhaps their most personal film in a decade.
Jason Reitman on directing 'Up in the Air'
With just three features, Jason Reitman has gone from indie wunderkind to breakthrough sensation.
Lone Scherfig on directing 'Education'
Danish filmmaker Lone Scherfig has no interest in the "auteur" label.
A Serious Man
Release date: Oct. 2 Distrib: Focus The Coen brothers' 2007 multiple Oscar winner “No Country for Old Men” gave the sharp cinema-savvy ironists their first major Academy wins. While “A Serious Man”…
Up in the Air
Release date: Dec. 4 Distrib: Paramount After a commanding liftoff at the Toronto Intl. Film Festival, Jason Reitman's sophisticated romantic dramedy “Up in the Air” is well positioned to land…
